Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake

The Predictive Role of Vaccine Literacy and Vaccine Hesitancy on Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination

Background: Vaccination is preventive behavior, and vaccine literacy and hesitancy appear to influence vaccination. The aim of this study was to determine the role of vaccine literacy and hesitancy on the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 2185 residents over 18 years old in urban and rural health centers in three cities of Dashtestan, Dash...

Individual and regional determinants of mammography uptake.

BACKGROUND Analysis of mammography utilization has traditionally been performed from an individual-level perspective. The purpose of this study was to explore the combined influence of individual- and regional-level determinants of mammography utilization. METHODS Logistic hierarchical multilevel modelling was used to investigate the influences of region of residence and individual characteri...

Ethical Issues in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers aspired to produce an effective vaccine with appropriate efficacy and low side effects to mitigate the pandemic. It seems that vaccination is the only mean to save the world from this pandemic. In this article, we will review the ethical challenges of mass vaccination (focusing on the vaccine distribution and uptake), referring to the mai...

Vaccine uptake determinants in The Netherlands.

BACKGROUND Combining existing data on background characteristics with data from immunization registers might give insight into determinants of vaccine uptake, which can help to improve communication strategies and invitation policy of National Immunisation Programmes. METHODS The study population consisted of children born in 2005 as registered in the Dutch national immunization register Præv...

Promote COVID-19 vaccination uptake: a letter to editor