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COVID-19 VACCINE HESITANCY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS ACCORDING TO SEX: A POPULATION-BASED SURVEY IN SALVADOR, BRAZIL
Author
Nery Júnior, Nivison
Ticona, Juan P. Aguilar
Cardoso, Cristiane W.
Prates, Ana Paula Pitanga Barbuda
Vieira, Helena Cristina Alves
Almeida, Andrea Salvador de
Souza, Mirela Maisa da Silva
Reis, Olivete Borba dos
Pellizzaro, Maysa
Portilho, Moyra Machado
Anunciação, Renan Rosa da
Victoriano, Renato
Anjos, Rosangela Oliveira dos
Argibay, Hernán Dario
Lima, Douglas Oliveira Carmo
Mesquita, Isadora Lima
Conceição, Wesley Mota
Santana, Perla Machado
Oliveira, Elaine Carvalho
Santana, Pamela Santos Nascimento
Brodskyn, Claudia Ida
Fraga, Deborah Bittencourt Mothé
Solcà, Manuela da Silva
Reis, Mitermayer Galvão
Costa, Federico
Ribeiro, Guilherme S.
Ticona, Juan P. Aguilar
Cardoso, Cristiane W.
Prates, Ana Paula Pitanga Barbuda
Vieira, Helena Cristina Alves
Almeida, Andrea Salvador de
Souza, Mirela Maisa da Silva
Reis, Olivete Borba dos
Pellizzaro, Maysa
Portilho, Moyra Machado
Anunciação, Renan Rosa da
Victoriano, Renato
Anjos, Rosangela Oliveira dos
Argibay, Hernán Dario
Lima, Douglas Oliveira Carmo
Mesquita, Isadora Lima
Conceição, Wesley Mota
Santana, Perla Machado
Oliveira, Elaine Carvalho
Santana, Pamela Santos Nascimento
Brodskyn, Claudia Ida
Fraga, Deborah Bittencourt Mothé
Solcà, Manuela da Silva
Reis, Mitermayer Galvão
Costa, Federico
Ribeiro, Guilherme S.
Affilliation
"Múltipla ver em Notas"
Abstract
Vaccination is a major strategy to prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, information about factors associated with men and women intention to be vaccinated are scarce. To determine COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and identify factors associated vaccine hesitancy according to sex, we performed a cross-sectional population-based random survey in Salvador, Brazil between Nov/2020-Jan/2021. Participants were interviewed to obtain data on intention to receive and pay for a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as on demographics, comorbidities, influenza vaccination history, previous diagnosis of COVID-19, and exposures and perception of COVID-19 risk. Among 2,521 participants, 2,053 (81.4%) reported willingness to use a COVID-19 vaccine and 468 (18.6%) hesitated to take it. Among those intending to get vaccinated, 1,400 (68.2%) would pay for the vaccine if necessary. Sex-stratified multivariable analysis found that men who were working and who had comorbidities were less likely to hesitate about using the vaccine. Among women, higher educational level and high perception of COVID-19 risk were associated with less vaccine hesitancy. In both groups, reporting influenza vaccination in 2020 reduced the chance of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. COVID-19 vaccine campaigns targeting to reduce vaccine hesitancy are urgently needed. These campaigns should consider gender differences in order to be successful.
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