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Editor, Senior Moderator
Hum Vaccin Immunother
. 2023 Aug;19(2):2252250.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2252250. Epub 2023 Oct 17. Influenza vaccination landscape in Italy: A comprehensive study through the OBVIOUS project lens
Angelo Capodici[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Marco Montalti[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Giorgia Soldà[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aurelia Salussolia[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Giusy La Fauci[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zeno Di Valerio[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Francesca Scognamiglio[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maria Pia Fantini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anna Odone[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Claudio Costantino[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Heidi J Larson[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Julie Leask[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Jacopo Lenzi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Davide Gori[SUP] 1 [/SUP]; OBVIOUS Board; Observatory on Vaccine Hesitancy in Italy - Online UniBo Surveys
Collaborators, Affiliations
Influenza annually claims an estimated 8,000 lives in Italy. Despite no-cost vaccinations for high-risk groups, hesitancy persists. This study aims to pinpoint social and behavioral vaccination determinants, forming strategies to bolster vaccine uptake. From April 11 to May 29, 2022, we surveyed a demographic-stratified sample of 10,000 Italian adults, employing the WHO's Behavioral and Social Drivers of Vaccination (BesD) framework. Of those, 4,613 (46.1%) were eligible for the influenza vaccine and included in the analysis. Roughly a third remained unvaccinated and unwilling. Central Italy showed the highest resistance, with significant percentages of seniors and professionals like teachers, law enforcement, and healthcare workers expressing noncompliance. A lack of awareness of being in a target group correlated significantly with vaccine refusal or delayed acceptance. Other refusal factors included female gender, being aged 45-54, rural residency, absence of higher education, perceived vaccine unsafety, and having vaccine-opposed acquaintances. Thus, addressing these perceptions and enhancing awareness can potentially increase vaccination rates and lessen disease impact.
Keywords: Vaccine; health-policy; hesitancy; influenza; social and behavioral determinants; uptake.
. 2023 Aug;19(2):2252250.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2252250. Epub 2023 Oct 17. Influenza vaccination landscape in Italy: A comprehensive study through the OBVIOUS project lens
Angelo Capodici[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Marco Montalti[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Giorgia Soldà[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aurelia Salussolia[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Giusy La Fauci[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zeno Di Valerio[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Francesca Scognamiglio[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maria Pia Fantini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anna Odone[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Claudio Costantino[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Heidi J Larson[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Julie Leask[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Jacopo Lenzi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Davide Gori[SUP] 1 [/SUP]; OBVIOUS Board; Observatory on Vaccine Hesitancy in Italy - Online UniBo Surveys
Collaborators, Affiliations
- PMID: 37846766
- DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2252250
Influenza annually claims an estimated 8,000 lives in Italy. Despite no-cost vaccinations for high-risk groups, hesitancy persists. This study aims to pinpoint social and behavioral vaccination determinants, forming strategies to bolster vaccine uptake. From April 11 to May 29, 2022, we surveyed a demographic-stratified sample of 10,000 Italian adults, employing the WHO's Behavioral and Social Drivers of Vaccination (BesD) framework. Of those, 4,613 (46.1%) were eligible for the influenza vaccine and included in the analysis. Roughly a third remained unvaccinated and unwilling. Central Italy showed the highest resistance, with significant percentages of seniors and professionals like teachers, law enforcement, and healthcare workers expressing noncompliance. A lack of awareness of being in a target group correlated significantly with vaccine refusal or delayed acceptance. Other refusal factors included female gender, being aged 45-54, rural residency, absence of higher education, perceived vaccine unsafety, and having vaccine-opposed acquaintances. Thus, addressing these perceptions and enhancing awareness can potentially increase vaccination rates and lessen disease impact.
Keywords: Vaccine; health-policy; hesitancy; influenza; social and behavioral determinants; uptake.