Kaewkrajang Patcharawan, Jatchavala Chonnakarn, