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Ward)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 258.144 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 263.565 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(William S Schulz)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 336.154 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 341.575 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Pierre Verger)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 651.342 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Peretti-Watel P, Larson HJ, Ward JK, Schulz WS, Verger P. Vaccine Hesitancy: Clarifying a Theoretical Framework for an )] TJ ET BT 26.250 639.438 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Ambiguous Notion. PLOS Currents Outbreaks. 2015 Feb 25 . Edition 1. doi: )] TJ ET BT 26.250 627.533 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(10.1371/currents.outbreaks.6844c80ff9f5b273f34c91f71b7fc289.)] TJ ET q 15.000 46.187 577.500 578.965 re W n 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 598.430 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Abstract)] TJ ET BT 26.250 578.476 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Today, according to many public health experts, public confidence in vaccines is waning. The term “vaccine hesitancy” \(VH\) is )] TJ ET BT 26.250 566.571 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(increasingly used to describe the spread of such vaccine reluctance. But VH is an ambiguous notion and its theoretical )] TJ ET BT 26.250 554.667 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(background appears uncertain. To clarify this concept, we first review the current definitions of VH in the public health literature )] TJ ET BT 26.250 542.762 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(and examine its most prominent characteristics. VH has been defined as a set of beliefs, attitudes, or behaviours, or some )] TJ ET BT 26.250 530.857 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(combination of them, shared by a large and heterogeneous portion of the population and including people who exhibit reluctant )] TJ ET BT 26.250 518.952 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(conformism \(they may either decline a vaccine, delay it or accept it despite their doubts\) and vaccine-specific behaviours. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 507.048 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Secondly, we underline some of the ambiguities of this notion and argue that it is more a catchall category than a real concept. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 495.143 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(We also call into question the usefulness of understanding VH as an intermediate position along a continuum ranging from anti-)] TJ ET BT 26.250 483.238 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(vaccine to pro-vaccine attitudes, and we discuss its qualification as a belief, attitude or behaviour. Thirdly, we propose a )] TJ ET BT 26.250 471.333 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(theoretical framework, based on previous literature and taking into account some major structural features of contemporary )] TJ ET BT 26.250 459.429 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(societies, that considers VH as a kind of decision-making process that depends on people’s level of commitment to )] TJ ET BT 26.250 447.524 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(healthism/risk culture and on their level of confidence in the health authorities and mainstream medicine.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 410.921 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Funding Statement)] TJ ET BT 26.250 390.967 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Funding: Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé \(ANSM\) in the frame of the call for research )] TJ ET BT 26.250 379.062 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(projects in 2013 \(grant 2013S064\).)] TJ ET BT 26.250 349.960 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Related Articles)] TJ ET BT 26.250 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The article is part of the )] TJ ET BT 130.838 330.006 Td /F5 9.8 Tf [(PLOS Currents Outbreaks )] TJ ET BT 247.341 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(“)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 250.588 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Vaccine Hesitancy Collection)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 376.294 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(“.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 293.403 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Introduction)] TJ ET BT 26.250 273.449 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Today, according to many public health experts, public confidence in vaccines is waning)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 405.584 274.956 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(1)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 410.402 277.337 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 412.812 274.956 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(2)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 417.630 277.337 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 420.040 274.956 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(3)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 424.858 273.449 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(. Researchers investigating this )] TJ ET BT 26.250 261.544 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(phenomenon are now abandoning expressions such as “vaccine resistance” or “vaccine opposition”, increasingly replacing )] TJ ET BT 26.250 249.639 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(them by the new term “vaccine hesitancy” \(VH\) to describe the spread of vaccine reluctance. According to the Working Group )] TJ ET BT 26.250 237.735 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(on Vaccine Hesitancy appointed by the World Health Organisation’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts \(SAGE\) on )] TJ ET BT 26.250 225.830 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Immunisation, VH “refers to delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services”, and this )] TJ ET BT 26.250 213.925 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(phenomenon “is complex and context specific varying across time, place and vaccines” )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 404.482 215.432 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(4)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 