To address vaccine hesitancy, specific self-rated tools have been developed to assess vaccine literacy (VL) related to COVID-19, including additional variables, such as beliefs, behavior, and willingness to be vaccinated. To explore the recent literature a search was performed selecting articles published between January 2020 and October 2022: 26 papers were identified using these tools in the context of COVID-19. Descriptive analysis showed that the levels of VL observed in the studies were generally in agreement, with functional VL score often lower than the interactive-critical dimension, as if the latter was stimulated by the COVID-19-related infodemic. Factors associated with VL included vaccination status, age, educational level, and, possibly, gender. Effective communication based on VL when promoting vaccination is critical to sustaining immunization against COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. The VL scales developed to date have shown good consistency. However, further research is needed to improve these tools and develop new ones.

COVID-19 vaccine literacy: A scoping review / Biasio, Luigi Roberto; Zanobini, Patrizio; Lorini, Chiara; Monaci, Pietro; Fanfani, Alice; Gallinoro, Veronica; Cerini, Gabriele; Albora, Giuseppe; Del Riccio, Marco; Pecorelli, Sergio; Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo. - In: HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS. - ISSN 2164-5515. - ELETTRONICO. - (2023), pp. 2176083.1-2176083.27. [10.1080/21645515.2023.2176083]

COVID-19 vaccine literacy: A scoping review

Zanobini, Patrizio;Lorini, Chiara;Monaci, Pietro;Fanfani, Alice;Gallinoro, Veronica;Cerini, Gabriele;Albora, Giuseppe;Del Riccio, Marco;Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo
2023

Abstract

To address vaccine hesitancy, specific self-rated tools have been developed to assess vaccine literacy (VL) related to COVID-19, including additional variables, such as beliefs, behavior, and willingness to be vaccinated. To explore the recent literature a search was performed selecting articles published between January 2020 and October 2022: 26 papers were identified using these tools in the context of COVID-19. Descriptive analysis showed that the levels of VL observed in the studies were generally in agreement, with functional VL score often lower than the interactive-critical dimension, as if the latter was stimulated by the COVID-19-related infodemic. Factors associated with VL included vaccination status, age, educational level, and, possibly, gender. Effective communication based on VL when promoting vaccination is critical to sustaining immunization against COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. The VL scales developed to date have shown good consistency. However, further research is needed to improve these tools and develop new ones.
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