Institute of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Dec 2;17(12):4829-4837. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1989914. Epub 2021 Oct 29.
To vaccinate the Chinese on a nationwide scale timely and effectively, it is necessary to assess the vaccination uptake intention of the public. University students are opinion leaders, who have an important impact on the vaccination uptake intention of others around them. As a group with strong population mobility, overseas university students have an extra influence on the spread of COVID-19 and the prevention and control of the pandemic. Thus, it is necessary to investigate the vaccination uptake intention of overseas and domestic university students to promote vaccination and control the pandemic globally. However, little is known about the COVID-19 vaccination uptake intention among overseas and domestic university students. This study aimed to explore the difference between overseas and domestic Chinese university students' COVID-19 vaccination uptake intentions and influencing factors using the Health Belief Model. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted among 370 overseas university students and 463 domestic university students between January and February 2021. More than half of the respondents (536, 64.3%) reported vaccination uptake intentions, with overseas and domestic university students reporting similar vaccination uptake intentions (64.1% vs 64.6%, > .05). Perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and cues to action were important factors that influenced the vaccination intention among overseas and domestic university students. It is worth trying to communicate the benefits of the vaccine, enhance the role of cues to action, and eliminate the potential barriers among overseas and domestic university students through creative propagation to further promote the COVID-19 vaccination.
为了及时有效地在全国范围内为中国人接种疫苗，有必要评估公众的接种意愿。大学生是意见领袖，对周围其他人的接种意愿有重要影响。作为人口流动性强的群体，海外留学生对 COVID-19 的传播和疫情的防控有额外的影响。因此，有必要调查海外和国内大学生的接种意愿，以促进接种并在全球范围内控制疫情。然而，对于海外和国内大学生的 COVID-19 接种意愿知之甚少。本研究旨在利用健康信念模型探讨海外和国内中国大学生 COVID-19 接种意愿的差异及其影响因素。2021 年 1 月至 2 月，采用在线问卷对 370 名海外大学生和 463 名国内大学生进行了横断面调查。超过一半的受访者（536 人，64.3%）报告了接种意愿，海外和国内大学生的接种意愿相似（64.1%比 64.6%，>.05）。感知益处、感知障碍和行动提示是影响海外和国内大学生接种意愿的重要因素。通过创造性的传播，值得尝试向海外和国内大学生传达疫苗的益处，增强行动提示的作用，消除潜在的障碍，以进一步促进 COVID-19 疫苗接种。
