Risk Awareness as a Key Determinant of Early Vaccine Uptake in the Mpox Vaccination Campaign in an Italian Region: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Giulia Del DucaAlessandro TavelliIlaria MastrorosaCamilla AgugliaSimone LaniniAnna Clelia BritaRoberta GagliardiniSerena VitaAlessandra VergoriJessica PaulicelliGiorgia NataliniAngela D'UrsoPierluca PiselliPaola GallìVanessa MondilloClaudio Maria MastroianniEnrica TamburriniLoredana SarmatiChristof StingoneMiriam LichtnerEmanuele NicastriMassimo FarinellaFilippo LeserriAndrea SidduFabrizio MaggiAntonella d'Arminio MonforteFrancesco VairoAlessandra BarcaFrancesco VaiaEnrico GirardiValentina MazzottaAndrea AntinoriPublished in: Vaccines (2023)
according to our data, risk awareness was a major determinant of early MpoxVax acceptance. Conversely, worse perceived health status and a low educational level were critical factors associated with delayed vaccination.