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The impact of conspiracy theories and vaccine knowledge on vaccination intention: a longitudinal study
Lucas Henriques Viscardi1,2,3, Felipe Vilanova1, Felipe Carvalho Novaes4
1Grupo de Pesquisa Preconceito, Vulnerabilidade e Processos Psicossociais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Av. Ipiranga 6681, Prédio 11, sala 933. 90619-900 Porto Alegre RS Brasil. angelo.costa@pucrs.br.
Abstract:
In this study, we analyzed associations between vaccination knowledge, vaccination intention, political ideology, and belief in conspiracy theories before and during the 2020 Sars-Cov-2 pandemic in the Brazilian population. It was conducted a longitudinal study into three data collections. Participants responded to the Flexible Inventory of Conspiracy Suspicions (FICS), questionnaires measuring their knowledge, and opinion about vaccines, and sociodemographic data. The results were: the greater the belief in conspiracy theories about vaccines, the lesser the intention to get vaccinated, the vaccine knowledge, and the attitudes towards vaccine investment. Religious, prone to right-wing politics, parents, and older people scored more for FICS than atheists/agnostics, and younger people. From 2019 to 2020 the vaccination intention and vaccination investment did not differ, showing that people did not change their opinion about vaccines regardless of personal experience or the pandemic scenario. The research strengthened the relevance of health education as a milestone for public health and protection from dangerous conspiracy theories.
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