Journal
VACCINES
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9050445
Keywords
protection motivation theory; COVID-19; vaccination; intention; determinant
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71904089]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2019M662392]
- Qingdao Postdoctoral Foundation
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The study found that factors such as age, income, and health insurance status affect people's willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with professionals and those without health insurance showing the lowest intention to vaccinate. Strengthening publicity on the safety and efficacy of vaccines and improving accessibility to the COVID-19 vaccine are recommended.
(1) Background: More coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are gradually being developed and marketed. Improving the vaccination intention will be the key to increasing the vaccination rate in the future; (2) Methods: A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect data on COVID-19 vaccination intentions, protection motivation and control variables. Pearson Chi-square test and multivariate ordered logistic regression models were specified to analyze the determinants of intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine; (3) Results: Although the vaccine was free, 17.75% of the 2377 respondents did not want, or were hesitant, to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Respondents' cognition of vaccine safety, external reward and response efficacy were positively related to COVID-19 vaccination intention, while age, income and response cost were negatively related to the intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Professionals and people without medical insurance had the lowest intention to vaccinate; (4) Conclusions: The older aged, people without health insurance, those with higher incomes and professionals should be treated as the key intervention targets. Strengthening publicity and education about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, training vaccinated people and community leaders as propagandists for the vaccine, and improving the accessibility to the COVID-19 vaccine are recommended to improve COVID-19 vaccination intention.
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