Chiara Cadeddu|Luca Regazzi|Guglielmo Bonaccorsi|Aldo Rosano|Brigid Unim|Robert Griebler|Thomas Link|Paola De Castro|Roberto D’Elia|Valeria Mastrilli|Luigi Palmieri
The Determinants of Vaccine Literacy in the Italian Population: Results from the Health Literacy Survey 2019
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore|Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore|University of Florence|Gesundheit Österreich|Gesundheit Österreich|Ministero della Salute|Ministero della Salute
vaccines among important public health achievements last century however vaccine awareness uptake still face significant challenges covid19 pandemic exacerbated phenomenon vaccine literacy vl ability find understand judge immunisationrelated information make appropriate immunisation decisions crosssectional study sample 3500 participants representative italian adult population aged 18 years conducted italy 2021 validated questionnaire including sections health literacy hl sociodemographic characteristics risk factors lifestyles respondents used vl measured four items item 19 22 26 29 hl section 676 respondents good 475 sufficient 201 level vl 324 limited vl levels although overall vl level quite high many participants reported difficulties dealing vaccination information particularly lower educational level living southern insular regions italy greater financial deprivation migration background improving vl italy top priority political agenda special regard socially geographically disadvantaged communities