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Influenza vaccination hesitancy in large urban centers in South America. Qualitative analysis of confidence, complacency and convenience across risk groups

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  • Miguel Ángel González-Block
  • Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte
  • Daniela Riva Knauth
  • Andréa Fachel-Leal
  • Yamila Comes
  • Pedro Crocco
  • Laura Noboa
  • Berenice Rodríguez Zea
  • Mónica Ruoti
  • Sandra Patricia Díaz Portillo
  • Elsa Sarti

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Influenza vaccination coverage in countries of Latin America is low among priority risk groups, ranging from 5 to 75% among older people. This paper aims to describe and analyze the determinants of influenza vaccination hesitancy through the lens of the 3C model of confidence, complacency and convenience among middle-class, urban risk group populations in Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, countries in South America with contrasting vaccination coverage. Focus groups were conducted among four risk groups: pregnant women, mothers of children aged

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  • Miguel Ángel González-Block & Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte & Daniela Riva Knauth & Andréa Fachel-Leal & Yamila Comes & Pedro Crocco & Laura Noboa & Berenice Rodríguez Zea & Mónica Ruoti & Sandr, 2021. "Influenza vaccination hesitancy in large urban centers in South America. Qualitative analysis of confidence, complacency and convenience across risk groups," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(8), pages 1-23, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0256040
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256040
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