20.500.12556/RUL-166392 Determinants of COVID-19 vaccination intention in Central and Eastern Europe a cross-sectional study in Poland, Romania, and Slovenia Background Identifying predictors of vaccination intention is critical to developing appropriate programs and campaigns targeting groups reluctant to be vaccinated. This study aimed to identify the determinants of vaccination intention at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in three Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries: Poland, Romania, and Slovenia. Methods In this cross-sectional study, a sample of unvaccinated 1723 Poles, Romanians, and Slovenians completed an online survey (April 2021). Questions included measures of vaccination intention, attitudes towards vaccines, conspiracy mindset, preference for a type of vaccine, and trust in information sources. Results The results showed that mistrust of vaccine benefits and concerns about commercial profiteering negatively predicted vaccination intention. Conversely, trust in information from medical professionals and scientists, official sources, and traditional media was positively related to vaccination intention, while trust in digital media was negatively related to vaccination intention. In addition, preference for mRNA vaccine type was a positive significant predictor of vaccination intention. The differences between countries are discussed. Conclusions The study results deliver suggestions for developing appropriate vaccine uptake programs and campaigns that should consider presenting the positive outcomes of vaccines via official sources and traditional media based on scientific evidence and medical professionals’ knowledge. COVID-19 vaccination intention attitudes towards vaccines conspiracy mentality trust in information sources Central and Eastern Europe COVID-19 namera cepljenja odnos do cepiv miselnost zarote zaupanje v vire informacij srednja in vzhodna Evropa true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-01-10 08:08:54 2025-01-10 08:08:57 2025-01-11 04:01:41 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 12 str. [article no.] ǂ60 Vol. 82 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 614 2049-3258 10.1186/s13690-024-01261-0 195103747 Stebe_et_al_APH.pdf Stebe_et_al_APH.pdf 1 9C688365D6A7DA18F3B746E8B3F7ECD0 7c301f58ea3f098441dccf441e5014c2cce92bf7feaf2086b0b46cd5be42a415 483b1a11-cf21-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=197981 https://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13690-024-01261-0 0 5746dcb4-cf21-11ef-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=197982 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0