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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a national sample of older Brazilians: the ELSI-COVID Initiative, March 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-49742022000100020Keywords:
COVID-19, Vaccines, Vaccination Refusal, Aged, Cross-sectional Studies, BrazilAbstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with the intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 among older Brazilians. Methods: Cross sectional study based on telephone interviews among participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) aged 60 years and over, conducted in 70 mucipalities on March, 2021. Results: Among the 4,364 participants (mean age=70.1 years), 91.8% had the intention to be vaccinated or had already been vaccinated, 2.5% did not have thisintention and 5.7% were undecided. Residents in the North and Southeast regions were more likely to be vaccinated, as were those with two or more chronic diseases. Those who learn about COVID-19 with friends/family/social media were more likely to be undecided about vaccination (odds ratio=3.15 – 95% confidence interval: 1.28;7.77). Conclusion: The results show one of the highest prevalence of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 described in the literature to date.Downloads
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03/07/2022
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Lima-Costa, M. F., Macinko, J., & Mambrini, J. V. de M. (2022). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a national sample of older Brazilians: the ELSI-COVID Initiative, March 2021. In SciELO Preprints. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-49742022000100020
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Copyright (c) 2022 Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, James Macinko, Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini
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