Pandemic influenza H1N1 vaccination intention: psychosocial determinants and implications from a national survey, Taiwan

Determinants of the public intent to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine and protective behaviors: A population-based study in Taiwan

“…Our findings indicated that knowledge was the most common predictor for these four protective behaviors. Knowledge of protective behaviors against influenza was associated with perceived changes in protective behaviors and an intent to receive an influenza vaccine, which is similar to the study among lay people and nurses [34,35], but inconsistent with previous findings regarding the intent to receive the H1N1 vaccine [4,36]. Although educational level was not associated with perceived changes in protective behaviors, similar to the H1N1 outbreak in Sweden [20], this finding contrasts with those of other studies [32,34,37].…”

“…The intent to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine was lower early in the 2011-2012 influenza season compared with the findings during 2009-2010 [4][5][6]33], which may be caused by the smaller outbreak scale during the present investigation. Specifically, our findings not only support the declining trend of influenza vaccination among nurses in Hong Kong [1] and the main refusal reasons concerning safety, adverse reactions and ineffectiveness found in previous studies [38][39][40][41] but also provide a unique finding that healthy status perception is the most frequent refusal reason among lay people in Taiwan [42].…”

“…In Taiwan, 70% of the public expressed an intent to receive the influenza H1N1 vaccine during the early phase of the 2009-2010 pandemic [4], compared with 50% in other countries [5,6]. Later, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TCDC) launched a mass campaign to provide free H1N1 influenza vaccination to the entire population in December 2009.…”

Determinants of Receiving the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccine and Intention to Receive the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in Taiwan

“…One study on pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccination intention in Taiwan [16] showed that those who intended to get pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccines tended to be males, young adults (ages 18–24 years), the elderly, and those living in households with a mid-range monthly income (USD$ 1,667–3,333). It showed that 75.3% of the respondents ages 18–24 years, who were mostly college students, intended to get the pandemic (H1N1) vaccination.…”

“…Like past experiences, the intention to be vaccinated is also likely to lead to actually getting vaccinated against influenza. Such behaviors and intentions, in turn, have been attributed to various socioeconomic and psychosocial factors, including gender, education status, risk perception of influenza, and trust of influenza safety [13]–[16]. Other factors, including the number and composition of household members as well as interpersonal contact intensity, may also affect individuals’ decisions or intentions to be vaccinated.…”