409.300 213.925 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(. Several literature reviews have )] TJ ET BT 26.250 202.020 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(already been devoted to this issue )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 176.917 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(5)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 181.735 205.909 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 184.145 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(6)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 188.963 205.909 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 191.373 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(7)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 196.191 205.909 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 198.601 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(8)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 203.419 202.020 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(. Articles using the VH terminology have mainly been published in journals specialised )] TJ ET BT 26.250 190.116 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(in vaccination or paediatric issues, but also in more generalist journals \(Lancet, )] TJ ET BT 369.265 190.116 Td /F5 9.8 Tf [(British Medical Journal,)] TJ ET BT 470.041 190.116 Td /F5 9.8 Tf [(Science\).)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 510.679 191.623 Td /F6 8.7 Tf [(3)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 515.497 194.004 Td /F5 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 517.907 191.623 Td /F6 8.7 Tf [(9)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 522.725 194.004 Td /F5 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 525.135 191.623 Td /F6 8.7 Tf [(10)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 170.711 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Despite — or perhaps because of — this success, VH is an ambiguous notion and its theoretical background appears uncertain. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 158.806 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(It may have originated as a catchy expression coined by experts to capture policy-makers’ attention, as current vaccine )] TJ ET BT 26.250 146.901 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(coverage rates do not yet reflect the growing reluctance toward vaccination witnessed by empirical researchers. But hasty use )] TJ ET BT 26.250 134.997 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(of this notion may lead to misunderstandings and ineffective policies if, for example, one considers hesitancy as a necessarily )] TJ ET BT 26.250 123.092 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(transient state between full support and strong opposition.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 103.687 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(In this paper, we first review the current definitions of VH in the public health literature and examine its most prominent )] TJ ET BT 26.250 91.782 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(characteristics; we also underline some of its ambiguities. We then call into question the usefulness of the common )] TJ ET BT 26.250 79.878 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(understanding of VH as an intermediate position along a continuum ranging from anti-vaccine to pro-vaccine attitudes, and we )] TJ ET BT 26.250 67.973 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(discuss its qualification as a belief, attitude, or behaviour. Finally, we propose a theoretical framework related to two different )] TJ ET BT 26.250 56.068 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(concepts: healthism/risk culture and \(dis\)trust toward health authorities and mainstream medicine.)] TJ ET Q q 15.000 684.354 577.500 53.646 re W n 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 15.000 718.042 Td /F2 21.0 Tf [(Vaccine Hesitancy: Clarifying a Theoretical Framework for an )] TJ ET BT 15.000 693.094 Td /F2 21.0 Tf [(Ambiguous Notion)] TJ ET Q 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 15.000 675.088 Td /F3 9.8 Tf [(February 25, 2015)] TJ ET BT 93.263 675.088 Td /F3 9.8 Tf [(·)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 98.138 675.088 Td /F3 9.8 Tf [(Discussion)] TJ ET BT 26.250 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Patrick Peretti-Watel)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 115.102 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 120.523 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Heidi J Larson)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 182.835 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 188.256 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Jeremy K. Ward)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 258.144 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 263.565 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(William S Schulz)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 336.154 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 341.575 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Pierre Verger)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 651.342 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Peretti-Watel P, Larson HJ, Ward JK, Schulz WS, Verger P. Vaccine Hesitancy: Clarifying a Theoretical Framework for an )] TJ ET BT 26.250 639.438 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Ambiguous Notion. PLOS Currents Outbreaks. 2015 Feb 25 . Edition 1. doi: )] TJ ET BT 26.250 627.533 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(10.1371/currents.outbreaks.6844c80ff9f5b273f34c91f71b7fc289.)] TJ ET q 15.000 46.187 577.500 578.965 re W n 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 598.430 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Abstract)] TJ ET BT 26.250 578.476 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Today, according to many public health experts, public confidence in vaccines is waning. The term “vaccine hesitancy” \(VH\) is )] TJ ET BT 26.250 566.571 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(increasingly used to describe the spread of such vaccine reluctance. But VH is an ambiguous notion and its theoretical )] TJ ET BT 26.250 554.667 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(background appears uncertain. To clarify this concept, we first review the current definitions of VH in the public health literature )] TJ ET BT 26.250 542.762 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(and examine its most prominent characteristics. VH has been defined as a set of beliefs, attitudes, or behaviours, or some )] TJ ET BT 26.250 530.857 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(combination of them, shared by a large and heterogeneous portion of the population and including people who exhibit reluctant )] TJ ET BT 26.250 518.952 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(conformism \(they may either decline a vaccine, delay it or accept it despite their doubts\) and vaccine-specific behaviours. