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To be or not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 - the adolescents' perspective - a mixed-methods study in Sweden
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Swedish Red Cross University, Department of Health Sciences. Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4091-3432
University West, Sweden; The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
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2021 (English)In: Vaccine: X, E-ISSN 2590-1362, Vol. 9, article id 100117Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Vaccination of the population seems to be an important strategy in halting the COVID-19 pandemic in both local and global society. The aim of this study was to explore Swedish adolescents' willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and its association with sociodemographic and other possible factors. A survey was distributed in Sweden between 7 July and 8 November 2020. The main qualitative question concerned adolescents' thoughts on vaccination against COVID-19 and evaluated whether the adolescents would like to be vaccinated when a COVID-19 vaccine is made available. In total, 702 adolescents aged between 15-19 responded to the questionnaire. A convergent parallel mixed-methods design was used. The results showed that nearly one in three adolescents had not decided if they wanted to get a COVID-19 vaccine, i.e. 30.5%: n=214. Of the participants 54.3% (n=381) were willing to be vaccinated. Girls had higher levels of anxiety about the vaccine compared to boys. In addition, high levels of anxiety impacted on the participants' willingness to be vaccinated. One reason for being undecided about the vaccine was that participants felt they did not know enough about it. Practising social distancing increased willingness to be vaccinated, as reflected in the qualitative results which showed participants wanted to be vaccinated to protect others. The results impart important knowledge to healthcare professionals and contribute to their communication with adolescents about vaccine hesitancy.

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Elsevier, 2021. Vol. 9, article id 100117
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Adolescence, Anxiety, COVID-19, Mixed-methods, Pandemic, Vaccination hesitancy
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-4120DOI: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2021.100117PubMedID: 34693273Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85122697123OAI: oai:DiVA.org:rkh-4120DiVA, id: diva2:1606288
Available from: 2021-10-27 Created: 2021-10-27 Last updated: 2024-05-21Bibliographically approved

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