Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Portuguese-Speaking Countries: A Structural Equations Modeling Approach

• Published in: Vaccines (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 10; p. 1167
• Main Authors: de Sousa, Álvaro Francisco Lopes, Teixeira, Jules Ramon Brito, Lua, Iracema, de Oliveira Souza, Fernanda, Ferreira, Andrêa Jacqueline Fortes, Schneider, Guilherme, de Carvalho, Herica Emilia Félix, de Oliveira, Layze Braz, Lima, Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida, de Sousa, Anderson Reis, de Araújo, Telma Maria Evangelista, Camargo, Emerson Lucas Silva, Oriá, Mônica Oliveira Batista, Craveiro, Isabel, de Araújo, Tânia Maria, Mendes, Isabel Amélia Costa, Ventura, Carla Arena Aparecida, Sousa, Isabel, de Oliveira, Rodrigo Mota, Simão, Manuel, Fronteira, Inês
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 12.10.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Cognitive ability; Conspiracy; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 diagnostic tests; COVID-19 vaccines; Data analysis; Data collection; Disease transmission; disinformation; Education; Epidemiology; Factor analysis; False information; global health; Hospitalization; Hypotheses; International relations; Knowledge acquisition; Men; Multivariate statistical analysis; Pandemics; Pharmaceutical industry; Public health; Questionnaires; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social isolation; Social networks; Statistical analysis; Vaccination; vaccine hesitancy; Vaccines; Variables; Brazil; Mozambique; Angola; Portugal

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH) has caused concerns due to the possible fluctuations that may occur directly impacting the control of the pandemic. In this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with COVID-19 VH in Portuguese-speaking countries. We developed a web survey (...