Factors influencing Thai university students’ decisions to take COVID-19 vaccine booster doses: a cross-sectional survey
Abstract Background We aimed to describe the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and factors influencing this among Thai university students. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and September 2022. All university students in Thailand were eligible to participate. We...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6a3a6e98e2b749a4a22eed8ead7c1827 2024-09-09T19:27:05+00:00 Factors influencing Thai university students’ decisions to take COVID-19 vaccine booster doses: a cross-sectional survey Weerakorn Thichumpa Naphat Yimthin Anawat Ratchatorn Satoko Izumi Wirichada Pan-ngum 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00597-1 https://doaj.org/article/6a3a6e98e2b749a4a22eed8ead7c1827 EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00597-1 https://doaj.org/toc/1349-4147 doi:10.1186/s41182-024-00597-1 1349-4147 https://doaj.org/article/6a3a6e98e2b749a4a22eed8ead7c1827 Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024) COVID-19 vaccine Vaccine acceptance Booster doses Public health Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00597-1 2024-08-05T17:49:33Z Abstract Background We aimed to describe the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and factors influencing this among Thai university students. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and September 2022. All university students in Thailand were eligible to participate. We explored the acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and regular vaccines (if available) among university students. Associations between factors influencing the acceptance of vaccination were analyzed by multiple logistic regression analysis. Results A total of 322 participants were surveyed (78.9% female, age 18 to 49 years (mean = 22.6, standard deviation = 5.47)). Most participants (85.7%) were undergraduate students (Bachelor level), and a proportion (84.8%) had a background in health sciences studies. The proportions who accepted booster doses and regular vaccines were 52.8% and 69.3%, respectively. Vaccine accessibility was found to be significantly associated with the acceptance of booster doses (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.10–6.97), while the availability of scientific evidence (AOR = 3.44, 95% CI = 1.21–9.77) was significantly associated with the acceptance of regular vaccines. Conclusions This study contributes to addressing the knowledge gap regarding acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses among university students in Thailand. Our findings revealed that vaccine accessibility and the availability of scientific evidence, as well as vaccination costs, influenced individuals’ decisions around accepting vaccine booster doses. Further research should focus on the dynamics of vaccine acceptance to facilitate the development of targeted strategies and support vaccination policymaking in Thailand. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Tropical Medicine and Health 52 1 |
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Abstract Background We aimed to describe the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and factors influencing this among Thai university students. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and September 2022. All university students in Thailand were eligible to participate. We explored the acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and regular vaccines (if available) among university students. Associations between factors influencing the acceptance of vaccination were analyzed by multiple logistic regression analysis. Results A total of 322 participants were surveyed (78.9% female, age 18 to 49 years (mean = 22.6, standard deviation = 5.47)). Most participants (85.7%) were undergraduate students (Bachelor level), and a proportion (84.8%) had a background in health sciences studies. The proportions who accepted booster doses and regular vaccines were 52.8% and 69.3%, respectively. Vaccine accessibility was found to be significantly associated with the acceptance of booster doses (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.10–6.97), while the availability of scientific evidence (AOR = 3.44, 95% CI = 1.21–9.77) was significantly associated with the acceptance of regular vaccines. Conclusions This study contributes to addressing the knowledge gap regarding acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses among university students in Thailand. Our findings revealed that vaccine accessibility and the availability of scientific evidence, as well as vaccination costs, influenced individuals’ decisions around accepting vaccine booster doses. Further research should focus on the dynamics of vaccine acceptance to facilitate the development of targeted strategies and support vaccination policymaking in Thailand. |
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