Willingness of The COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Cross-Sectional Study of Community Residents in China

Abstract

Background The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brought great disaster to the world. Vaccination for COVID-19 is one of the most important preventative measures to reduce the disease transmission. Our study aims to estimate residents’ willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccination and its influencing factors in the general adult population in Chinese community. Methods 3000 questionnaires were posted from December,2020 to January,2021 to residents in Kaifeng with 89.60% response rate. Results of the 2688 respondents on their willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccine were analyzed. Results 89.06% of respondents were willing to accept a COVID-19 vaccine if vaccines were available. People who were 46–59 years old (OR = 0.311; 95% CI: 0.188–0.512), often live in the town (OR = 3.979; 95% CI: 2.473–6.402) and pay attention to the development of the COVID-19 vaccine (OR = 0.301; 95% CI: 0.203–0.447), and agreeing that the COVID-19 vaccine can prevent COVID-19 (OR = 0.106; 95% CI: 0.050–0.224) were significantly associated with their willingness to accept receive COVID-19 vaccination. Conclusion A high acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination had been shown among Chinese residents although it was not during the pandemic period, while concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness might hinder the promotion of vaccine uptake.