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Prayer frequency and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among older adults in Europe.
Article in Vaccine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- The associations between childhood vaccine history and COVID-19 vaccine uptake among older adults in 28 high-income countries.Research square · 2025Article
- The Impact of Vaccination on COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Outcomes: A Narrative Review.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2025Review
- Cognitive flexibility predicts attitudes towards vaccination: evidence from a New Zealand sample.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Sex differences in vision and hearing impairments across age and European regions : Findings from SHARE.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2024Article
- The disparity in hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccination between older individuals in nursing homes and those in the community in Taizhou, China.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Dynamic Trends and Underlying Factors of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy in Adults: Cross-Sectional Observational Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Observational
- Ethical Challenges Involved in COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Children: A Systematic Review.Vaccines · 2023Review
- Understanding vaccine hesitancy with PCV13 in children: Results of a survey in Shanghai, China.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimDifferences in levels of vaccine uptake have emerged across Europe, and this may partly be explained by religious beliefs. Our aim is to study the association between religiosity, measured by prayer frequency, and vaccine hesitancy, and to examine how this association varies across European countries and regions.
methodsThis study was based on 42,583 adults aged 50 years and above from 27 European countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), waves 1-8, and the 2nd SHARE COVID-19 Survey. Logistic regression models were used to investigate the associations.
resultsParticipants were more likely to be vaccine-hesitant when praying 'weekly or less' (odds ratio (OR) 1.32 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.23-1.42) or daily (OR 1.78 95 % CI 1.65-1.92). Praying 'weekly or less' was associated with increased vaccine hesitancy in Southern Europe (OR 1.48 95 % CI 1.17-1.87) and Central and Eastern (OR 1.35 95 % CI 1.24-1.47) Europe, while daily praying was associated with vaccine hesitancy in Western (OR 1.77 95 % CI 1.51-2.08), Southern (OR 1.30 95 % CI 1.03-1.64), Central and Eastern (OR 1.89 95 % CI 1.73-2.06) and Northern (OR 2.75 95 % CI 1.54-4.89) Europe.
conclusionsThese findings provide support for an association between daily prayer frequency and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, with a consistent pattern across European regions.
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