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Relationship between double COVID-19 vaccine uptake and trust in effectiveness and safety of vaccination in general in 23 Member states of the European Union: an ecological study.

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Introduction

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between double COVID-19 vaccine uptake and trust in effectiveness and safety of vaccination in general in 23 European Union (EU) countries.

Methods

Ecological study. Data was retrieved from the Flash Eurobarometer 494 and Our World in Data. We estimated Pearson's correlation coefficients and fitted multiple linear regression models.

Results

There is a negative linear correlation between the percentage of people doubly vaccinated and the percentage of low trust in vaccine effectiveness (r = -0.48, p-value = 0.021), and the percentage of low trust in vaccine safety (r = -0.43, p-value = 0.041). There is a negative adjusted relation between the percentage of low trust in vaccine safety and the percentage of people doubly vaccinated (aβ_{% low trust in vaccine}_safety:-0.25; 95% CI: -0.49,-0.01, p-value = 0.045).

Conclusion

An increase in health literacy of people living in certain countries in the EU may be needed to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

SUBMITTER: Cartanya-Hueso A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9222347 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Relationship between double COVID-19 vaccine uptake and trust in effectiveness and safety of vaccination in general in 23 Member states of the European Union: an ecological study.

Cartanyà-Hueso Àurea À Martínez-Sánchez Jose M JM Carlos Martín-Sánchez Juan J Lidón-Moyano Cristina C Pérez-Martín Hipólito H González-Marrón Adrián A

Vaccine 20220623 32

<h4>Introduction</h4>The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between double COVID-19 vaccine uptake and trust in effectiveness and safety of vaccination in general in 23 European Union (EU) countries.<h4>Methods</h4>Ecological study. Data was retrieved from the Flash Eurobarometer 494 and Our World in Data. We estimated Pearson's correlation coefficients and fitted multiple linear regression models.<h4>Results</h4>There is a negative linear correlation between the percentage of peop ...[more]

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Introduction

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