Factors affecting Pakistani young adults’ intentions to uptake COVID‐19 vaccination: An extension of the theory of planned behavior

Ullah, Irfan; Lin, Chung‐Ying; Malik, Najma Iqbal; Wu, Tzu-Yi; Araban, Marzieh; Griffiths, Mark D.; Pakpour, Amir H.

doi:10.1002/brb3.2370

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“…Behaviour control perception results in this research are also different from those indicated by Ullah et al (22) and Yahaghi et al (21) Which showed the influence of behavior control perception on the intention or willingness to be vaccinated, whereas this study showed different results. (21,22) Research results related to sex type on COVID-19 vaccination are also not similar to the ones presented by Ishimaru et al (23) Which revealed a significant relationship between sex and willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination which is not shown in this research. (23) Research result based on the age dimension is also different from the ones produced by Lazarus et al (24) Which concluded that Age could be a determining factor in enhancing COVID-19 vaccination involvement which is not found in this research.…”

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Middle-High School Students' Attitudes Towards the Covid-19 Vaccine With the Covid-19 Vaccination Coverage

Josia

Fadilah

2022

J Biomedika dan Kesehat

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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the newly discovered Coronavirus, namely the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Daily cases of COVID-19 increased rapidly by up to 500% from May 15 to Jun 17, 2021, especially in Banten province; there were 53,472 cases, of which 10.4% were cases of children aged 6-18 years, causing an emergency to prevent the spread of COVID-19. One of the efforts to prevent COVID-19 in children can be through vaccination. Therefore, this study assessed students' attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine, evaluated data on COVID-19 vaccinations in students, and assessed the relationship between student attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 vaccination in students. METHODS This study used a cross-sectional design with a population of students from Santa Patricia Junior High School with a sample size of 90 participants using cluster sampling technique and simple random sampling and then analyzed using the exact-fisher test. RESULTSThe results of the study prove that the most prominent characteristic aspects are female gender (64.4%), Age below or equal to 15 years (57.8%), having received the COVID-19 vaccine (86.7%), having a positive attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccine (85.5%), was influenced by other people around him (97.8%) and wanted to vaccinate against COVID-19 (86.7%). Students' attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine with COVID-19 vaccination had p=0.324. CONCLUSION The analysis did not show a significant relationship between students' attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine and the coverage of the COVID-19 vaccination (p=0.324; p>0.05). KEYWORDS: COVID-19 Vaccine, COVID-19 Vaccination, Junior High School, High School, COVID-19 Pandemic, Theory of Planned Behavior

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Middle-High School Students' Attitudes Towards the Covid-19 Vaccine With the Covid-19 Vaccination Coverage

Josia

Fadilah

2022

J Biomedika dan Kesehat

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“…Trust could be a solution for vaccine acceptance improvement [67], and this echoes the present study finding that opposing the government party is a factor for vaccine refusal. Some important behavior theories (e.g., protection motivation theory and theory of planned behavior) are relevant to vaccine hesitancy and discussed in the literature [68][69][70]; however, none of these was investigated in the present study. The present study used a single-item question to assess the participants' COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.…”

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Beliefs, barriers and hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine among Bangladeshi residents: Findings from a cross-sectional study

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Background COVID‐19 vaccination acceptance is important, and combating hesitancy which is generally based on the individuals’ beliefs and perceptions is essential in the present pandemic. This study assesses COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors, beliefs and barriers associated with COVID-19 vaccination. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out among 492 Bangladeshi residents (76% male; mean age = 24.21 ± 4.91 years; age range = 18–50 years) prior to the nationwide mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign (September 28, 2021). A semi-structured e-questionnaire included three sections (demographic variables, beliefs around the vaccination, and perceived barriers regarding COVID-19 vaccination). Results More than a quarter of participants (26.42%) were hesitant, 70.33% reported to accept the vaccine, and 3.25% refused to be vaccinated. While (54%) believed that mass vaccination would be the most effective method to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns regarding the side effects of the vaccine (58%), inadequate vaccine trials before human administration (43%), commercial profiteering (42%), and mistrust of the benefits of the vaccine (20%) were also reported. In addition, other barriers including a short supply of vaccines, unknown future adverse effects (55%), low confidence in the health system (51%), doubts regarding its effectiveness (50%) and safety (45%), and insufficient information regarding potential adverse effects (44.7%) were reported. In bivariate analysis, variables such as current political affiliation, previous vaccination history, and health status were significantly associated with the COVID-19 vaccine uptake variable (acceptance, hesitancy, refusal). Regression analysis showed that participants who identified with the opposing current political parties, and not having been vaccinated since the age of 18 years were significantly more likely to report vaccine hesitancy. Conclusions The current findings relating to COVID-19 vaccination demonstrate that government and policy makers need to take all necessary measures to ensure the effectiveness of the vaccination program among the Bangladeshi people.

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“…Other studies used psychological to understand the psychological correlates of vaccination intent. The theory of planned behavior explained how vaccination intent is associated with fear, perceived infectability, attitude, knowledge, risk perception and previous influenza vaccination [ 10 – 12 ]. Furthermore, the protection motivation theory explained how perceived severity shaped the motivation for vaccination against Covid-19 [ 13 , 14 ].…”

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Conspiracy beliefs and vaccination intent for COVID-19 in an infodemic

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Background The massive, free and unrestricted exchange of information on the social media during the Covid-19 pandemic has set fertile grounds for fear, uncertainty and the rise of fake news related to the virus. This “viral” spread of fake news created an “infodemic” that threatened the compliance with public health guidelines and recommendations. Objective This study aims to describe the trust in social media platforms and the exposure to fake news about COVID-19 in Lebanon and to explore their association with vaccination intent. Methods In this cross-sectional study conducted in Lebanon during July–August, 2020, a random sample of 1052 participants selected from a mobile-phone database responded to an anonymous structured questionnaire after obtaining informed consent (response rate = 40%). The questionnaire was conducted by telephone and measured socio-demographics, sources and trust in sources of information and exposure to fake news, social media activity, perceived threat and vaccination intent. Results Results indicated that the majority of participants (82%) believed that COVID-19 is a threat and 52% had intention to vaccinate. Exposure to fake/ unverified news was high (19.7% were often and 63.8% were sometimes exposed, mainly to fake news shared through Watsapp and Facebook). Trust in certain information sources (WHO, MoPH and TV) increased while trust in others (Watsapp, Facebook) reduced vaccination intent against Covid-19. Believing in the man-made theory and the business control theory significantly reduced the likelihood of vaccination intent (Beta = 0.43; p = 0.01 and Beta = -0.29; p = 0.05) respectively. Conclusion In the context of the infodemic, understanding the role of exposure to fake news and of conspiracy believes in shaping healthy behavior is important for increasing vaccination intent and planning adequate response to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Factors affecting Pakistani young adults’ intentions to uptake COVID‐19 vaccination: An extension of the theory of planned behavior

Cited by 34 publications

References 33 publications

Middle-High School Students' Attitudes Towards the Covid-19 Vaccine With the Covid-19 Vaccination Coverage

Middle-High School Students' Attitudes Towards the Covid-19 Vaccine With the Covid-19 Vaccination Coverage

Beliefs, barriers and hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine among Bangladeshi residents: Findings from a cross-sectional study

Conspiracy beliefs and vaccination intent for COVID-19 in an infodemic

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