Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju, South Korea.
Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju, South Korea.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2023 Aug;21(3):648-656. doi: 10.1111/idh.12681. Epub 2023 Apr 17.
This cross-sectional study was to determine the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination intention of clinical dental hygienists in South Korea and the factors that influence vaccination intention.
COVID-19 vaccination intention of the 500 participants was confirmed through a survey including the following options: 'I will vaccinate (VAC)', 'I will not vaccinate (NoVAC)' and 'I do not know if I should get vaccinated (UNK)'. A Chi-square test was performed to determine whether there were differences in COVID-19 vaccination intention according to the general characteristics of the participants, degree of infection control knowledge (Score-K) and practice (Score-P) in response to COVID-19, fears over COVID-19 (Fear-C) and the level of anxiety before (GAD ) and after (GAD ) the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple logistic regression was performed to identify factors affecting VAC and NoVAC by setting the base category as UNK. The p-values of <0.05 were considered statistically significant.
According to the analysis, 44.8%, 18.8% and 36.4% of participants selected VAC, NoVAC and UNK respectively. There were significant differences in vaccination intention according to age, monthly income, residential area, symptoms related to COVID-19, Score-K, Fear-C and GAD . Compared to UNK, < $2000 monthly income, Score-K and Fear-C variables significantly influenced the opinion of VAC. Compared to the answer UNK, monthly incomes of $2000 to $2360 and $2360 to $2730 in residential areas significantly influenced the opinion of NoVAC.
The variables influencing vaccination intention were monthly income, residential area, Score-K and Fear-C.
本横断面研究旨在确定韩国临床牙科保健员对 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫苗的接种意愿，以及影响接种意愿的因素。
通过一项包括以下选项的调查来确认 500 名参与者的 COVID-19 疫苗接种意愿：“我将接种疫苗（VAC）”、“我将不接种疫苗（NoVAC）”和“我不确定是否应该接种疫苗（UNK）”。采用卡方检验来确定参与者的一般特征、针对 COVID-19 的感染控制知识得分（Score-K）和实践得分（Score-P）、对 COVID-19 的恐惧（Fear-C）以及 COVID-19 大流行前后的焦虑水平（GAD）是否存在差异。通过将基础类别设置为 UNK，进行多因素逻辑回归分析，以确定影响 VAC 和 NoVAC 的因素。p 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
根据分析，44.8%、18.8%和 36.4%的参与者分别选择了 VAC、NoVAC 和 UNK。接种意愿与年龄、月收入、居住地区、与 COVID-19 相关的症状、Score-K、Fear-C 和 GAD 存在显著差异。与 UNK 相比，月收入<2000 美元、Score-K 和 Fear-C 变量显著影响 VAC 的意见。与 UNK 相比，月收入为 2000 至 2360 美元和 2360 至 2730 美元的居住地区显著影响 NoVAC 的意见。
影响接种意愿的变量包括月收入、居住地区、Score-K 和 Fear-C。
