Attitudes towards mandatory vaccination and sanctions for vaccination refusal

• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.05.069
• Publication Date: 2022-06-07T21:20:44Z
• Authors: Pamela Slotte; Linda C. Karlsson; Anna Soveri
• Keywords: Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Vaccines; Vaccination Coverage; MANDATES; Vaccination; ta3142; ethics; ta3124; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Vaccination Refusal; VACCINES; Theology; Psychology; Humans; Child; ta515; ATTITUDE

Investigating attitudes towards mandatory vaccination and sanctions for refusal in an area with insufficient coverage may help health authorities to assess which strategies increasing are appropriate. This study examines vaccine mandates asks questions regarding what kinds of could legitimately result from refusal. It seeks find out if people's related their vaccines the degree trust they feel care professionals authorities. The also discusses how observed be perceptions autonomy, responsibility, equitability.Data collection was carried Finland through online survey a region suboptimal uptake. Statistical analysis conducted on sample 1101 respondents, using confirmatory factor structural regression analysis.Persons hold different views sanctions. Importantly, persons who support great same people have positive high authorities.Trust is key has bearing noncompliance. A focus reasons lack trust, enhance more feasible long-term way (than mandates) promote large- scale compliance childhood programmes studied country context.