Ounsaneha Weerawat, Laosee Orapin, Suksaroj Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul, Rattanapan Cheerawit
Faculty of Science and Technology, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage, Pathumthani 13180, Thailand.
ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Nakhonpathom 73710, Thailand.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Jan 29;11(2):297. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11020297.
This research aimed to determine the levels of COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations in Thai populations in areas with environmental risk exposure during the Omicron outbreak. Five of twenty provinces in Thailand were selected by assessing environmental risk exposure for study settings. A total of 1038 people were interviewed by a structured questionnaire. The predicting factors of COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis. The results showed that 69.4% (95% CI 66.5-72.1) of the population was vaccinated with COVID-19 booster doses. Multiple logistics regression revealed that the female gender (AOR 1.49, 95% CI 1.11-2.00), all age groups from 38 to 60 years old, all education levels of at least secondary school, high income (AOR 1.16, 95% CI 1.15-2.24), populations having experience with COVID-19 infection (AOR 2.27, 95% CI 2.05-3.76), knowledge of vaccine (AOR 1.78, 95% CI 1.11-2.83), and trusting attitude (AOR 1.76, 95% CI 1.32-2.36) were factors among those more likely to take COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations in high-environmental-risk-exposure areas. Therefore, an effective booster dose campaign with education programs to increase attitudes toward booster vaccinations should be implemented for the resilience of COVID-19 prevention and control.
本研究旨在确定在奥密克戎毒株爆发期间,泰国存在环境风险暴露地区人群的新冠病毒加强针接种水平。通过评估环境风险暴露情况,从泰国20个省份中选取了5个作为研究地点。采用结构化问卷对1038人进行了访谈。通过单因素和多因素分析,对新冠病毒加强针接种的预测因素进行了分析。结果显示,69.4%(95%置信区间66.5 - 72.1)的人群接种了新冠病毒加强针。多因素逻辑回归分析显示,女性(调整后比值比1.49,95%置信区间1.11 - 2.00)、38至60岁的所有年龄组、所有至少具有中学教育水平的人群、高收入人群(调整后比值比1.16,95%置信区间1.15 - 2.24)、有新冠病毒感染经历的人群(调整后比值比2.27,95%置信区间2.05 - 3.76)、对疫苗的了解(调整后比值比1.78,95%置信区间1.11 - 2.83)以及信任态度(调整后比值比1.76,95%置信区间1.32 - 2.36)是高环境风险暴露地区更有可能接种新冠病毒加强针的因素。因此,应开展有效的加强针接种宣传活动,并实施教育项目,以增强对加强针接种的态度,从而提高新冠疫情防控的韧性。