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 507.048 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Secondly, we underline some of the ambiguities of this notion and argue that it is more a catchall category than a real concept. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 495.143 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(We also call into question the usefulness of understanding VH as an intermediate position along a continuum ranging from anti-)] TJ ET BT 26.250 483.238 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(vaccine to pro-vaccine attitudes, and we discuss its qualification as a belief, attitude or behaviour. Thirdly, we propose a )] TJ ET BT 26.250 471.333 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(theoretical framework, based on previous literature and taking into account some major structural features of contemporary )] TJ ET BT 26.250 459.429 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(societies, that considers VH as a kind of decision-making process that depends on people’s level of commitment to )] TJ ET BT 26.250 447.524 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(healthism/risk culture and on their level of confidence in the health authorities and mainstream medicine.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 410.921 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Funding Statement)] TJ ET BT 26.250 390.967 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Funding: Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé \(ANSM\) in the frame of the call for research )] TJ ET BT 26.250 379.062 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(projects in 2013 \(grant 2013S064\).)] TJ ET BT 26.250 349.960 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Related Articles)] TJ ET BT 26.250 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The article is part of the )] TJ ET BT 130.838 330.006 Td /F5 9.8 Tf [(PLOS Currents Outbreaks )] TJ ET BT 247.341 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(“)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 250.588 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Vaccine Hesitancy Collection)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 376.294 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(“.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 293.403 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Introduction)] TJ ET BT 26.250 273.449 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Today, according to many public health experts, public confidence in vaccines is waning)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 405.584 274.956 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(1)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 410.402 277.337 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 412.812 274.956 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(2)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 417.630 277.337 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 420.040 274.956 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(3)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 424.858 273.449 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(. Researchers investigating this )] TJ ET BT 26.250 261.544 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(phenomenon are now abandoning expressions such as “vaccine resistance” or “vaccine opposition”, increasingly replacing )] TJ ET BT 26.250 249.639 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(them by the new term “vaccine hesitancy” \(VH\) to describe the spread of vaccine reluctance. According to the Working Group )] TJ ET BT 26.250 237.735 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(on Vaccine Hesitancy appointed by the World Health Organisation’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts \(SAGE\) on )] TJ ET BT 26.250 225.830 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Immunisation, VH “refers to delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services”, and this )] TJ ET BT 26.250 213.925 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(phenomenon “is complex and context specific varying across time, place and vaccines” )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 404.482 215.432 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(4)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 409.300 213.925 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(. Several literature reviews have )] TJ ET BT 26.250 202.020 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(already been devoted to this issue )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 176.917 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(5)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 181.735 205.909 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 184.145 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(6)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 188.963 205.909 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 191.373 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(7)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 196.191 205.909 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 198.601 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(8)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 203.419 202.020 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(. Articles using the VH terminology have mainly been published in journals specialised )] TJ ET BT 26.250 190.116 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(in vaccination or paediatric issues, but also in more generalist journals \(Lancet, )] TJ ET BT 369.265 190.116 Td /F5 9.8 Tf [(British Medical Journal,)] TJ ET BT 470.041 190.116 Td /F5 9.8 Tf [(Science\).)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 510.679 191.623 Td /F6 8.7 Tf [(3)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 515.497 194.004 Td /F5 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 517.907 191.623 Td /F6 8.7 Tf [(9)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 522.725 194.004 Td /F5 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 525.135 191.623 Td /F6 8.7 Tf [(10)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 170.711 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Despite — or perhaps because of — this success, VH is an ambiguous notion and its theoretical background appears uncertain. