Differences in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake according to region of birth: findings from a cross-sectional survey in Sweden
Mariam Hassan, Adam Mitchell, Malin Inghammar, Jonas Björk, Louise Bennet · 2026
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Vaccine acceptance predicts uptake unevenly across birth regions in Sweden, in a 2026 survey by Mariam Hassan and colleagues. The anonymous cross-sectional questionnaire reached 3,281 people born in Sweden or in Western and non-Western countries, scoring six domains from trust to norms and access.
Acceptance and actual vaccination aligned strongly overall, but the link weakened for non-Western-born respondents. Vaccinated people born in Sweden scored 9.5 points higher on acceptance than unvaccinated peers, versus only 2.8 points among non-Western-born groups. Descriptive norms, what others visibly do, mattered for the Swedish and Western groups. One-size messaging, the data suggest, misses group-specific drivers.
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| CREATOR | Mariam Hassan, Adam Mitchell, Malin Inghammar, Jonas Björk, Louise Bennet |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45352 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |