Browsing by Subject "Vaccine confidence"

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    Broad perspectives in understanding vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence: an introduction to the special issue
    (Springer Nature, 2023) Baldwin, Austin S.; Tiro, Jasmin A.; Zimet, Gregory D.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    The World Health Organization has designated vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence among the most pressing issues in global health. The COVID-19 pandemic has made vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence particularly salient and urgent. The purpose of this special issue is to highlight a broad range of perspectives on these critical issues. We have included a total of 30 papers that address issues related to vaccine hesitancy and vaccine confidence across multiple levels of the Socio-Ecological Model. We have organized the empirical papers into the following sections: individual-level beliefs, minority health and health disparities, social media and conspiracy beliefs, and interventions. In addition to the empirical papers, three commentaries are included in this special issue.
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    Parental Decision Making Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines for Children under Age 5: Does Decision Self-Efficacy Play a Role?
    (MDPI, 2023-02-18) Allen, Jennifer D.; Matsunag, Masako; Lim, Eunjung; Zimet, Gregory D.; Nguyen, Kimberly H.; Fontenot, Holly B.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    Background: COVID-19 vaccines are now available under Emergency Use Authorization for children ages 6 months to 5 years. We examined parents' intentions to vaccinate their children under the age of 5 years and assessed whether their confidence in making an informed decision about vaccination (decision self-efficacy) was associated with these intentions. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of U.S. parents between 23 March and 5 April 2022. We examined associations between parental intention to vaccinate their young children (