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 158.806 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(It may have originated as a catchy expression coined by experts to capture policy-makers’ attention, as current vaccine )] TJ ET BT 26.250 146.901 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(coverage rates do not yet reflect the growing reluctance toward vaccination witnessed by empirical researchers. But hasty use )] TJ ET BT 26.250 134.997 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(of this notion may lead to misunderstandings and ineffective policies if, for example, one considers hesitancy as a necessarily )] TJ ET BT 26.250 123.092 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(transient state between full support and strong opposition.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 103.687 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(In this paper, we first review the current definitions of VH in the public health literature and examine its most prominent )] TJ ET BT 26.250 91.782 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(characteristics; we also underline some of its ambiguities. We then call into question the usefulness of the common )] TJ ET BT 26.250 79.878 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(understanding of VH as an intermediate position along a continuum ranging from anti-vaccine to pro-vaccine attitudes, and we )] TJ ET BT 26.250 67.973 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(discuss its qualification as a belief, attitude, or behaviour. Finally, we propose a theoretical framework related to two different )] TJ ET BT 26.250 56.068 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(concepts: healthism/risk culture and \(dis\)trust toward health authorities and mainstream medicine.)] TJ ET Q q 15.000 684.354 577.500 53.646 re W n 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 15.000 718.042 Td /F2 21.0 Tf [(Vaccine Hesitancy: Clarifying a Theoretical Framework for an )] TJ ET BT 15.000 693.094 Td /F2 21.0 Tf [(Ambiguous Notion)] TJ ET Q 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 15.000 675.088 Td /F3 9.8 Tf [(February 25, 2015)] TJ ET BT 93.263 675.088 Td /F3 9.8 Tf [(·)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 98.138 675.088 Td /F3 9.8 Tf [(Discussion)] TJ ET BT 26.250 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Patrick Peretti-Watel)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 115.102 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 120.523 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Heidi J Larson)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 182.835 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 188.256 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Jeremy K. Ward)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 258.144 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 263.565 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(William S Schulz)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 336.154 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(, )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 341.575 663.247 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Pierre Verger)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 651.342 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Peretti-Watel P, Larson HJ, Ward JK, Schulz WS, Verger P. Vaccine Hesitancy: Clarifying a Theoretical Framework for an )] TJ ET BT 26.250 639.438 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Ambiguous Notion. PLOS Currents Outbreaks. 2015 Feb 25 . Edition 1. doi: )] TJ ET BT 26.250 627.533 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(10.1371/currents.outbreaks.6844c80ff9f5b273f34c91f71b7fc289.)] TJ ET q 15.000 46.187 577.500 578.965 re W n 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 598.430 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Abstract)] TJ ET BT 26.250 578.476 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Today, according to many public health experts, public confidence in vaccines is waning. The term “vaccine hesitancy” \(VH\) is )] TJ ET BT 26.250 566.571 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(increasingly used to describe the spread of such vaccine reluctance. But VH is an ambiguous notion and its theoretical )] TJ ET BT 26.250 554.667 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(background appears uncertain. To clarify this concept, we first review the current definitions of VH in the public health literature )] TJ ET BT 26.250 542.762 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(and examine its most prominent characteristics. VH has been defined as a set of beliefs, attitudes, or behaviours, or some )] TJ ET BT 26.250 530.857 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(combination of them, shared by a large and heterogeneous portion of the population and including people who exhibit reluctant )] TJ ET BT 26.250 518.952 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(conformism \(they may either decline a vaccine, delay it or accept it despite their doubts\) and vaccine-specific behaviours. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 507.048 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Secondly, we underline some of the ambiguities of this notion and argue that it is more a catchall category than a real concept. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 495.143 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(We also call into question the usefulness of understanding VH as an intermediate position along a continuum ranging from anti-)] TJ ET BT 26.250 483.238 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(vaccine to pro-vaccine attitudes, and we discuss its qualification as a belief, attitude or behaviour. Thirdly, we propose a )] TJ ET BT 26.250 471.333 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(theoretical framework, based on previous literature and taking into account some major structural features of contemporary )] TJ ET BT 26.250 459.429 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(societies, that considers VH as a kind of decision-making process that depends on people’s level of commitment to )] TJ ET BT 26.250 447.524 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(healthism/risk culture and on their level of confidence in the health authorities and mainstream medicine.