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Intentions to use a novel Zika vaccine: the effects of misbeliefs about the MMR vaccine and perceptions about Zika

BACKGROUND: People’s intentions to use vaccines are influenced by their beliefs about both the specific vaccine and the disease it prevents. In the absence of firm beliefs about Zika virus (ZIKV), individuals may base their intentions to vaccinate against it on beliefs about other vaccines, and spec...

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Autores principales: Ophir, Yotam, Jamieson, Kathleen Hall
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29554290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy042
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description BACKGROUND: People’s intentions to use vaccines are influenced by their beliefs about both the specific vaccine and the disease it prevents. In the absence of firm beliefs about Zika virus (ZIKV), individuals may base their intentions to vaccinate against it on beliefs about other vaccines, and specifically the misbelief that MMR causes autism. METHODS: A survey of 3337 Americans, using a random-digit-dialing sample of landline telephone households and cell-phones. RESULTS: Intentions to use a Zika vaccine were influenced by beliefs about Zika, science in general, and MMR. Intentions were positively influenced by perceived severity of and vulnerability to Zika, as well as belief in science’s efficacy. However, intentions were negatively influenced by the belief that MMR causes autism in children. CONCLUSION: The misbelief about MMR and autism may reduce people’s intentions to use a new Zika vaccine. However, perceptions of severity of and vulnerability to Zika may increase intentions. Implications for science educators and public health officials are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-63060812019-01-07 Intentions to use a novel Zika vaccine: the effects of misbeliefs about the MMR vaccine and perceptions about Zika Ophir, Yotam Jamieson, Kathleen Hall J Public Health (Oxf) Original Article BACKGROUND: People’s intentions to use vaccines are influenced by their beliefs about both the specific vaccine and the disease it prevents. In the absence of firm beliefs about Zika virus (ZIKV), individuals may base their intentions to vaccinate against it on beliefs about other vaccines, and specifically the misbelief that MMR causes autism. METHODS: A survey of 3337 Americans, using a random-digit-dialing sample of landline telephone households and cell-phones. RESULTS: Intentions to use a Zika vaccine were influenced by beliefs about Zika, science in general, and MMR. Intentions were positively influenced by perceived severity of and vulnerability to Zika, as well as belief in science’s efficacy. However, intentions were negatively influenced by the belief that MMR causes autism in children. CONCLUSION: The misbelief about MMR and autism may reduce people’s intentions to use a new Zika vaccine. However, perceptions of severity of and vulnerability to Zika may increase intentions. Implications for science educators and public health officials are discussed. Oxford University Press 2018-12 2018-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC6306081/ /pubmed/29554290 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy042 Text en © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Intentions to use a novel Zika vaccine: the effects of misbeliefs about the MMR vaccine and perceptions about Zika
title Intentions to use a novel Zika vaccine: the effects of misbeliefs about the MMR vaccine and perceptions about Zika
title_full Intentions to use a novel Zika vaccine: the effects of misbeliefs about the MMR vaccine and perceptions about Zika
title_fullStr Intentions to use a novel Zika vaccine: the effects of misbeliefs about the MMR vaccine and perceptions about Zika
title_full_unstemmed Intentions to use a novel Zika vaccine: the effects of misbeliefs about the MMR vaccine and perceptions about Zika
title_short Intentions to use a novel Zika vaccine: the effects of misbeliefs about the MMR vaccine and perceptions about Zika
title_sort intentions to use a novel zika vaccine: the effects of misbeliefs about the mmr vaccine and perceptions about zika
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29554290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy042
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