Britt Rebecca K, Englebert Andrew M
Department of Journalism and Creative Media, College of Communication & Information Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
AME Family Law Firm, LLC, Appleton, WI, USA.
Health Psychol Behav Med. 2018 Sep 6;6(1):262-276. doi: 10.1080/21642850.2018.1505519.
College-aged adults in a rural and medically-underserved area often struggle to receive proper vaccinations due to lower socioeconomic status coupled with life demands. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was used as the theoretical basis to explore behavioral determinants associated with vaccination uptake in the population. This study used a questionnaire distributed to college students ( = 208) located in a rural area to assess the effects of social and behavioral factors on vaccination uptake. Attitudes and normative beliefs towards vaccination uptake were positive but were largely impacted by work demands. Perceived behavioral control did not contribute towards the intent to receive necessary vaccines. Researchers conducting vaccination interventions, along with physician-patient communication, need to target attitudes and subjective norms in rural and medically underserved communities to increase vaccines, particularly HPV. In addition, results showed that promoting vaccine uptake among minorities is necessary to aid in vaccine acceptability in these communities.
由于社会经济地位较低以及生活需求，农村和医疗服务不足地区的大学生往往难以获得适当的疫苗接种。计划行为理论（TPB）被用作理论基础，以探索该人群中与疫苗接种相关的行为决定因素。本研究使用问卷调查了农村地区的大学生（n = 208），以评估社会和行为因素对疫苗接种的影响。对疫苗接种的态度和规范信念是积极的，但在很大程度上受到工作需求的影响。感知行为控制对接受必要疫苗的意愿没有贡献。进行疫苗接种干预的研究人员以及医患沟通，需要针对农村和医疗服务不足社区的态度和主观规范，以增加疫苗接种率，特别是人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗。此外，结果表明，在这些社区中，促进少数族裔的疫苗接种对于提高疫苗可接受性是必要的。
