Protective behaviors against COVID-19 and their association with psychological factors in China and South Korea during the Omicron wave: a comparative study

Deng, J.; Lee, M.; Qin, C.; Lee, Y.; You, M.; Liu, J.

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2024.02.002

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“…Therefore, worrying about the high risk of infection by Omicron (perceived susceptibility) served as a significant motivator of university students’ vaccination behavior, as highlighted by the present findings. The significant positive association between perceived susceptibility and vaccination intention in the present study underscores the importance of perceived risks in health behavior theory, which posits that individuals who perceive a higher likelihood of contracting an illness are more inclined to engage in behavior to prevent it [ 43 ]. In contrast, previous findings from Lin et al and Wong et al [ 17 , 44 ] showed that perceived susceptibility was not a significant predictor of COVID-19 vaccination intention.…”

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University Students’ Vaccination Intention after the Fifth Wave of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Hong Kong: Inspiration from a Health Belief Model

Chen,

Hui,

Lai

et al. 2024

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The fifth wave of COVID-19, driven by the Omicron variant, started to surge in Hong Kong in December 2021. Previous studies have shown that younger adults, compared to older adults, are vulnerable to increased risks of side effects after vaccination. However, little is known about the COVID-19 vaccination behavior among younger adults, especially university students, in Hong Kong. Therefore, the present online survey study aimed to investigate the predictors of COVID-19 vaccination intention among university students in Hong Kong using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a framework. Two other potential predictors, the previous influenza vaccine uptake frequency and the Hong Kong SAR government vaccination lottery program, were also examined. The intention to receive another dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was low (36.4%). Multivariate binomial logistic regression analysis showed that, after controlling for demographic and baseline characteristics, the perceived susceptibility (OR = 2.98, CI = 1.18–7.53) and previous influenza vaccine uptake frequency (OR = 1.54, CI = 1.08–2.19) significantly and positively predicted the COVID-19 vaccination intention. However, the government vaccination lottery program (i.e., wining prizes for being vaccinated) (OR = 0.87, CI = 0.34–2.26) was not a significant motivator of COVID-19 vaccination. Future public health campaigns should focus on the individual susceptibility to COVID-19 and past influenza vaccination history to promote increased vaccination uptake among university students.

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confidence: 80%