Countering Vaccine Hesitancy among Pregnant Women in England: The Case of Boostrix-IPV

Mairead Ryan, Laura A V Marlow and Alice Forster
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Mairead Ryan: Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Laura A V Marlow: Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Alice Forster: Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-14

Abstract: This study explored the effects of message framing on vaccine hesitancy for the antenatal whooping cough vaccine. The study also assessed whether the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) constructs had any explanatory utility for vaccine intentions and behaviours in pregnant women. A between-subjects, cross-sectional design was employed. Participants ( n = 282) were women who were pregnant (mean = 28 weeks, SD = 7.0), living in England and between 18 and 44 years of age. A self-report web-based survey was used to collect data. Participants were randomly assigned to read either (i) disease risk, (ii) myth busting, or (iii) control information before answering questions based on the TPB. No significant effects of message framing were found. Attitudes (Beta = 0.699; p < 0.001) and subjective norms (Beta = 0.262, p < 0.001) significantly predicted intention to vaccinate but perceived behavioural control did not. The TPB constructs accounted for 86% and 36% of the variance in vaccine intention and vaccine history respectively. Disease risk information did not influence vaccine acceptability in this sample of English pregnant women. The study offered preliminary evidence that interventions targeting constructs from the TPB may promote vaccine acceptability among pregnant women.

Keywords: whooping cough; message framing, theory of planned behaviour; vaccine hesitancy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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