Khayyam Muhammad, Chuanmin Shuai, Salim Muhammad Asad, Nizami Arjumand, Ali Jawad, Ali Hussain, Khan Nawab, Ihtisham Muhammad, Anjum Raheel
School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, China.
HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Front Psychol. 2022 Apr 14;13:808338. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.808338. eCollection 2022.
Healthcare workers in Pakistan are still fighting at the frontline to control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and have been identified as the earliest beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccination by the health authorities of the country. Besides, the high vaccination rates of frontline healthcare workers (FHWs) are essential to overcome the ongoing pandemic and reduce the vaccines hesitancy among the general population. The current research employed the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to investigate the COVID-19 vaccination behavior among FHWs in Pakistan as well as the predictors of such behavior. Following the epidemic control and prevention policies, a sample of 680 FHWs were accessed to fill in the questionnaire evaluating the components of the TPB. Moreover, the potential role of anticipated regret (AR) and perceived susceptibility (PS) on COVID-19 vaccination behavior was also assessed. The partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) results revealed that the TPB components, as well as the AR, have positive associations with the COVID-19 vaccination behavior. The results further confirmed that PS positively affects the anticipated regret, attitude (ATT), and subjective norm (SN) to vaccinate against SARS-CoV-2. The perceived susceptibility also has a positive association with COVID-19 vaccination behavior through the mediation of anticipated regret, ATT, and SN. Our findings highlighted the importance of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers, which can be applied to reduce vaccine hesitancy among the general public.
巴基斯坦的医护人员仍在抗击严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）传播的前线奋战，并且已被该国卫生当局确定为新冠疫苗接种的首批受益者。此外，前线医护人员（FHWs）的高疫苗接种率对于战胜当前的疫情以及减少普通民众的疫苗犹豫情绪至关重要。当前的研究运用计划行为理论（TPB）来调查巴基斯坦前线医护人员的新冠疫苗接种行为以及此类行为的预测因素。按照疫情防控政策，选取了680名前线医护人员作为样本，让他们填写评估计划行为理论各组成部分的问卷。此外，还评估了预期遗憾（AR）和感知易感性（PS）对新冠疫苗接种行为的潜在作用。偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）结果显示，计划行为理论各组成部分以及预期遗憾与新冠疫苗接种行为呈正相关。结果进一步证实，感知易感性对针对SARS-CoV-2接种疫苗的预期遗憾、态度（ATT）和主观规范（SN）有积极影响。感知易感性通过预期遗憾、态度和主观规范的中介作用也与新冠疫苗接种行为呈正相关。我们的研究结果凸显了医护人员接种新冠疫苗的重要性，这可用于减少普通公众的疫苗犹豫情绪。
