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Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Spanish Adults: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is postulated as the most effective measure to control the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the use of other protection measures is necessary to efficiently combat the spread of the virus. The aim of the present study was to determine the attitudes and intentions toward COV...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8538537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34696243 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9101135 |
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author | Mosteiro-Miguéns, Diego Gabriel Roca, Daniel De Bernardo Domínguez-Martís, Eva María Vieito-Pérez, Natalia Álvarez-Padín, Pilar Novío, Silvia |
author_facet | Mosteiro-Miguéns, Diego Gabriel Roca, Daniel De Bernardo Domínguez-Martís, Eva María Vieito-Pérez, Natalia Álvarez-Padín, Pilar Novío, Silvia |
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description | Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is postulated as the most effective measure to control the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the use of other protection measures is necessary to efficiently combat the spread of the virus. The aim of the present study was to determine the attitudes and intentions toward COVID-19 vaccination among non-regular social media users in Spain and to analyze how these factors could condition the acceptance of other personal protective measures once an individual has received the COVID-19 vaccine. A cross-sectional design was used in this work. In total, 719 subjects, ≥18 years old and of both sexes, were recruited from primary public healthcare centers to self-complete a questionnaire between March and April 2021. The majority of participants had a positive attitude toward vaccination and showed high levels of intention to be vaccinated. Likewise, except those participants who considered the vaccine to be the most effective measure to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the rest of the participants highlighted the importance of continuing to limit social interactions and/or wearing masks even after being vaccinated. Since vaccination can create a perception of total immunity against SARS-CoV-2, it is necessary that healthcare staff organize effective awareness campaigns on the importance of maintaining personal protective measures until vaccination coverage is greater. |
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spelling | pubmed-85385372021-10-24 Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Spanish Adults: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study Mosteiro-Miguéns, Diego Gabriel Roca, Daniel De Bernardo Domínguez-Martís, Eva María Vieito-Pérez, Natalia Álvarez-Padín, Pilar Novío, Silvia Vaccines (Basel) Article Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is postulated as the most effective measure to control the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the use of other protection measures is necessary to efficiently combat the spread of the virus. The aim of the present study was to determine the attitudes and intentions toward COVID-19 vaccination among non-regular social media users in Spain and to analyze how these factors could condition the acceptance of other personal protective measures once an individual has received the COVID-19 vaccine. A cross-sectional design was used in this work. In total, 719 subjects, ≥18 years old and of both sexes, were recruited from primary public healthcare centers to self-complete a questionnaire between March and April 2021. The majority of participants had a positive attitude toward vaccination and showed high levels of intention to be vaccinated. Likewise, except those participants who considered the vaccine to be the most effective measure to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the rest of the participants highlighted the importance of continuing to limit social interactions and/or wearing masks even after being vaccinated. Since vaccination can create a perception of total immunity against SARS-CoV-2, it is necessary that healthcare staff organize effective awareness campaigns on the importance of maintaining personal protective measures until vaccination coverage is greater. MDPI 2021-10-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8538537/ /pubmed/34696243 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9101135 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Mosteiro-Miguéns, Diego Gabriel Roca, Daniel De Bernardo Domínguez-Martís, Eva María Vieito-Pérez, Natalia Álvarez-Padín, Pilar Novío, Silvia Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Spanish Adults: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
title | Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Spanish Adults: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full | Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Spanish Adults: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Spanish Adults: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Spanish Adults: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
title_short | Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Spanish Adults: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
title_sort | attitudes and intentions toward covid-19 vaccination among spanish adults: a descriptive cross-sectional study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8538537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34696243 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9101135 |
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