A COVID-19 elleni oltóanyagot elutasítók az aktív korú felnott magyar lakosság körében 2021 decemberében.
Orv Hetil
; 163(29): 1135-1143, 2022 Jul 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2253184
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
In 2021, vaccines against COVID-19 became widely available in Hungary, but a part of the population refuses to be vaccinated, which hinders the control of the pandemic.OBJECTIVE:
To explore the sociodemographic characteristics of the Hungarian vaccination-refusing population and to preliminarily explore the reasons behind their refusal.METHODS:
In December 2021, survey data were collected online using quota-sampling among the Hungarian population aged 18-65 years with internet access. Sociodemographic variables, individual variables, and reasons for refusal were asked. 1905 completed questionnaires were included in this analysis. After variable selection using LASSO regression, binary logistic regression was used to identify the influencing variables. Reasons for rejection were examined both descriptively and using hierarchical classification.RESULTS:
Respondents with lower income, lower education, females, younger age, people living in smaller municipalities and who perceived their own health as better were more likely to refuse vaccination. No similar associations were found with marital status, household size, life satisfaction and loneliness. Distrust of vaccination, safety concerns (especially side effects) and efficacy concerns are the main reasons for refusal, and to a lesser extent, the belief of immunity.CONCLUSIONS:
Vaccination refusal is higher in vulnerable groups, which further increases their health risks. Alongside a well-designed health communication campaign, restoring trust in scientific and health institutions, transparent communication and a community-based approach appear to be important to increase vaccination uptake in Hungary. Orv Hetil. 2022; 163(29) 1135-1143.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Orv Hetil
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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