F Fitzgerald, M Campbell, P E Kearney, S Cumming
Exploring the existence, strength, and independence of relative age and maturation selection biases: a case study in Gaelic football talent development programmes
Annals of human biology
covid19 vaccination united states stalled lowest rates south vaccine hesitancy primary contributor may influenced health literacy hl study assessed association hl covid19 vaccine hesitancy population residing 14 southern states crosssectional study using webbased survey conducted february june 2021 outcome vaccine hesitancy main independent variable hl assessed index score descriptive statistical tests performed multivariable logistic regression analysis conducted controlling sociodemographic variables total analytic sample n 221 overall rate vaccine hesitancy 235 vaccine hesitancy prevalent lowmoderate hl 333 vs high hl 227 association hl vaccine hesitancy however significant personal perception covid19 threat significantly associated lower odds vaccine hesitancy compared without perception threat adjusted odds ratio 015 95 ci 003073 p 0189 association raceethnicity vaccine hesitancy statistically significant p 1571 hl significant indicator vaccine hesitancy study population suggesting general low rates vaccination southern region may due knowledge covid19 indicates critical need placebased contextual research vaccine hesitancy region transcends sociodemographic differences