Mixed-methods Analysis of Adults Likely versus Unlikely to Get a Covid-19 Vaccination

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ID15329964
AuthorsLauren J Van Scoy (0000-0003-0984-1474, Lauren J. Van Scoy, Department of Medicine, Department of Humanities, and Department of Public Health Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States;, Email: [email protected], corresponding author), Heather J Costigan (0000-0002-2009-277X, Pennsylvania State University), Heather Costigan (Heather Costigan, Department of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States), Rachel A Smith (0000-0003-0392-3735, Rachel A. Smith, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States), Bethany Snyder (0000-0002-3559-430X, Bethany Snyder, Department of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States), Molly A Martins (0000-0001-6024-761X, Molly A. Martin, Department of Sociology and Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States), Jessica Gall Myrick (0000-0001-9944-5138, Jessica G. Myrick, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States. Meg L. Small, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States), Meg L Small (0000-0003-0565-7194, Meg L. Small, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States), Robert P Lennon (0000-0003-0973-5890, Robert P. Lennon, Department of Family and Community Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, and Penn State Law, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States)
Year2022
Volume46
Issue4
Pages467-476
Publication date2022-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359
PublisherPNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5993/ajhb.46.4.7
PMID36109856
OpenAlexW4296026010
LanguageEN
References cited16

Objectives: This mixed-methods study compared perspectives of those 'very likely' versus 'very unlikely' to receive a hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: We used an explanatory, sequential, mixed- methods design to analyze quantitative data from a rural Pennsylvania sample. Of the 976 participants, 67 selected 'very unlikely' to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Responses to open-ended questions: "What worries you the most about the COVID 19 pandemic?" and "What are your thoughts about a potential COVID 19 vaccine?" were qualitatively compared to answers from the 67 participants who selected 'very likely' to get the COVID-19 vaccine. We used descriptive content analysis to compare themes across the 2 groups. Results: Both groups had thematic commonalities related to their concerns. Themes that were more common among those 'very unlikely' to get vaccinated included concern for politics overriding vaccine safety and rushed vaccine development timeline, whereas themes related to hope and optimism about vaccination were exclusive to the 'very likely' group. Conclusions: Shared beliefs existed across groups with different intents to vaccinate; yet, identification with vaccine spokespersons differed. Messaging campaigns can use these commonalities to address vaccine hesitancy

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Family medicine · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Optimism · Pandemic · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Timeline · Vaccination · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology