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Decision-making in Arab and Jewish society about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and the seasonal influenza vaccination
Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering ; 84(2-B):No Pagination Specified, 2023.
Article in English | APA PsycInfo | ID: covidwho-2169272
ABSTRACT
Research Framework Examining the behavioral, cognitive, social, cultural and logistic factors that affect health behavior and influence decision-making has become more and more important in the field of public health. Most studies indicate that Arab minority groups in Western countries are usually less compliant in vaccinating their children. On the other hand, an examination of vaccination compliance among the Arab population of Israel before the coronavirus crisis reveals a different picture marked by very high vaccination compliance, even relative to the Jewish majority. According to recent figures from the Ministry of Health (2019), the compliance rates in the Arab population for the seasonal influenza vaccination and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination are almost twice as high as the compliance rates in the Jewish population for the same vaccinations. In addition, it is interesting to note that prior to the coronavirus crisis no groups in Arab society exhibited vaccination hesitancy, in contrast to the situation in Jewish society.

Objective:

The current study seeks to investigate the decision-making process of mothers in Arab society with respect to two vaccinations the HPV vaccination and the seasonal influenza vaccination. Further, it seeks to examine the variables related to this process and their correlation with the emotional and cognitive considerations manifested in the process of making decisions about vaccinations.Research

methodology:

This study is based on a sequential explanatory design. The first stage entailed gathering and analyzing the qualitative data a) content analysis of 18 explanatory materials published by the health maintenance organizations and the Ministry of Health that were designed to promote the HPV vaccination in the Arab society;b) conducting in-depth interviews with mothers from Arab society and health professionals (N=70 mothers and N=20 nurses from Arab society). Based on this stage, a quantitative questionnaire was constructed and answered by different subgroups from the representative sample of the investigated population N=693, comprising six subgroups (Muslims, Christians, Northern Bedouins, Druse, secular Jews, religious Jews). A total of 693 mothers participated in the study. The participants included mothers from almost the entire spectrum of the Israeli population. The Arab population was defined as the primary research population, while the national Jewish population (secular and religious/traditional groups) served for comparison purposes. The ultra-Orthodox population was not included in the study. The mixed research method adopted in this study facilitated integration of the perspectives and means for understanding the relevant considerations in vaccination compliance (Creswell, 2013). Data triangulation made it possible to achieve better cross-checking of the data and to develop strong and validated arguments backed up by data collected from subgroups in the Arab population, while using the Jewish population as a control group (Creswell, 2013). Main

findings:

The research findings indicate that for the most part the decision-making process of mothers in Arab society relies upon an automatic system (as defined by Kahneman, 2011) based on various emotional heuristics emerging from this study. We described the research findings along two paths 1) variables we referred to as internal socialcultural variables that are inherent in the social structure of the Arab population;2) variables we called external variables that are related to how the health system conveys information on the issue of vaccinations to Arab society. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: APA PsycInfo Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering Year: 2023 Document Type: Article

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: APA PsycInfo Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering Year: 2023 Document Type: Article