Information access and COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among foreign-born persons in Sweden – a focus group interview-study
Mia Söderberg, Juhaina Swaid, Kristina Aurelius, Annika Rosengren, Kristina Jakobsson, Maria Magnusson · 2024
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Söderberg and colleagues published in twenty twenty-four a focus group study of Covid vaccine hesitancy among foreign-born people in Sweden. Foreign-born residents had lower vaccination rates in most countries. The team interviewed hesitant adults plus health guides working in immigrant-dense areas. Three focus groups with eleven participants were analyzed thematically. Language barriers and cultural differences emerged as the first theme. Official Swedish information was barely used by most participants.
Instead, people relied on social media, contacts, and international outlets. Those channels spread contradictory and negative vaccine claims. Deciding meant weighing side-effect fears against wanting protection and helping society. Participants suggested multilingual outreach through trusted people and platforms. The authors say the information strategy was poorly adapted to these communities. Better tailoring could support fact-based decisions in future campaigns.
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| CREATOR | Mia Söderberg, Juhaina Swaid, Kristina Aurelius, Annika Rosengren, Kristina Jakobsson, Maria Magnusson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |