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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"vaccine hesitancy"”.
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Determinants of vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a systematic review
… systematic review of the factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy in Africa. The dissertation comprises of the following three parts: The research protocol (Part A) outlines the background and proposed methods of the research. The protocol outlines the search strategy used to identify research …
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in a US Public University Cohort
… social groups. Understanding attitudes toward vaccine uptake is critical to strategic reopening. At the University of Washington, we conducted a prospective observational study of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in faculty, staff, and students (n=17,994) between 09-Sep-2020 and 27-Jan-2021. Demographic …
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Essays on Privilege and its Implications for Relational Autonomy and Vaccine Hesitancy
… In chapter three, I investigate the issue of vaccine hesitancy, where parents delay or refuse routine vaccinations for their children. Some empirical literature suggests a proportion of these parents are privileged. However, this literature lacks a clear definition of privilege. I supplement …
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Vaccine hesitancy in Hispanic female registered nurses in the San Antonio area
… of this study was to reveal experiences of vaccine hesitancy of Hispanic female registered nurses working in healthcare facilities in South Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stake’s case study design was chosen to provide a holistic, contextual view including interviews and artifacts that …
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A cross-sectional study to assess childhood vaccine hesitancy in the Maltese Islands
Background: Literature on vaccine hesitancy in the Maltese Islands is limited to perspectives from local healthcare professionals or students amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, or as part of international studies which compare various countries. Aim: The main aim of this dissertation was therefore to …
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Understanding the Drivers of Vaccine Hesitancy During COVID-19 in Mississippi, United States
This dissertation examines vaccine hesitancy in Mississippi, a state with low vaccination rates and healthcare disparities. Using a quantitative approach with secondary data, guided by the Health Belief Model and Social Ecological Model, this study explores vaccine acceptance through three …
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Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among students at the University of Namibia, main campus, Khomas region
… controlling the spread and severity of COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy poses a significant challenge, particularly in low to middle-income countries like Namibia.This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination and vaccine hesitancy among students at the University of …
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Motivational interviewing as a strategy to reduce vaccine hesitancy in rural Michigan : a DNP evidence based practice project
Background and Review of Literature: Vaccination hesitancy has become an important topic of discussion for health care providers, as well as for the general public. There are multiple reasons individuals experience vaccination hesitancy and chose not to become vaccinated. However, not receiving …
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Characterization of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Essential Workforce Members of a Large Urban Hospital in Los Angeles, CA
… be offered the Emergency Use Authorized COVID-19 vaccines. Factors and the psychological drivers associated with vaccine hesitancy have not been well characterized for this population pre-vaccine rollout. Methods: To this extent, we performed a cross-sectional survey conducted from September …
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Vaccines at the Intersection of Religion and Politics
<p>Vaccine hesitancy – a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite their availability – is a rising threat to global health and has increased in recent years in higher income countries. This is a complex phenomenon with the potential to undo decades of progress toward eradicating …
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The role of social media in the spread of health misinformation in South Africa: the Netwerk24 Facebook page, Afrikaner identity, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
… public resistance to health initiatives such as vaccine uptake and the endorsement of pseudoscientific health practices. This study uses qualitative content analysis and ethnographic methods to examine the comments of misinformation related to COVID-19 that were posted by White Afrikaans speakers …
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The implementation of a webinar strategy for sharing health messaging to improve vaccination rates for adults in rural communities of Michigan
… population. This has led to higher rates of vaccine preventable diseases in rural populations. Low immunization rates are a multifaceted issue and require an evidence-based approach to provide education for the public in an effort to combat vaccination hesitancy and misinformation with a goal …
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Vaccination Hesitancy Through the Ages: The Past, Present, and Future Implications
Vaccines are a scientifically proven method of preventing disease. Immunization has eradicated and continues to protect individuals from life-threatening and fatal diseases. However, as a public health measure, trust in efficacy and safety of vaccines has not been unanimous since their inception. …
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Improving pediatric influenza vaccination rates in the primary care setting
Background and Significance: Caregiver vaccine hesitancy (VH) is a barrier to pediatric health. Current pediatric vaccination rates nationwide fall below the national recommendations. Understanding contributors to individualized hesitancy while employing motivational interviewing (MI) techniques …
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Exploring Misinformation Campaigns And How To Defend Against Them
… has been known to impact elections, create vaccine hesitancy, and increase polarization within societies. This paper reviewed existing literature regarding misinformation research, collected information from research participants to discern factors which may contribute to an increased …
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It always has to come down to individual choice . Vaccination decision-making among privileged parents in South Africa
With most vaccine hesitancy research being performed in high income countries, little is understood about the phenomenon in low- and middle-income regions, including South Africa. Seeking to understand a gap in vaccine hesitancy research, this qualitative study examined the lived experiences and …
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Examining the Relationship between Race, Ethnicity, and Sociodemographic Factors and Coverage of Three Vaccines: COVID-19, MMR, and HPV
The incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases is on the rise in the United States and globally. This is due to multiple factors including a recent surge in vaccine hesitancy, which the WHO has named a top ten global health threat, and persistent barriers to accessing vaccination. These factors have …
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The Interactive Effect of Policies and Preferences on Decision Making
… interventions affect betrayal aversion and vaccine hesitancy. The measure of betrayal aversion in our study involves hesitancy in risking being betrayed in situations involving trust related to vaccines. We find that betrayal aversion is prevalent in about a third of our study participants …
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Narcolepsy associated with Pandemrix influenza vaccine: A systematic review and meta-analysis
… narcolepsy and the Pandemrix pandemic influenza vaccine. This particular association has been one of the most studied presumed vaccine adverse effects of the last decade and it has greatly affected the discussion on vaccine safety and vaccine hesitancy still to this date. Despite several studies …
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‘It’s all a cover up!’: An Examination of Epistemic Vices and Conspiracy Theories in the Internet Age
… to prevent global population growth, and now on vaccine hesitancy, with some conspiracies pointing to embryos being used as an ingredient to the vaccines. In this paper, I aim to address the era of digitality in which we live, asking and answering fundamental questions such as: what is fake news? …
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