Hope, health and cure: the meanings of the vaccine against COVID-19
Abstract The objective of this study was to identify the meanings that Brazilians attribute to the vaccines against COVID-19. A non-probabilistic sample of 1,817 Brazilians was used, each of whom answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and then the free word association technique was applied, with...
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| author | Cynthia de Freitas Melo Marina Pinheiro Accyoly Ferreira Ícaro Moreira Costa Samuel Lins Ana Cristina Eberhardt |
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| description | Abstract The objective of this study was to identify the meanings that Brazilians attribute to the vaccines against COVID-19. A non-probabilistic sample of 1,817 Brazilians was used, each of whom answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and then the free word association technique was applied, with the inducing stimulus “vaccine for COVID-19”. This data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in the SPSS software and the textual analysis was completed using IRaMuTeQ. The results were organized into classes: (1) “Vaccine - a glimmer of hope”, portraying the expectation of healing and freedom; (2) “Vaccine - a scientific response to prevention”, showing the role of research; and (3) “Vaccine - fears and political aspects”, highlighting obstacles to vaccination. The results also demonstrated differences in responses depending on the region; adhesion to isolation; history of infection and hospitalization for COVID-19; being a frontline health professional; and being from a risk group. It is concluded that understanding the meanings of vaccination is essential for planning more effective interventions in immunization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfb2dfab736e483ebb033d9c1e0474be2023-10-24T07:43:23ZengUniversidade de São FranciscoPsico-USF2175-35632023-10-0128354756110.1590/1413-82712023280310Hope, health and cure: the meanings of the vaccine against COVID-19Cynthia de Freitas Melohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3162-7300Marina Pinheiro Accyoly Ferreirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5794-7981Ícaro Moreira Costahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1232-8161Samuel Linshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6824-4691Ana Cristina Eberhardthttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-593XAbstract The objective of this study was to identify the meanings that Brazilians attribute to the vaccines against COVID-19. A non-probabilistic sample of 1,817 Brazilians was used, each of whom answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and then the free word association technique was applied, with the inducing stimulus “vaccine for COVID-19”. This data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in the SPSS software and the textual analysis was completed using IRaMuTeQ. The results were organized into classes: (1) “Vaccine - a glimmer of hope”, portraying the expectation of healing and freedom; (2) “Vaccine - a scientific response to prevention”, showing the role of research; and (3) “Vaccine - fears and political aspects”, highlighting obstacles to vaccination. The results also demonstrated differences in responses depending on the region; adhesion to isolation; history of infection and hospitalization for COVID-19; being a frontline health professional; and being from a risk group. It is concluded that understanding the meanings of vaccination is essential for planning more effective interventions in immunization.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-82712023000300547&lng=en&tlng=enVaccinationImmunizationPandemicCOVID-19Health Psychology |
| spellingShingle | Cynthia de Freitas Melo Marina Pinheiro Accyoly Ferreira Ícaro Moreira Costa Samuel Lins Ana Cristina Eberhardt Hope, health and cure: the meanings of the vaccine against COVID-19 Psico-USF Vaccination Immunization Pandemic COVID-19 Health Psychology |
| title | Hope, health and cure: the meanings of the vaccine against COVID-19 |
| title_full | Hope, health and cure: the meanings of the vaccine against COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Hope, health and cure: the meanings of the vaccine against COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hope, health and cure: the meanings of the vaccine against COVID-19 |
| title_short | Hope, health and cure: the meanings of the vaccine against COVID-19 |
| title_sort | hope health and cure the meanings of the vaccine against covid 19 |
| topic | Vaccination Immunization Pandemic COVID-19 Health Psychology |
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