Opinions, Attitudes and Factors Related to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Eight South American Countries

This article presents attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 vaccination in the South American population. The study collected data from a self-administered survey distributed through social media platforms between February and April 2022 (N = 6555). The survey included questions related to part...

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Autores principales: Urueña, Analía, Machado, Ricardo, Cunha, Juarez, López Colmano, Clara, Rancaño, Carolina, Kfouri, Renato, Pirez, Catalina, Bonhevi, Pablo, Calvo, Mario, Rodríguez, Mónica, Torres, Jaime, Chan, Florencia, Ballalai, Isabella
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Publicado: 2024
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Vacunas
Covid-19
Coronavirus
Vacilación de la vacunación
Acceso en línea:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/11/1660
http://repositorio.isalud.edu.ar/xmlui/handle/123456789/2041
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11111660
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spelling I92-R382-123456789-20412024-11-22T13:14:07Z Opinions, Attitudes and Factors Related to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Eight South American Countries Urueña, Analía Machado, Ricardo Cunha, Juarez López Colmano, Clara Rancaño, Carolina Kfouri, Renato Pirez, Catalina Bonhevi, Pablo Calvo, Mario Rodríguez, Mónica Torres, Jaime Chan, Florencia Ballalai, Isabella Vacunas Covid-19 Coronavirus Vacilación de la vacunación This article presents attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 vaccination in the South American population. The study collected data from a self-administered survey distributed through social media platforms between February and April 2022 (N = 6555). The survey included questions related to participants’ sociodemographic background, flu vaccination practices, sources of information about COVID-19, and opinions regarding pandemic management and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. The respondents agreed with the statement that COVID-19 vaccines were necessary (86.4%), effective (79.8%), safe (79.1%), and should be mandatory (64%). Overall, 83.4% accepted vaccination and 12.3% refused it completely. Main rejection reasons were safety (65.8%) and efficacy (54.9%) issues, and rushed development and approvals (49.1%). Vaccine uptake was associated with being ≥60 years, being a healthcare worker, previous influenza vaccine uptake, adherence to preventive measures, the death of ≥1 close people from COVID-19, and being informed through mass media or health authorities’ channels. Vaccine uptake inversely correlated with male gender, low educational level, and use of closed social networks for COVID-19 information purposes. This study provides valuable insights into COVID-19 vaccination attitudes and practices in South America that may be used to promote vaccine uptake in the region. Higher COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among people with previously acquired prevention habits reinforces the importance of routine health promotion strategies. Fil: Urueña A. Centro de Estudios para la Prevención y Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles, Universidad Isalud. 2024-10-30T18:15:40Z 2024-10-30T18:15:40Z 2023 Article Urueña A, Machado R, Cunha J, López Colmano C, Rancaño C, Kfouri R, Pírez C, Bonvehí P, Calvo M, Cuadros R, Muñoz G, Rodríguez M, Torres J, Cahn F, Ballalai I. Opinions, Attitudes and Factors Related to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Eight South American Countries. Vaccines. 2023; 11(11):1660. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11111660 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/11/1660 http://repositorio.isalud.edu.ar/xmlui/handle/123456789/2041 https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11111660 en application/pdf
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topic Vacunas
Covid-19
Coronavirus
Vacilación de la vacunación
spellingShingle Vacunas
Covid-19
Coronavirus
Vacilación de la vacunación
Urueña, Analía
Machado, Ricardo
Cunha, Juarez
López Colmano, Clara
Rancaño, Carolina
Kfouri, Renato
Pirez, Catalina
Bonhevi, Pablo
Calvo, Mario
Rodríguez, Mónica
Torres, Jaime
Chan, Florencia
Ballalai, Isabella
Opinions, Attitudes and Factors Related to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Eight South American Countries
topic_facet Vacunas
Covid-19
Coronavirus
Vacilación de la vacunación
description This article presents attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 vaccination in the South American population. The study collected data from a self-administered survey distributed through social media platforms between February and April 2022 (N = 6555). The survey included questions related to participants’ sociodemographic background, flu vaccination practices, sources of information about COVID-19, and opinions regarding pandemic management and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. The respondents agreed with the statement that COVID-19 vaccines were necessary (86.4%), effective (79.8%), safe (79.1%), and should be mandatory (64%). Overall, 83.4% accepted vaccination and 12.3% refused it completely. Main rejection reasons were safety (65.8%) and efficacy (54.9%) issues, and rushed development and approvals (49.1%). Vaccine uptake was associated with being ≥60 years, being a healthcare worker, previous influenza vaccine uptake, adherence to preventive measures, the death of ≥1 close people from COVID-19, and being informed through mass media or health authorities’ channels. Vaccine uptake inversely correlated with male gender, low educational level, and use of closed social networks for COVID-19 information purposes. This study provides valuable insights into COVID-19 vaccination attitudes and practices in South America that may be used to promote vaccine uptake in the region. Higher COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among people with previously acquired prevention habits reinforces the importance of routine health promotion strategies.
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author Urueña, Analía
Machado, Ricardo
Cunha, Juarez
López Colmano, Clara
Rancaño, Carolina
Kfouri, Renato
Pirez, Catalina
Bonhevi, Pablo
Calvo, Mario
Rodríguez, Mónica
Torres, Jaime
Chan, Florencia
Ballalai, Isabella
author_facet Urueña, Analía
Machado, Ricardo
Cunha, Juarez
López Colmano, Clara
Rancaño, Carolina
Kfouri, Renato
Pirez, Catalina
Bonhevi, Pablo
Calvo, Mario
Rodríguez, Mónica
Torres, Jaime
Chan, Florencia
Ballalai, Isabella
author_sort Urueña, Analía
title Opinions, Attitudes and Factors Related to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Eight South American Countries
title_short Opinions, Attitudes and Factors Related to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Eight South American Countries
title_full Opinions, Attitudes and Factors Related to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Eight South American Countries
title_fullStr Opinions, Attitudes and Factors Related to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Eight South American Countries
title_full_unstemmed Opinions, Attitudes and Factors Related to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Eight South American Countries
title_sort opinions, attitudes and factors related to sars-cov-2 vaccine uptake in eight south american countries
publishDate 2024
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/11/1660
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