ArticleTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2024
Trust in institutions affects vaccination campaign outcomes.
Article in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Change in trust in public health authorities, medical care providers, health scientists, and provincial and federal governments in Canada, from before COVID-19 pandemic to May 2024.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Vaccination Strategies Against Respiratory Pathogens in the Adult Population: A Narrative Review.Vaccines · 2026Review
- COVID-19 vaccine trust and uptake: the role of media, interpersonal and institutional trust in a large population-based survey.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Understanding public confidence in locally-produced mRNA vaccines: Insights for future pandemic preparedness.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundTrust is an important driver of various outcomes, but little is known about whether trust in institutions affects actual vaccination campaign outcomes rather than only beliefs and intentions.
methodsWe used nationally representative, individual-level data for 114 countries and combined them with data on vaccination policies and rates. We measured the speed of the vaccination campaign for each country using the estimated growth rate of a Gompertz curve. We then performed country-level regressions in the global sample and explored heterogeneity across World Bank development groups.
resultsGlobally, higher trust in institutions significantly increased vaccination rates (p<0.01) and vaccination speed (p<0.01). The effect was strong in low- and middle-income countries but statistically not significant in high-income countries.
conclusionsOur findings have implications for the design of vaccination campaigns for national governments and international organizations. The findings highlight the importance of trust in institutions when designing communication strategies around vaccination campaigns in low- and middle-income countries.
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