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dc.contributor.author | Sammut, Fiona | - |
dc.contributor.author | Suda, David | - |
dc.contributor.author | Caruana, Mark Anthony | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bogolyubova, Olga | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-08T08:23:46Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-08-08T08:23:46Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Sammut, F., Suda, D., Caruana, M. A., & Bogolyubova, O. (2023). COVID-19 vaccination attitudes across the european continent. Heliyon, 9(8), e18903. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/112276 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study was conducted to determine the predictors of COVID-19 vaccination attitudes across multiple waves in seven countries geographically spread across the European continent, using data from a COVID-19 survey provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology COVID-19. Facebook users from across the globe participated in this survey which collected information on their knowledge of COVID-19, attitudes towards risk and available information, and their willingness or lack thereof to take the vaccine. In this secondary data analysis study, neural networks were used with special attention given to the importance of the predictors of COVID-19 vaccination attitudes. Perception of social norms regarding COVID-19 vaccination was found to be the most important predictor of vaccine acceptance. Country of residence and wave of data collection were among the important predictors, with different patterns for each country emerging across different waves. Other strong predictors included attitudes towards masks and mask wearing; attitudes towards the influenza vaccine; distrust in government health authorities and scientists; and level of knowledge of existing treatments for COVID-19. The results of this study can inform effective public health prevention and intervention efforts against infectious diseases. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Vaccination -- Europe -- Attitudes | en_GB |
dc.subject | Vaccine hesitancy -- Europe | en_GB |
dc.subject | Neural networks (Computer science) -- Statistical methods | en_GB |
dc.subject | Communicable diseases -- Prevention -- Europe | en_GB |
dc.subject | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Europe | en_GB |
dc.title | COVID-19 vaccination attitudes across the European continent | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18903 | - |
dc.publication.title | Heliyon | en_GB |
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