Why were Turks unwilling to accept the A/H1N1 influenza-pandemic vaccination? People's beliefs and perceptions about the swine flu outbreak and vaccine in the later stage of the epidemic

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2010-12-16

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Gaygisiz, Ummugulsum
Gaygısız Lajunen, Esma
Özkan, Türker
Lajunen, Timo

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This study investigated the acceptability of the A/H1N1 influenza vaccination and related factors among 1137 adults in the later stage of the A/H1N1 outbreak in Turkey. Having already been vaccinated or intending to get vaccinated were related to trust in the vaccine effectiveness, perceived risk of the side effects, and benefits of getting vaccinated. Perceived long term consequences of the A/H1N1 infection, perceptions of the A/H1N1 information in media, and barriers for getting vaccinated were related to intention whereas anticipated epidemic situation in Turkey, being chronically ill, and being not married were related to having already been vaccinated. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Immunology and Microbiology, Molecular Medicine, General Veterinary, Infectious Diseases

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/36021

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VACCINE

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.10.030

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Department of Economics, Article

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U. Gaygisiz, E. Gaygısız Lajunen, T. Özkan, and T. Lajunen, “Why were Turks unwilling to accept the A/H1N1 influenza-pandemic vaccination? People’s beliefs and perceptions about the swine flu outbreak and vaccine in the later stage of the epidemic,” VACCINE, pp. 329–333, 2010, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/36021.