Validation of the vaccine conspiracy beliefs scale

Using VCBS, researchers can study how these beliefs affect hesitation and absorption of vaccines.

The attitude of vaccination by parents affects the vaccination decision for children. To date, no studies have evaluated the impact of the vaccine conspiracy belief on the acceptance of human papilloma virus vaccines. The authors evaluated the effectiveness of the Vaccine Consciousness Belief Scale (VCBS) and decided whether this scale is related to the parents 'sons' willingness to vaccinate HPV.

Canadian parents completed a 24-minute online survey in 2014. Measurements included social demographic variables, HPV knowledge, health care provider recommendations, conspiracy psychology questionnaires (CMQ), seven VCBS, parents prepared to vaccinate their sons in two times there is. Price point

A total of 1,427 Canadian parents completed the investigation in English (61.2%) or French (38.8%). Factor analysis showed that VCBS was one dimensional and had high internal consistency (α = 0.937). The structural validity of VCBS was supported by a moderate relationship with CMQ (r = 0.44, p <0.001). Hierarchical regression analysis showed that VCBS was able to control HPV vaccinated children at two price zones ("free" or "$ 300") after managing gender, age, household income, academic background, and knowledge of HPV I found that there is a negative correlation with the willingness to vaccinate. And advice from medical providers

VCBS is a short and effective measure that can be used to further clarify vaccine hesitation. Future research can evaluate the influence of vaccine consciousness beliefs on vaccine intake with VCBS and concerns about vaccinations that may challenge and reverse

In a study conducted in the UK, parents who believe anti-vaccine conspiracy theory are less likely to vaccinate fictitious children, suggesting that increasing the vaccine intake also needs to cope with the influence of conspiracy theory It is. Health related information dissemination initiatives are far more complex and seemingly seemingly complicated

The attitude of vaccination by parents affects the vaccination decision for children. To date, no studies have evaluated the influence of the beliefs of a vaccine conspiracy on the acceptance of human papilloma virus vaccines. The authors evaluated the effectiveness of the Vaccine Consciousness Belief Scale (VCBS) and determined whether the scale is related to a son who parents are willing to vaccinate with HPV vaccines. A total of 1,427 Canadian parents completed the investigation in English (61.2%) or French (38.8%). Factor analysis showed that VCBS was one dimensional and had high internal consistency (α = 0.937). The structural validity of VCBS was supported by a moderate relationship with CMQ (r = 0.44, p <0.001). Hierarchical regression analysis showed that VCBS was able to control HPV vaccinated children at two price zones ("free" or "$ 300") after managing gender, age, household income, academic background, and knowledge of HPV I found that there is a negative correlation with the willingness to vaccinate. And advice from medical providers

Conspiracy theory may shake the foundation of public health. For example, antiepileptic drugs (people, especially parents, people against immunization) agree that the vaccine could lead to belief in small island developing countries and autism. The social network provides a platform for these people to unite and fear, publicly insist on an unfounded idea. This belief is increasingly widespread, reflecting the number of anti vaxxers. This has the potential to lower the immunity of the population and to easily sensitize to preventable diseases. This belief has returned us to the medical and public health fields for decades.