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Impact of the COVID-19 vaccination on confusion around vaccination in general: A longitudinal study on a university population over 18 months.
Paridans, Marine; Monseur, Justine; Gillain, Nicolas et al.
2024In PLOS Global Public Health, 4 (12), p. 0004066
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Keywords :
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Abstract :
[en] Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy was one of the main global public health threats. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 crisis and its associated risks only reinforced this hesitancy. This study aimed to identify to what extent the COVID-19 vaccination affected confusion around vaccination in general, its change and any associated factors. A questionnaire was distributed to the university population of Liège between April-June 2021 (Time 1) and July-September 2022 (Time 2). The impact of the COVID-19 vaccination on confusion around vaccination in general (score 0 to 100) was divided into three groups based on the tertiles of the study sample at different times and whether or not any change had been observed. Ordinal and multinomial regression analyses were performed to assess the relationship between the confusion and various determinants. The sample consisted of 491 participants. Time 1 vs Time 2, 41.3% vs 35.4% seemed to be less confused, 24.2% vs 28.7% were moderately confused and 34.4% vs 35.8% more confused, respectively. In terms of change, 19.4% of participants were less confused, 55.2% had not changed their opinion and 25.5% were more confused. The determinants causing confusion at both times and regarding change were self-perception, health literacy, past vaccination experiences and COVID-19 related factors (COVID-19 vaccination intention and trust in source of information at Time 1; preferred source of information, trust in vaccine producers and conspiratorial beliefs at Time 2; trust in vaccine producers for change). The results demonstrated that the COVID-19 vaccination impacted confusion around vaccination in general. Both unrelated and related COVID-19 factors, particularly regarding the progression of the pandemic, seem to have contributed to this confusion. Contributing factors require a personalised approach, evidence-based information being communicated with messages adapted to the situation and its evolution designed to allay individuals' fears about vaccination.
Disciplines :
Public health, health care sciences & services
Author, co-author :
Paridans, Marine  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Santé publique : de la Biostatistique à la Promotion de la Santé
Monseur, Justine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Biostatistique
Gillain, Nicolas  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Santé publique : de la Biostatistique à la Promotion de la Santé
Husson, Eddy ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Santé publique : de la Biostatistique à la Promotion de la Santé
Darcis, Gilles  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service des maladies infectieuses - médecine interne
Saegerman, Claude  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Santé publique vétérinaire
Gillet, Laurent  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Vaccinologie vétérinaire
Bureau, Fabrice ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA > GIGA Immunobiology - Cellular and Molecular Immunology
Donneau, Anne-Françoise ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Santé publique : de la Biostatistique à la Promotion de la Santé
Guillaume, Michèle   ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Santé publique : de la Biostatistique à la Promotion de la Santé
Pétré, Benoît   ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Santé publique : de la Biostatistique à la Promotion de la Santé
 These authors have contributed equally to this work.
Language :
English
Title :
Impact of the COVID-19 vaccination on confusion around vaccination in general: A longitudinal study on a university population over 18 months.
Publication date :
2024
Journal title :
PLOS Global Public Health
eISSN :
2767-3375
Publisher :
Public Library of Science, United States
Volume :
4
Issue :
12
Pages :
e0004066
Peer reviewed :
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