Kollath-Cattano Christy, Hatteberg Sarah J, Petillo Samantha, Giancaterini Morgan
Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2025 Jan;73(1):348-356. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2222843. Epub 2023 Jul 12.
To examine correlates of and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine initiation and intention among college students.
1,171 students attending a public university in the South.
Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the correlates of vaccine intention and initiation. Reasons for pursuing or foregoing vaccination were analyzed qualitatively using an inductive approach.
Among respondents, 44% had initiated vaccination, 38% intended to be vaccinated, and 18% were unsure about/unwilling to be vaccinated. Vaccine initiation and intention were both associated with 2019-2020 seasonal flu vaccination and political ideology, with conservative-leaning students having lower odds of vaccine initiation and of intention relative to liberal-leaning students. The most common reasons for vaccine initiation/intention and for vaccine hesitancy differed in frequency by political ideology.
The most effective vaccine promotion strategies may be those tailored to different social groups, virus-related beliefs/perceptions, and the specific concerns of vaccine hesitant students.
研究大学生中新冠疫苗接种起始情况及意愿的相关因素和障碍。
1171名就读于南方一所公立大学的学生。
采用多变量逻辑回归分析疫苗接种意愿和起始情况的相关因素。运用归纳法对接种或不接种疫苗的原因进行定性分析。
在受访者中,44%已开始接种疫苗,38%打算接种,18%对接种疫苗不确定或不愿意接种。疫苗接种起始情况和意愿均与2019 - 2020年季节性流感疫苗接种情况及政治意识形态有关,与倾向自由主义的学生相比,倾向保守的学生开始接种疫苗及有接种意愿的几率较低。接种疫苗起始/意愿的最常见原因以及疫苗犹豫的最常见原因在不同政治意识形态中的出现频率有所不同。
最有效的疫苗推广策略可能是那些针对不同社会群体、与病毒相关的信念/认知以及对接种疫苗持犹豫态度学生的具体担忧而制定的策略。