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 410.921 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Funding Statement)] TJ ET BT 26.250 390.967 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Funding: Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé \(ANSM\) in the frame of the call for research )] TJ ET BT 26.250 379.062 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(projects in 2013 \(grant 2013S064\).)] TJ ET BT 26.250 349.960 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Related Articles)] TJ ET BT 26.250 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The article is part of the )] TJ ET BT 130.838 330.006 Td /F5 9.8 Tf [(PLOS Currents Outbreaks )] TJ ET BT 247.341 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(“)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 250.588 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Vaccine Hesitancy Collection)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 376.294 330.006 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(“.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 293.403 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Introduction)] TJ ET BT 26.250 273.449 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Today, according to many public health experts, public confidence in vaccines is waning)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 405.584 274.956 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(1)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 410.402 277.337 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 412.812 274.956 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(2)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 417.630 277.337 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 420.040 274.956 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(3)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 424.858 273.449 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(. Researchers investigating this )] TJ ET BT 26.250 261.544 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(phenomenon are now abandoning expressions such as “vaccine resistance” or “vaccine opposition”, increasingly replacing )] TJ ET BT 26.250 249.639 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(them by the new term “vaccine hesitancy” \(VH\) to describe the spread of vaccine reluctance. According to the Working Group )] TJ ET BT 26.250 237.735 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(on Vaccine Hesitancy appointed by the World Health Organisation’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts \(SAGE\) on )] TJ ET BT 26.250 225.830 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Immunisation, VH “refers to delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services”, and this )] TJ ET BT 26.250 213.925 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(phenomenon “is complex and context specific varying across time, place and vaccines” )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 404.482 215.432 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(4)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 409.300 213.925 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(. Several literature reviews have )] TJ ET BT 26.250 202.020 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(already been devoted to this issue )] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 176.917 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(5)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 181.735 205.909 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 184.145 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(6)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 188.963 205.909 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 191.373 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(7)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 196.191 205.909 Td /F1 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 198.601 203.528 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(8)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 203.419 202.020 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(. Articles using the VH terminology have mainly been published in journals specialised )] TJ ET BT 26.250 190.116 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(in vaccination or paediatric issues, but also in more generalist journals \(Lancet, )] TJ ET BT 369.265 190.116 Td /F5 9.8 Tf [(British Medical Journal,)] TJ ET BT 470.041 190.116 Td /F5 9.8 Tf [(Science\).)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 510.679 191.623 Td /F6 8.7 Tf [(3)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 515.497 194.004 Td /F5 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 517.907 191.623 Td /F6 8.7 Tf [(9)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 522.725 194.004 Td /F5 8.7 Tf [(,)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 525.135 191.623 Td /F6 8.7 Tf [(10)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 170.711 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Despite — or perhaps because of — this success, VH is an ambiguous notion and its theoretical background appears uncertain. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 158.806 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(It may have originated as a catchy expression coined by experts to capture policy-makers’ attention, as current vaccine )] TJ ET BT 26.250 146.901 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(coverage rates do not yet reflect the growing reluctance toward vaccination witnessed by empirical researchers. But hasty use )] TJ ET BT 26.250 134.997 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(of this notion may lead to misunderstandings and ineffective policies if, for example, one considers hesitancy as a necessarily )] TJ ET BT 26.250 123.092 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(transient state between full support and strong opposition.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 103.687 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(In this paper, we first review the current definitions of VH in the public health literature and examine its most prominent )] TJ ET BT 26.250 91.782 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(characteristics; we also underline some of its ambiguities. We then call into question the usefulness of the common )] TJ ET BT 26.250 79.878 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(understanding of VH as an intermediate position along a continuum ranging from anti-vaccine to pro-vaccine attitudes, and we )] TJ ET BT 26.250 67.973 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(discuss its qualification as a belief, attitude, or behaviour. 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