Tensions between social acceptance and individual reticence to COVID-19 vaccination: the perspective of fathers and mothers residing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
The decline in vaccination coverage associated with the population’s mistrust of vaccines has been defined as a global health threat. Adopting a qualitative approach centered on the social significance of vaccines, we conducted semi-structured interviews with mothers and fathers in the City of Buen...
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The decline in vaccination coverage associated with the population’s mistrust of vaccines has been defined as a global health threat. Adopting a qualitative approach centered on the social significance of vaccines, we conducted semi-structured interviews with mothers and fathers in the City of Buenos Aires between July and December 2020. We describe and analyze their knowledge and the arguments used to justify their acceptance or reluctance to vaccinate their children in the context of COVID-19. The results show that the studied population possesses knowledge about vaccines and accepts them as a preventive practice. Nonetheless, it was possible to identify a broad spectrum of attitudes towards vaccination, including more reticent positions based on concerns regarding their safety, adverse effects, and the need to apply them for eradicated diseases, proposing vaccination as an optional and complementary practice to other care practices. Arguments are organized under the assumption of individual and moral responsibility for health care, an expression of the current sociocultural and health backdrop.
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| spelling | doaj.art-064b2ca9db644f10ae2f0ee137dde4bf2022-12-22T04:41:49ZengInstituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de LanúsSalud Colectiva1669-23811851-82652022-12-0118e425810.18294/sc.2022.4258Tensions between social acceptance and individual reticence to COVID-19 vaccination: the perspective of fathers and mothers residing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the context of the COVID-19 pandemicDaniela Bruno0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7071-4733Andrés Pereira1María Florencia Mena2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1608-5339Flavia Demonte3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3786-2635Universidad de Buenos Aires Ministerio de Salud de la Ciudad de Buenos AiresHospital Fernández Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas The decline in vaccination coverage associated with the population’s mistrust of vaccines has been defined as a global health threat. Adopting a qualitative approach centered on the social significance of vaccines, we conducted semi-structured interviews with mothers and fathers in the City of Buenos Aires between July and December 2020. We describe and analyze their knowledge and the arguments used to justify their acceptance or reluctance to vaccinate their children in the context of COVID-19. The results show that the studied population possesses knowledge about vaccines and accepts them as a preventive practice. Nonetheless, it was possible to identify a broad spectrum of attitudes towards vaccination, including more reticent positions based on concerns regarding their safety, adverse effects, and the need to apply them for eradicated diseases, proposing vaccination as an optional and complementary practice to other care practices. Arguments are organized under the assumption of individual and moral responsibility for health care, an expression of the current sociocultural and health backdrop. http://revistas.unla.edu.ar/saludcolectiva/article/view/4258VaccinesVaccination CoverageVaccine HesitancyHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeArgentina |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Bruno Andrés Pereira María Florencia Mena Flavia Demonte Tensions between social acceptance and individual reticence to COVID-19 vaccination: the perspective of fathers and mothers residing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic Salud Colectiva Vaccines Vaccination Coverage Vaccine Hesitancy Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Argentina |
| title | Tensions between social acceptance and individual reticence to COVID-19 vaccination: the perspective of fathers and mothers residing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Tensions between social acceptance and individual reticence to COVID-19 vaccination: the perspective of fathers and mothers residing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Tensions between social acceptance and individual reticence to COVID-19 vaccination: the perspective of fathers and mothers residing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tensions between social acceptance and individual reticence to COVID-19 vaccination: the perspective of fathers and mothers residing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Tensions between social acceptance and individual reticence to COVID-19 vaccination: the perspective of fathers and mothers residing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | tensions between social acceptance and individual reticence to covid 19 vaccination the perspective of fathers and mothers residing in the autonomous city of buenos aires in the context of the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Vaccines Vaccination Coverage Vaccine Hesitancy Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Argentina |
| url | http://revistas.unla.edu.ar/saludcolectiva/article/view/4258 |
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