Recruiting a Hard-to-Reach, Hidden and Vulnerable Population: The Methodological and Practical Pitfalls of Researching Vaccine-Hesitant Parents
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Abstract:
While recruitment is an essential aspect of any research project, its challenges are rarely acknowledged. We intend to address this gap by discussing the challenges to the participation of vaccine-hesitant parents defined here as a hard-to-reach, hidden and vulnerable population drawing on extensive empirical qualitative evidence from seven European countries. The difficulties in reaching vaccine-hesitant parents were very much related to issues concerning trust, as there appears to be a growing distrust in experts, which is extended to the work developed by researchers and their funding bodies. These difficulties have been accentuated by the public debate around COVID-19 vaccination, as it seems to have increased parents' hesitancy to participate. Findings from recruiting 167 vaccine-hesitant parents in seven European countries suggest that reflexive and sensible recruitment approaches should be developed.
Tipologia CRIS:
03A-Articolo su Rivista
Keywords:
hesitancy; interviews; recruitment; trust; vaccination
Elenco autori:
Hilario A.P.; Scavarda A.; Numerato D.; Mendonca J.; Cardano M.; Marhankova J.; Gariglio L.; Vuolanto P.; Anderson A.; Auvinen P.; Bracke P.; Douglass T.; Hobson-West P.; Lermytte E.; Polak P.; Rudek T.
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QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
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