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Factors Affecting the Public Intention to Repeat the COVID-19 Vaccination: Implications for Vaccine Communication
Although most of the pandemic-related mandatory restrictions have been lifted or eased, vaccination is still recommended as an effective measure to minimize the damage from COVID-19 infection. Since COVID-19 eradication is unlikely, it is necessary to understand the factors affecting the public’s va...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10178399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37174775 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11091235 |
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author | Lee, Yubin Park, Kunhee Shin, Jeonghoon Oh, Jeonghyeon Jang, Yeongeun You, Myoungsoon |
author_facet | Lee, Yubin Park, Kunhee Shin, Jeonghoon Oh, Jeonghyeon Jang, Yeongeun You, Myoungsoon |
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description | Although most of the pandemic-related mandatory restrictions have been lifted or eased, vaccination is still recommended as an effective measure to minimize the damage from COVID-19 infection. Since COVID-19 eradication is unlikely, it is necessary to understand the factors affecting the public’s vaccination intention when COVID-19 vaccination is continuously recommended. This study aims to explore the factors that affect the intention to repeat the COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea. An online survey was conducted in January 2022 with adults living in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In a hierarchical logistic regression analysis, sociodemographic factors, COVID-19 infection-related factors, COVID-19 vaccination-related factors, sociocultural factors, and communication factors were taken into account. In this study, more than three-quarters (78.1%) of Koreans were willing to repeat the COVID-19 vaccination. People who had high-risk perceptions, had been vaccinated against COVID-19 at least once, had more authoritarian attitudes, regarded the vaccination as a social responsibility, and had positive attitudes toward health authorities’ regular briefings were more likely to repeat the vaccination. In contrast, those who directly or indirectly experienced COVID-19 vaccine side effects and who showed psychological reactance against the government’s vaccination recommendation were less likely to repeat the vaccination. Our research indicates that empathetic communication, promotion of the prosocial aspect of vaccination, and regular and transparent provision of vaccine information are essential for promoting the intention to repeat the COVID-19 vaccination. |
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spelling | pubmed-101783992023-05-13 Factors Affecting the Public Intention to Repeat the COVID-19 Vaccination: Implications for Vaccine Communication Lee, Yubin Park, Kunhee Shin, Jeonghoon Oh, Jeonghyeon Jang, Yeongeun You, Myoungsoon Healthcare (Basel) Article Although most of the pandemic-related mandatory restrictions have been lifted or eased, vaccination is still recommended as an effective measure to minimize the damage from COVID-19 infection. Since COVID-19 eradication is unlikely, it is necessary to understand the factors affecting the public’s vaccination intention when COVID-19 vaccination is continuously recommended. This study aims to explore the factors that affect the intention to repeat the COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea. An online survey was conducted in January 2022 with adults living in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In a hierarchical logistic regression analysis, sociodemographic factors, COVID-19 infection-related factors, COVID-19 vaccination-related factors, sociocultural factors, and communication factors were taken into account. In this study, more than three-quarters (78.1%) of Koreans were willing to repeat the COVID-19 vaccination. People who had high-risk perceptions, had been vaccinated against COVID-19 at least once, had more authoritarian attitudes, regarded the vaccination as a social responsibility, and had positive attitudes toward health authorities’ regular briefings were more likely to repeat the vaccination. In contrast, those who directly or indirectly experienced COVID-19 vaccine side effects and who showed psychological reactance against the government’s vaccination recommendation were less likely to repeat the vaccination. Our research indicates that empathetic communication, promotion of the prosocial aspect of vaccination, and regular and transparent provision of vaccine information are essential for promoting the intention to repeat the COVID-19 vaccination. MDPI 2023-04-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10178399/ /pubmed/37174775 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11091235 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lee, Yubin Park, Kunhee Shin, Jeonghoon Oh, Jeonghyeon Jang, Yeongeun You, Myoungsoon Factors Affecting the Public Intention to Repeat the COVID-19 Vaccination: Implications for Vaccine Communication |
title | Factors Affecting the Public Intention to Repeat the COVID-19 Vaccination: Implications for Vaccine Communication |
title_full | Factors Affecting the Public Intention to Repeat the COVID-19 Vaccination: Implications for Vaccine Communication |
title_fullStr | Factors Affecting the Public Intention to Repeat the COVID-19 Vaccination: Implications for Vaccine Communication |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors Affecting the Public Intention to Repeat the COVID-19 Vaccination: Implications for Vaccine Communication |
title_short | Factors Affecting the Public Intention to Repeat the COVID-19 Vaccination: Implications for Vaccine Communication |
title_sort | factors affecting the public intention to repeat the covid-19 vaccination: implications for vaccine communication |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10178399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37174775 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11091235 |
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