1. Trust matters: The Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe Study.
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Vuolanto P, Almeida AN, Anderson A, Auvinen P, Beja A, Bracke P, Cardano M, Ceuterick M, Correia T, De Vito E, Delaruelle K, Delicado A, Esposito M, Ferrara M, Gariglio L, Guerreiro C, Marhánková JH, Hilário AP, Hobson-West P, Iorio J, Järvinen KM, Koivu A, Kotherová Z, Kuusipalo A, Lermytte E, Mendonça J, Morais R, Numerato D, Polak P, Rudek T, Sbaragli S, Scavarda A, Silva K, da Silva PA, Sivelä J, Moura ES, Świątkiewicz-Mośny M, Tipaldo G, and Wagner A
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- Humans, Europe, Parents psychology, COVID-19 Vaccines administration & dosage, Child, Vaccination Hesitancy psychology, Vaccination Hesitancy statistics & numerical data, Trust, COVID-19 prevention & control
- Abstract
This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe (VAX-TRUST), developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study consists of (a) situation analysis of vaccine hesitancy (examination of individual, socio-demographic and macro-level factors of vaccine hesitancy and analysis of media coverage on vaccines and vaccination and (b) participant observation and in-depth interviews of healthcare professionals and vaccine-hesitant parents. These analyses were used to design interventions aimed at increasing awareness on the complexity of vaccine hesitancy among healthcare professionals involved in discussing childhood vaccines with parents. We present the selection of countries and regions, the conceptual basis of the study, details of the data collection and the process of designing and evaluating the interventions, as well as the potential impact of the study. Laying out our research design serves as an example of how to translate complex public health issues into social scientific study and methods., Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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- 2024
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