| Title: | Factors affecting attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination : an online survey in Slovenia |
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| Authors: | ID Petravić, Luka (Author)
ID Arh, Rok (Author)
ID Gabrovec, Tina (Author)
ID Jazbec, Lucija (Author)
ID Rupčić, Nika (Author)
ID Starešinič, Nina (Author)
ID Zorman, Lea (Author)
ID Pretnar Žagar, Ajda (Author)
ID Srakar, Andrej (Author)
ID Zwitter, Matjaž (Author)
ID Slavec, Ana (Author) |
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| Files: |  Petravic-2021-Factors_Affecting_Attitudes_towa.pdf (2,15 MB)
MD5: 9905159F61B56752AD19618DE94EF6B9
 https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9030247
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | MF - Faculty of Medicine
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| Abstract: | While the problem of vaccine hesitancy is not new, it has become more pronounced with the new COVID-19 vaccines and represents an obstacle to resolving the crisis. Even people who would usually trust vaccines and experts now prefer to wait for more information. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Slovenia in December 2020 to find out the attitudes of the population regarding COVID-19 vaccination and the factors that affect these attitudes. Based on 12,042 fully completed questionnaires, we find that higher intention to get vaccinated is associated with men, older respondents, physicians and medical students, respondents who got the influenza vaccination, those who knew someone who had gotten hospitalised or died from COVID-19 and those who have more trust in experts, institutions and vaccines. Nurses and technicians were less likely to get vaccinated. In answers to an open question, sceptics were split into those doubting the quality due to the rapid development of the vaccine and those that reported personal experiences with side effects of prior vaccinations. Although the Slovenian population is diverse in its attitudes towards vaccination, the results are comparable to those found in other countries. However, there are potential limitations to the generalizability of the findings that should be addressed in future studies. |
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| Keywords: | cross-sectional studies, intention, public opinion, trust, ordinal regression, COVID-19, vaccination, surveys and questionnaires, Europe, immune system, SARS-CoV-2 |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 17.02.2021 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 08.03.2021 |
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| Publication date: | 12.03.2021 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2021 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 1-15 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 9, Št. 3, št. članka 247 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-90940  |
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| UDC: | 615 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2076-393X |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 55075075 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/vaccines9030247 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 10.10.2024 |
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| Views: | 196 |
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| Downloads: | 16 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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