Unveiling Associations of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Hesitancy, and Resistance: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Adult Survey

Carmina Castellano-Tejedor, María Torres-Serrano and Andrés Cencerrado
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Carmina Castellano-Tejedor: Psynaptic, Psicología y Servicios Científicos y Tecnológicos S.L.P, 08192 Barcelona, Spain
María Torres-Serrano: Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08192 Barcelona, Spain
Andrés Cencerrado: Psynaptic, Psicología y Servicios Científicos y Tecnológicos S.L.P, 08192 Barcelona, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-16

Abstract: COVID-19 vaccines are essential to limit and eliminate the infectious disease. This research aims to identify strong vaccination resistance profiles and/or hesitation considering health, psychosocial, and COVID-related variables. A cross-sectional online survey ( N = 300) was conducted in the context of strict COVID-related gathering and mobility restrictions (January–March 2021). Data collected were vaccine acceptance, hesitancy and resistance rates, general psychosocial status, and preventive practices and beliefs regarding COVID-19 and its vaccination, among other factors. Logistic regression was applied to a real-world data set and a significant model (χ 2 (7, N = 278) = 124.548, p < 0.001) explaining 51.3% (R 2 Nagelkerke) of attitudes towards vaccination was obtained, including the following predictors for acceptance: to have greater confidence in the COVID vaccine security (OR = 0.599) and effectiveness (OR = 0.683), older age (OR = 0.952), to be a healthcare professional (OR = 0.363), to have vulnerable individuals in charge (OR = 0.330), and sustain the belief that the vaccine will end the pandemic situation (OR = 0.346) or not being sure but give some credence to that belief (OR = 0.414). Findings could help understand the rate and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine resistance/hesitancy among a Spanish population sample and facilitate multifaceted interventions to enhance vaccine acceptance.

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; vaccination; resistance; hesitation; online survey; cross-sectional survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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