Rufai Olayemi H, Chu Jianxun, Sayibu Muhideen, Shahani Riffat, Amosun Tunde S, Lugu Benjamin K, Gonlepa Miapeh K, Cherisol Michaëlle Patricia
Department of Philosophy of Science and Technology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Science Communication Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Health Policy Technol. 2023 Jun;12(2):100749. doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100749. Epub 2023 Apr 23.
Health maintenance of the general public through vaccination is a significant component of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to examine the perception of Nigerians toward the COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: Informed by the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM), 793 Nigerian participants completed a cross-sectional self-administered online survey to assess: (1) their perception of COVID-19 based on fear-mongering information on social media (2) the potential relationship between threat perception, efficacy, and fear associated with the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine hesitancy, and attitudes toward the decision to uptake the vaccine using structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis, and (3) we further employed the use of the hierarchical regression analysis to test the moderating effect of mindful critical thinking between vaccine hesitancy and attitudes toward vaccines.
Most participants (65.7%) intend to uptake the COVID-19 vaccine. However, many people did not fear the disease (19.2%). Threat perception and efficacy were associated with a decision to uptake the COVID-19 vaccine via the mediation of attitudes toward vaccines. Previous vaccine hesitancy has no relationship with uptake decisions. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that participants exhibiting high critical thinking mindfulness were more interested in taking the vaccine.
The findings of this study demonstrate that EPPM constructs are effective predictors of the public's decision to uptake the COVID-19 vaccine. This research highlights the theoretical and practical implications.
通过接种疫苗维护公众健康是控制新冠疫情的重要组成部分。本研究旨在调查尼日利亚人对新冠疫苗的认知。方法：在扩展平行过程模型（EPPM）的指导下，793名尼日利亚参与者完成了一项横断面自填式在线调查，以评估：（1）他们基于社交媒体上的恐慌信息对新冠疫情的认知；（2）使用结构方程模型（SEM）分析威胁认知、有效性与新冠疫苗相关恐惧、疫苗犹豫以及接种疫苗决策态度之间的潜在关系；（3）我们进一步采用分层回归分析来检验正念批判性思维在疫苗犹豫和对疫苗态度之间的调节作用。
大多数参与者（65.7%）打算接种新冠疫苗。然而，许多人并不害怕这种疾病（19.2%）。威胁认知和有效性通过对疫苗的态度中介与接种新冠疫苗的决策相关。先前的疫苗犹豫与接种决策无关。分层回归分析表明，表现出高度批判性思维正念的参与者对接种疫苗更感兴趣。
本研究结果表明，EPPM结构是公众接种新冠疫苗决策的有效预测指标。本研究突出了其理论和实践意义。
