Table 3 Overview of quantity of articles reporting associations between conspiracy narratives and vaccination intention or uptake

Experiments

 Studies

-

7

 N

-

2,438

Sample

 General public

-

7 (N = 2,438)

Results

 Effect of conspiracy narratives on Vaccination intention

-

6

 No effect

-

1

Correlative studies

 Studies

106

13

 N

215,646

140,44

Sample

 General public [studies (N)]

97 (N = 188,775)

13 (N = 14,044)

 Medical staff [studies (N)]

4 (N = 14,883)

-

 Non vaccinated participants [studies (N)]

5 (N = 11,988)

-

Results

Negative associations

 Vaccination intention and belief in vaccine-related conspiracy narratives

78

7

 Vaccination intention and conspiracy mentality

21

1

 Vaccination uptake and belief in vaccine-related conspiracy narratives

6

2

 Vaccination uptake and conspiracy mentality

-

2

 sum

105

12

Other results

 Not associated

7

1

 Positive association of vaccination intention and belief in vaccine-related conspiracy narratives

2

-

 sum

9

1

Qualitative studies

 Studies

7

2

 N

13,477

57

Sample

 General public

3 (N = 259)

2 (N = 57)

 Medical stuff

2 (N = 1,553)

-

 Non vaccinated participants

2 (N = 11,665)

-

Results

Conspiracy narratives as identified reason for

 Vaccination refusal (uptake)

2

2

 Vaccination refusal (intention)

5

-

 sum

7

2