TY  - JOUR
TI  - COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Relationship  With Illness Risk Perceptions, Affect, Worry, and Public  Trust: An Online Serial Cross-Sectional Survey From Turkey
AB  - Objective: A better understanding of public attitudes towards vaccination and recognition of associated  factors with vaccine hesitancy or refusal is important regarding the control of the pandemic. Our aim  was to analyze the public’s attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and to identify factors affecting them. Materials and Methods: Data were drawn from the Turkish COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring, between  July-December 2020, a serial online cross-sectional survey. The sample comprised 3888 adult  respondents. Attitudes to vaccines and trust were investigated in 3 periods corresponding to the  timeline of pandemic-related events in Turkey. Results: In the third period of our study, in parallel with the increase in the spread of COVID-19, vaccine  hesitancy/refusal increased significantly from 43.9% to 58.9% (P < .001). The significant predictors of  vaccine refusal were female gender, being elder, and conspiracy thinking. Having a chronic illness,  worrying more about loved ones and the health system being overloaded were significant predictors of  vaccine willingness. Less compliance with preventive measures, less knowledge of prevention, reduced  risk perception, and higher perception of media hype were COVID-19 variables that correlated with  vaccine refusal. Trust in the Ministry of Health and medical professional organizations (e.g., Turkish  Medical Association) was the lowest in the third period and vaccine refusal was significantly related to  the decreased trust (P < .001, P=.002). Conclusion: Most respondents (approximately 60%) refused or hesitated to get a COVID-19 vaccine,  though acceptability should be monitored when a vaccine becomes available. Health authorities  should consider public trust, risk perception, and behavioral factors to improve COVID-19 vaccine  acceptability.
AU  - Aslan, Selcuk
AU  - UÇAR, Önder
AU  - Karadag, Filiz
AU  - KİRAZ AVCI, İLKNUR
AU  - Timurçin, Utku
AU  - Hocaoglu, Cicek
AU  - Küçükkarapınar, Melike
AU  - budakoglu, irem
AU  - Yay Pençe, Aysegul
AU  - TÜMKAYA, SELIM
DO  - 10.5152/pcp.2021.21017
PY  - 2021
JO  - Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology (Online)
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
SN  - 2475-0581
SP  - 98
EP  - 109
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1169254
ER  -