Trust matters: The Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe Study

Vuolanto, Pia; Nunes Almeida, Ana; Anderson, Alistair; Auvinen, Petra; Beja, André; Bracke, Piet; Cardano, Mario; Ceuterick, Melissa; Correia, Tiago; De Vito, Elisabetta; Delaruelle, Katrijn; Delicado, Ana; Esposito, Maurizio; Ferrara, Maria; Gariglio, Luigi; Guerreiro, Cátia; Hasmanová Marhánková, Jaroslava; Hilario, Ana Patricia; Hobson-West, Pru; Iorio, Juliana; Järvinen, Katri-Maria; Koivu, Annariina; Kotherova, Zuzana; Kuusipalo, Aapo; Lermytte, Esther; Mendonça, Joana; Morais, Rita; Numerato, Dino; Polak, Paulina; Rudek, Tadeusz; Sbaragli, Sara; Scavarda, Alice; Silva, Katielle; Alcantara da Silva, Pedro; Sivelä, Jonas; Soares Moura, Eva; Swiatkiewicz-Mosny, Maria; Tipaldo, Giuseppe; Wagner, Aleksandra

Abstract

This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe (VAX-TRUST), developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study consists of (a) situation analysis of vaccine hesitancy (examination of individual, socio-demographic and macro-level factors of vaccine hesitancy and analysis of media coverage on vaccines and vaccination and (b) participant observation and in-depth interviews of healthcare professionals and vaccine-hesitant parents. These analyses were used to design interventions aimed at increasing awareness on the complexity of vaccine hesitancy among healthcare professionals involved in discussing childhood vaccines with parents. We present the selection of countries and regions, the conceptual basis of the study, details of the data collection and the process of designing and evaluating the interventions, as well as the potential impact of the study. Laying out our research design serves as an example of how to translate complex public health issues into social scientific study and methods.

Citation

Vuolanto, P., Nunes Almeida, A., Anderson, A., Auvinen, P., Beja, A., Bracke, P., Cardano, M., Ceuterick, M., Correia, T., De Vito, E., Delaruelle, K., Delicado, A., Esposito, M., Ferrara, M., Gariglio, L., Guerreiro, C., Hasmanová Marhánková, J., Hilario, A. P., Hobson-West, P., Iorio, J., …Wagner, A. (2024). Trust matters: The Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe Study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 52(3), 379-390. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948231223791

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 13, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Feb 12, 2024
• Publication Date: 2024-05
• Deposit Date: Dec 20, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 20, 2023
• Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
• Print ISSN: 1403-4948
• Electronic ISSN: 1651-1905
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 379-390
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948231223791
• Keywords: Vaccine hesitancy; health sociology; public health; cross-country study; study design
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/28711744
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14034948231223791