Naslov
Postmodern Attitudes to Health and Vaccination Hesitancy in Croatia: A Focus-Group Study

Autori
Dremel, Anita

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
15th ESA Conference: Sociological Knowledges for Alternative Futures

Mjesto i datum
Barcelona, Španjolska, 31.08.2021. - 03.09.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
vaccination, hesitancy, health, postmodern values

Sažetak
The aim of this study is to discuss postmodern attitudes to health in relation to vaccination hesitancy in Croatia based on focus group discussions, conducted asynchronously with 40 Croatian citizens in October 2020. The data were coded and analysed with the help of NVivo software. The study is part of the wider research project funded by the Croatian Science Foundation. Our data suggest that vaccination attitudes should be seen as a continuum ranging from ardent advocacy of mandatory vaccination to a complete refusal of any vaccine, whereby the term vaccine hesitant is reserved for a heterogenous group (where people can refuse only some vaccines, delay vaccine schedule, refuse non-obligatory vaccines etc.). The results of iterative thematic analysis reveal risk perception, distrust in the healthcare system and lifestyle factors as relevant determinants of vaccine hesitancy. As the attitudes connected with vaccine hesitancy are, among other factors, under the influence of wider socio-cultural context, in this paper the focus is put on examining our results in the broader context of postmodern health beliefs, which include but are not limited to the advocacy of a holistic approach and unobtrusive treatments, patient participation, harmony of body, mind and spirit etc.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

POVEZANOST RADA