Policy Views and Negative Beliefs About Vaccines in the United States, 2019.
Am J Public Health
; 110(10): 1561-1563, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-831748
ABSTRACT
Objectives. To determine whether holding vaccine misconceptions, in the form of negative beliefs about vaccines, correlates with opposing governmental action at all levels designed to increase vaccination (e.g., removing personal belief and religious vaccine exemptions).Methods. Drawing on data from a nationally representative survey of 1938 US adults, we assessed the relation between negative beliefs about vaccines and provaccination policies.Results. Beyond sociodemographic and policy-relevant variables, such as gender and partisan affiliation, questionable negative beliefs about vaccines are the strongest predictor of opposition to policies designed to increase vaccination.Conclusions. Negative beliefs about vaccines in the general population may thwart the passage or implementation of policies designed to increase vaccination. Implementing strategies that reduce these negative beliefs should be a priority of educators and public health officials.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vaccination
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Vaccination Refusal
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Health Policy
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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