title: Interest in an Ebola vaccine among a U.S. national sample during the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
abstract: To better understand the association between Ebola-related attitudes and interest in receiving an Ebola virus vaccine, a survey was administered to a U.S. national sample using GfK's KnowledgePanel®. Among participants (N=1417), 34.1% expressed interest in an Ebola vaccine for themselves. In the subset of participants with children aged 0-17 (N=410), 38.1% expressed interest in an Ebola vaccine for their child. In multivariable analyses, vaccine interest for oneself was associated with perceived susceptibility to Ebola (p=0.009), beliefs that the U.S. government should spend money to control Ebola (p=0.002), and beliefs Ebola posed a national threat (p=0.007). Vaccine interest for one's child was associated with perceived severity of Ebola (p=0.018) and beliefs that the U.S. government should spend money to control Ebola (p=0.003). Findings highlight the influence of personal and national threat beliefs on vaccine interest. Understanding the impact of threat beliefs may benefit vaccine campaign development during future pandemic threats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, United States. Electronic address: jpainte6@gmu.edu.
authors.forename: Julia E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Painter
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, United States.
authors.forename: Ralph J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: DiClemente
authors.affiliation: Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, United States.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: von Fricken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D046129:Ebola Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D046129:Ebola Vaccines
keywords: Acceptability; Attitudes; Ebola; Interest; Vaccine