Using the Health Belief Model to design a questionnaire aimed at measuring people’s perceptions regarding COVID-19 immunity certificates

Niculaescu, Corina-Elena; Sassoon, Isabel; Landa-Avila, Cecilia; Çolak, Özlem; Jun, Gyuchan Thomas; Balatsoukas, Panagiotis

doi:10.1101/2021.11.12.21266257

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“…One hospital was randomly selected from each stratum, and HCWs were proportionally selected from each hospital using convenience sampling. A validated questionnaire, which employed the health belief model, was adopted from a previous study [ 19 ]. A typical 5-point Likert scale was used as the numerical value assigned to each response option in a Likert scale.…”

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Perception and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Alfosail¹,

Alghamdi²

2023

Cureus

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant hospitalizations and deaths, particularly among healthcare workers (HCWs). Various therapeutic and preventive measures have been introduced, with vaccination considered the primary preventive measure. This study aims to assess the perceptions and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among HCWs. MethodsWe conducted an analytical cross-sectional study on HCWs in hospitals located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The study included physicians, nurses, pharmacists, lab technicians, and radiologists who work in the Ministry of Health's general hospitals. A total of 394 participants were included in the study. Data were analyzed using SPSS v26, and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. ResultsA majority of the participants (72.6%) were female, aged between 31-40 years (55.3%), and married (59.6%). More than half of the participants (55.6%) had received training on dealing with COVID-19. The mean scores for COVID-19 vaccine refusal, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and perceived effectiveness of COVID

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Perception and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Alfosail¹,

Alghamdi²

2023

Cureus

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“…et al [18]. Perceived susceptibility sample items included "I am at risk of getting mpox" and "It is likely that I will get mpox" (α = .85).…”

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A theory-based assessment of mpox: Findings from a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults

Walsh-Buhi,

Houghton,

Valdez

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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The purpose of this research was to examine individual differences related to fear of, perceived susceptibility to, and perceived severity of mpox as well as mpox knowledge, fear, perceived susceptibility, and perceived severity as predictors of vaccine intention in a national survey of U.S. adults (aged ≥18 years). Address-based sampling (ABS) methods were used to ensure full coverage of all households in the nation, reflecting the 2021 March Supplement of the Current Population Survey. Internet-based surveys were self-administered by Ipsos between September 16–26, 2022. N = 1018 participants completed the survey. The survey included items, based partially on the Health Belief Model, assessing vaccine intention (1 item; responses from 1 [Definitely not] to 5 [Definitely]), fear of mpox (7-item scale; α = .89; theoretical mean = 7–35), perceived susceptibility to mpox (3-item scale; α = .85; theoretical mean = 3–15), and perceived severity of mpox (4-item scale; α = .65; theoretical mean = 4–20). Higher scores indicate greater fear, susceptibility, and severity. One-way ANOVAs were run to examine mean score differences by demographic groups (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation), and multiple regression analyses assessed the relationship between predictors (mpox knowledge, susceptibility/severity, fear) and a single outcome (vaccination intention), while controlling for demographic covariates. Sampling weights were applied to all analyses. Only 1.8% (n = 18) of respondents reported having received the mpox vaccine. While mpox vaccine intention was low (M = 2.09, SD = 0.99), overall differences between racial/ethnic, sexual orientation, education, and household income groups were statistically significant. Fear of mpox was very low (M = 13.13, SD = 5.33), and there were overall statistically significant differences in both fear and perceived severity among gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, education, and household income groups. While respondents reported not feeling very susceptible to mpox (M = 5.77, SD = 2.50), they generally rated mpox as just above the theoretical mean in terms of severity (M = 11.01, SD = 2.85). Mpox knowledge, fear, severity, and susceptibility, as well as race/ethnicity, were all statistically significant predictors of intention to vaccinate, with susceptibility representing the strongest predictor. Overall, Americans’ vaccination for mpox/vaccine intent was low. Gay/lesbian and racial/ethnic minority respondents felt more susceptible to and viewed mpox more severely, compared with heterosexual and White respondents, respectively. These data may be used to tailor risk and prevention (e.g., vaccination) interventions, as cases continue to surge in the current global mpox outbreak. Greater perceptions of susceptibility, severity, and fear about mpox exist largely among minority populations. While public health messaging to promote mpox vaccination can focus on improving knowledge, as well as addressing fear and perceived severity of, and susceptibility to, mpox, such messages should be carefully crafted to prevent disproportionate negative effects on marginalized communities.

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“…A number of social theories have been trying to explain people's health behavior; among these are the Health Belief Model (hbm), developed in the 1950s to investigate why people fail to undertake preventive health measures, the health belief model remains one of the most widely employed theories in evaluation of health behavior (Glanz, Rimer and Lewis 2002;Champion & Skinner 2008). The hbm assesses personal beliefs and predict subsequent health behavior (Niculaescu et al 2021) in the way it addresses most components that guide research in to the assessment of knowledge, attitude or perception that affect health outcomes (Abreham & Sheeran, 2015). At the core of hbm is the idea that people are more likely to engage in preventive health behavior, among other things, if they perceive that they are susceptible to a given health risk, the threat is so serious that it may deteriorates their normal condition, if they think about the presence of some benefits as a result of engaging in preventive health behavior, and when the perceived advantage of engaging in positive compliance outweighs its cost (Hermann et al 2018;Frankenfield, 2008;Raffy et al 2019;Niculaescu et al 2021).…”

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“…The hbm assesses personal beliefs and predict subsequent health behavior (Niculaescu et al 2021) in the way it addresses most components that guide research in to the assessment of knowledge, attitude or perception that affect health outcomes (Abreham & Sheeran, 2015). At the core of hbm is the idea that people are more likely to engage in preventive health behavior, among other things, if they perceive that they are susceptible to a given health risk, the threat is so serious that it may deteriorates their normal condition, if they think about the presence of some benefits as a result of engaging in preventive health behavior, and when the perceived advantage of engaging in positive compliance outweighs its cost (Hermann et al 2018;Frankenfield, 2008;Raffy et al 2019;Niculaescu et al 2021). Abreham and Sheeran (2015), argue that a person's motivation to engage in positive health-related behavior is partly determined by the appropriateness of health belief held by the person.…”

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Perceived Susceptibility and Responses to Ill-health Risks among Children of the Street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Zewude,

Siraw,

Engdawork

et al. 2023

Comp. Sociol.

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This study identifies perceptions about susceptibility and responses to health risks among children of the street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Using a qualitative approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews from 22 purposely selected street children. In addition to the field notes, audio was recorded, transcribed and translated into English. After coding the responses, themes and sub-themes were identified, followed by interpretations of responses. The findings showed that children of the street perceive to be highly susceptible for health risks such as HIV/AIDS, skin diseases, malaria, accidental injuries, lung cancer, and ‘Corella’. Whereas most of the health risks have been associated generally with the living situations of the children, engagement in risky behaviors such as unsafe sexual practices, addictions to drugs and other harmful substances, and sharing of sharp materials have also been reported to increase their vulnerability. The extent to which they perceive to be susceptible, the type of disease and its perceived cause were found to influence the preventive health behavior of the street children. The high risk perception among street children opened the way for individual and collective efforts of maintaining health and wellbeing which in turn facilitates interventions aimed at reintegrating street children into the society.

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Using the Health Belief Model to design a questionnaire aimed at measuring people’s perceptions regarding COVID-19 immunity certificates

Cited by 4 publications

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Perception and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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A theory-based assessment of mpox: Findings from a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults

Perceived Susceptibility and Responses to Ill-health Risks among Children of the Street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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