Shon En-Jung, Lee Lena
Department of Social Welfare, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea.
Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Mar 30;11(4):765. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11040765.
Physicians highlight that receiving the flu vaccine is critical, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Younger groups' flu vaccination coverage is very low, and this tendency is potentially related to a lower level of vaccine literacy and perceptions toward vaccination. This study investigated the relationship between flu vaccine literacy, health beliefs, and flu vaccinations (benefit, barrier, severity, and susceptibility) and their impact on perceived health status controlling for socioeconomic factors. It used the Health Belief Model andHealth Literacy Skills Framework with under/graduate students ( = 382) in Ohio, U.S. Path analyses were performed to examine the causal process using SPSS and Amos 23.0. Indicators of CFI, RMSEA, SRMR, and the chi-square/df of the path models were good-acceptable. Vaccine literacy directly impacted on health beliefs and vaccination. Susceptibility belief directly influenced perceived health status. The mediation effects of health beliefs (benefit, barrier) between vaccine literacy and vaccination were confirmed. The study highlights the need for healthcare providers and governments to work together to improve flu vaccine literacy and reduce negative perceptions toward vaccination among younger populations. Educational programs and official communication channels can be used to address concerns and provide accurate information about vaccines to increase flu vaccination rates and protect public health.
医生强调，接种流感疫苗至关重要，尤其是在新冠疫情期间。年轻群体的流感疫苗接种覆盖率非常低，这种趋势可能与较低的疫苗知识水平和对疫苗接种的认知有关。本研究调查了流感疫苗知识、健康信念与流感疫苗接种（益处、障碍、严重性和易感性）之间的关系，以及它们在控制社会经济因素的情况下对感知健康状况的影响。研究采用健康信念模型和健康素养技能框架，对美国俄亥俄州的本科生和研究生（n = 382）进行了调查。使用SPSS和Amos 23.0进行路径分析，以检验因果过程。路径模型的CFI、RMSEA、SRMR和卡方/自由度指标良好，可以接受。疫苗知识直接影响健康信念和疫苗接种。易感性信念直接影响感知健康状况。证实了健康信念（益处、障碍）在疫苗知识和疫苗接种之间的中介作用。该研究强调，医疗保健提供者和政府需要共同努力，提高流感疫苗知识水平，减少年轻人群体对疫苗接种的负面认知。可以利用教育项目和官方沟通渠道来解决人们的担忧，并提供有关疫苗的准确信息，以提高流感疫苗接种率，保护公众健康。
