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What motivates adults to accept influenza vaccine? An assessment of incentives, ease of access, messaging, and sources of information using a discrete choice experiment

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SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
Volume 22, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101384

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Influenza vaccine; Discrete choice experiment; Vaccine confidence; Vaccine demand; Adults

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Seasonal influenza vaccination rates remain low in the US, leading to preventable cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. This study aimed to determine which interventions contribute most to vaccine willingness among age groups with suboptimal vaccination rates. Various interventions were tested using hypothetical scenarios, and the results showed that easy access to vaccination sites and small financial incentives were most effective in increasing vaccine willingness, particularly among young adults.
Seasonal influenza vaccination rates remain low, and contribute to preventable influenza cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the US. While numerous interventions have been implemented to increase vaccine uptake, there is a need to determine which interventions contribute most to vaccine willingness, particularly among age groups with vaccination rates that have plateaued at suboptimal levels. This study aimed to quantify the relative effect of multiple interventions on vaccine willingness to receive influenza vaccine in three age groups using a series of hypothetical situations with different behavioral interventions.We assessed the relative impact of four categories of interventions: source of vaccine messages, type of vaccination messages, vaccination incentives, and ease of vaccine access using a discrete choice experiment. Within each category, we investigated the role of four different attributes to measure their relative contribution to willingness to be vaccinated by removing one option from each of the intervention categories. Among the 1,763 Minnesota residents who volunteered for our study, participants expressed vaccine willingness in over 80% of the scenarios presented. Easy access to drop-in vaccination sites had the greatest impact on vaccine willingness in all age groups. Among the younger age group, small financial incentives also contributed to high vaccine willingness.Our results suggest that public health programs and vaccination campaigns may improve their chances of successfully increasing vaccine willingness if they offer interventions preferred by adults, including facilitating convenient access to vaccination and offering small monetary incentives, particularly for young adults.

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