Differences between COVID-19-vaccinated and unvaccinated participants from Croatia

To compare Croatian participants vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and unvaccinated participants in terms of socio-demographic, personal, social, and COVID-19-related variables. From August till December 2021, 721 (465 vaccinated and 256 unvaccinated) participants completed an o...

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Published in:Croatian medical journal 2022-12, Vol.63 (6), p.508-514
Main Authors: Kaliterna Lipovčan, Ljiljana, Prizmić-Larsen, Zvjezdana, Franc, Renata
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 Vaccines
Croatia - epidemiology
Discriminant Analysis
Health attitudes
Humans
Surveys
Vaccination
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Summary:To compare Croatian participants vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and unvaccinated participants in terms of socio-demographic, personal, social, and COVID-19-related variables. From August till December 2021, 721 (465 vaccinated and 256 unvaccinated) participants completed an online survey about socio-demographic (age, sex income, education, marital status), personal (well-being indicators, personality measures and health), social (trust in experts, trust in government), and COVID-19-related characteristics (fear of COVID-19, history of COVID-19 infection). Differences between the groups were assessed with discriminant analysis. The variables that best discriminated between vaccinated and unvaccinated participants were higher trust in experts, no history of COVID-19 infection, older age, higher fear of COVID-19, and intellect. Conclusion The study points to the importance of trust in experts in the promotion of COVID-19 vaccine.
ISSN:0353-9504
1332-8166
1332-8166
DOI:10.3325/cmj.2022.63.508