Vaccine hesitancy and socioeconomic status, scientific temperament and media preference (360G-Wellcome-206152_Z_17_Z)

£42,800

Vaccine hesitancy and refusal are increasingly important public health issues, with decreases in vaccine confidence resulting in well-documented outbreaks of disease in recent years. Developing effective policies to target vaccine-hesitant groups relies on a detailed understanding of the drivers of vaccine heistancy. The research proposed in this grant will further our understanding of these drivers by probing the ties between individuals’ vaccination beliefs and a number of factors including: socioeconomic and demographic factors; knowledge and perceptions about science and medical research (including development of vaccines); trust in healthcare professionals and the media; and political and media preferences. This would be the first study to explicitly examine how attitudes to, beliefs in, and knowledge of science and medical research, and media preferences modulate vaccination views. This study represents an exciting opportunity to identify behaviours, beliefs, and social groups susceptible to anti-vaccination beliefs so we can advance UK vaccination policy through specific targetting of such behaviours.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 42800
Applicant Surname Jones
Approval Committee Wellcome Monitor Advisory Committee
Award Date 2016-11-14T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2016/17
Grant Programme: Title Discretionary Award – Directorate
Internal ID 206152/Z/17/Z
Lead Applicant Prof Nick Jones
Partnership Value 42800
Planned Dates: End Date 2018-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2017-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London