This paper investigates negative attitudes toward vaccines in Italy, where anti-vaccination movements have gained significant momentum in recent years Considering the substantial health risk to herd immunity the issue poses, particularly after the sudden outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly urgent to study the prevalence and diffusion of anti-vaccination beliefs Using data from the 2016 European Social Survey's (ESS) country specific questions for Italy, the prevalence of anti-vaccination attitudes is examined along with how they are influenced by demographic, attitudinal and value-oriented determinants The results show that 15 percent of the Italian public strictly hold negative views toward vaccination, and the prevalence of anti-vaccination attitudes is most commonly found among those who are less educated and aged between 25 and 34 While religiosity and political conservatism do not have an effect on antivaccination beliefs, our results indicate a strong positive link between anti-vaccination attitudes and distrust in the country's health-care systems and political institutions

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谁对疫苗持怀疑态度？意大利反疫苗接种态度的流行率和决定因素

这篇论文调查了意大利对疫苗的负面态度，近年来反疫苗运动在意大利获得了显着的推动力 考虑到该问题对群体免疫构成的巨大健康风险，特别是在 Covid-19 大流行突然爆发之后，它变得越来越迫切需要研究反疫苗接种信念的流行和传播情况 使用 2016 年欧洲社会调查 (ESS) 针对意大利国家特定问题的数据，研究了反疫苗接种态度的流行以及它们如何受人口、态度和价值的影响导向决定因素 结果显示，15% 的意大利公众对疫苗接种持负面看法，反对疫苗接种态度的普遍性最常见于受教育程度较低且年龄在 25 至 34 岁之间的人 虽然宗教信仰和政治保守主义对反疫苗接种信念没有影响，但我们的结果表明反疫苗接种态度之间存在很强的正相关关系以及对该国医疗保健系统和政治机构的不信任