Julio Arrontes
Demography_Lab, an educational application to evaluate population growth: Unstructured and matrix models
Ecology and evolution
decline childrens vaccination coverage resurgence preventable infectious diseases draw attention parents vaccine hesitancy study introduces two validated tools independently assess vaccine hesitancy health literacy among parents schoolage children developed vaccine confidence index vci 10 likert items exploring relationships exploratory confirmatory factor analyses modified imeter italian medical term recognition test measure health literacy assessed internal consistency modified imeter 10 likert items using cronbachs alpha test mcdonalds omega total coefficient good results 092 090 087 082 respectively used tools within questionnaire conducted 743 parents recruited pediatric clinic waiting rooms italy collecting demographic data information sources vaccines vaccinepreventable diseases knowledge vci resulting factor analyses consisted six items tenpoint likert scale reflecting ratio positive negative items survey revealed significant variations vci according individual features education use social networks health institutions sources information multivariate logistic regression identified association vaccine intention vci health literacy functional 912 participants knowledge vaccinepreventable diseases generally low vci showed significant association health literacy vaccinepreventable diseases knowledge vci modified imeter effectively assess vaccination attitude health literacy offering valuable public health tools tailoring vaccination campaigns hesitant population subgroups