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Living in a Region With a Low Level of COVID-19 Infection: Health Belief Toward COVID-19 Vaccination and Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Hong Kong Individuals
INTRODUCTION: Vaccination is vital for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals’ vaccination intention is a good predictor of vaccine uptake and is influenced by individuals’ health belief toward vaccination. Regions with different levels of pandemic severity may present varying effects. This...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8968439/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35352982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00469580221082787 |
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author | Lee, Linda Yin-king Chu, Kit-ying Chan, Max Hin-wa Wong, Chloe Tsz-ching Leung, Heidi Po-ying Chan, Issac Chun-wing Ng, Crystal Kit-ying Wong, Rachel Yuen-shan Pun, Angel Lok-ching Ng, Yaki Hoi-ying Ng, Joe Ka-chun |
author_facet | Lee, Linda Yin-king Chu, Kit-ying Chan, Max Hin-wa Wong, Chloe Tsz-ching Leung, Heidi Po-ying Chan, Issac Chun-wing Ng, Crystal Kit-ying Wong, Rachel Yuen-shan Pun, Angel Lok-ching Ng, Yaki Hoi-ying Ng, Joe Ka-chun |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Vaccination is vital for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals’ vaccination intention is a good predictor of vaccine uptake and is influenced by individuals’ health belief toward vaccination. Regions with different levels of pandemic severity may present varying effects. This study aimed to determine the influence of health belief on COVID-19 vaccination intention in a region with a low level of COVID-19 infection. METHODS: This cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted on a quota sample of 800 adults in Hong Kong before the commencement of the local COVID-19 vaccination program. The Health Belief Model Scale–COVID-19 was developed to assess health belief toward COVID-19 vaccination. The contribution of health belief on explaining intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine was assessed using logistic regression. RESULTS: The subjects demonstrated moderate levels in all aspects of health belief. Only 28.9% of the subjects indicated an intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. After controlling for age, educational level, marital status, and high risk status, the logistic regression analysis indicated that perceived benefits of vaccination (OR = 1.615; CI 95%: 1.443–1.807; P < .001), perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 (OR = 1.130; CI 95%: 1.032–1.237; P = .008), cues to action toward vaccination (OR = 1.212; CI 95%: 1.108–1.326; P < .001), and perceived barriers to vaccination (OR = .696; CI 95%: .641–.756; P < .001) were associated with intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. CONCLUSION: Vaccination campaigns in regions with good control of the pandemic should promote the benefits of vaccination, emphasizing how it can help individuals regain a sense of normalcy in their daily lives and stop the spread of COVID-19. Although the COVID-19 pandemic affects countries worldwide, this study highlights the importance of adopting specific vaccination promotion strategies for regions with different levels of pandemic severity. |
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spelling | pubmed-89684392022-04-01 Living in a Region With a Low Level of COVID-19 Infection: Health Belief Toward COVID-19 Vaccination and Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Hong Kong Individuals Lee, Linda Yin-king Chu, Kit-ying Chan, Max Hin-wa Wong, Chloe Tsz-ching Leung, Heidi Po-ying Chan, Issac Chun-wing Ng, Crystal Kit-ying Wong, Rachel Yuen-shan Pun, Angel Lok-ching Ng, Yaki Hoi-ying Ng, Joe Ka-chun Inquiry Original Research Article INTRODUCTION: Vaccination is vital for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals’ vaccination intention is a good predictor of vaccine uptake and is influenced by individuals’ health belief toward vaccination. Regions with different levels of pandemic severity may present varying effects. This study aimed to determine the influence of health belief on COVID-19 vaccination intention in a region with a low level of COVID-19 infection. METHODS: This cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted on a quota sample of 800 adults in Hong Kong before the commencement of the local COVID-19 vaccination program. The Health Belief Model Scale–COVID-19 was developed to assess health belief toward COVID-19 vaccination. The contribution of health belief on explaining intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine was assessed using logistic regression. RESULTS: The subjects demonstrated moderate levels in all aspects of health belief. Only 28.9% of the subjects indicated an intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. After controlling for age, educational level, marital status, and high risk status, the logistic regression analysis indicated that perceived benefits of vaccination (OR = 1.615; CI 95%: 1.443–1.807; P < .001), perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 (OR = 1.130; CI 95%: 1.032–1.237; P = .008), cues to action toward vaccination (OR = 1.212; CI 95%: 1.108–1.326; P < .001), and perceived barriers to vaccination (OR = .696; CI 95%: .641–.756; P < .001) were associated with intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. CONCLUSION: Vaccination campaigns in regions with good control of the pandemic should promote the benefits of vaccination, emphasizing how it can help individuals regain a sense of normalcy in their daily lives and stop the spread of COVID-19. Although the COVID-19 pandemic affects countries worldwide, this study highlights the importance of adopting specific vaccination promotion strategies for regions with different levels of pandemic severity. SAGE Publications 2022-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8968439/ /pubmed/35352982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00469580221082787 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Article Lee, Linda Yin-king Chu, Kit-ying Chan, Max Hin-wa Wong, Chloe Tsz-ching Leung, Heidi Po-ying Chan, Issac Chun-wing Ng, Crystal Kit-ying Wong, Rachel Yuen-shan Pun, Angel Lok-ching Ng, Yaki Hoi-ying Ng, Joe Ka-chun Living in a Region With a Low Level of COVID-19 Infection: Health Belief Toward COVID-19 Vaccination and Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Hong Kong Individuals |
title | Living in a Region With a Low Level of COVID-19 Infection: Health Belief Toward COVID-19 Vaccination and Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Hong Kong Individuals |
title_full | Living in a Region With a Low Level of COVID-19 Infection: Health Belief Toward COVID-19 Vaccination and Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Hong Kong Individuals |
title_fullStr | Living in a Region With a Low Level of COVID-19 Infection: Health Belief Toward COVID-19 Vaccination and Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Hong Kong Individuals |
title_full_unstemmed | Living in a Region With a Low Level of COVID-19 Infection: Health Belief Toward COVID-19 Vaccination and Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Hong Kong Individuals |
title_short | Living in a Region With a Low Level of COVID-19 Infection: Health Belief Toward COVID-19 Vaccination and Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Hong Kong Individuals |
title_sort | living in a region with a low level of covid-19 infection: health belief toward covid-19 vaccination and intention to receive a covid-19 vaccine in hong kong individuals |
topic | Original Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8968439/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35352982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00469580221082787 |
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