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Psychometric Properties of the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale Adapted for COVID-19 Vaccination among People with HIV

Violeta J. Rodriguez, Maria L. Alcaide, Ana S. Salazar, Emily K. Montgomerie, Marissa J. Maddalon, Deborah L Jones
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

ABSTRACT
We investigated the psychometric properties of the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale among people with HIV (PWH) for COVID-19 vaccination. Participants (N=175) were on average 51.55 years of age and 55% were women. Cronbach’s α = 0.72, suggesting reliability was acceptable. An exploratory factor analysis showed “Lack of confidence” and “risks” explained 45.55% and 12.31% of the variance. Results illustrate that the modified VHS for COVID-19 vaccination has adequate psychometric properties in PWH.