Essays about: "vaccine hesitancy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words vaccine hesitancy.

  1. 1. COVID-19 vaccine uptake among female students at Pwani University in Kilifi, Kenya

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Julia Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : COVID-19 vaccine; vaccine acceptance; vaccine hesitance; female university students; women of childbearing age.;

    Abstract : Introduction: COVID-19 infection in pregnant women increases the risk for maternal complications and they are also more likely to suffer from more severe disease. Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy are well-studied in the general population. READ MORE

  3. 2. MEDIA USE AND VACCINE HESITANCY - A qualitative study of individuals’ media use and vaccine choice in the covid-19 era

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

    Author : Ellen Hemmingsson; [2022-11-08]
    Keywords : Vaccine Hesitancy; Covid-19; Vaccination; Selective Exposure; the Reinforcement Spirals Model;

    Abstract : Vaccine hesitancy has long been recognized in separate research disciplines concerning different vaccines and societal contexts to comprehend what factors determine individuals’ vaccine choices. Likewise, communication scholars have distinguished how it is possible to select the information that aligns with pre-existing beliefs – particularly in the high-choice media environment with copious information channels. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bridging the gap - Analysing the vaccination guide project in Gothenburg during the Covid-19 pandemic: A case of interpersonal risk and crisis communication targeted towards ethnic minority communities

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

    Author : Julia Ekman; [2022-09-01]
    Keywords : Covid-19; risk communication; crisis communication; health communication; interpersonal communication; CERC; hard-to-vaccinate; vaccination; minority communities; hard-to-reach; immigrant; vaccination guides; trust; civil society actors; thematic analysis; interviews; City of Gothenburg; Region Västra Götaland.;

    Abstract : This study analyses the vaccination guide project performed in Gothenburg during the Covid-19 pandemic. The project was launched as a collaboration between the local and regional governing units, city of Gothenburg and region Västra Götaland, in the summer of 2021. READ MORE

  5. 4. Political Trust and Covid- 19 Vaccine Hesitancy

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Törnblom; [2022-06-20]
    Keywords : Keywords: political trust; vaccine hesitancy; Covid-19; EU;

    Abstract : As vaccines against Covid-19 are being distributed globally the goal is to limit the impact of the disease by achieving herd immunity, and to accomplish this most people need to get vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy is a challenge to this goal. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Quiet Part Out Loud - Conspiracy theories and the rhetoric among activists in Sweden related to the Coronavirus pandemic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Felix Adolfsson; [2022]
    Keywords : anti-vaccination; Covid-19; digital environments; stigmatized knowledge; democracy; far-right ideology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with a set of organized activist movements during the harshest restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. These groups protested both online and offline against imposed restrictions and vaccinations, displaying a critical attitude towards recommendations and restrictions such as by gathering in large crowds. READ MORE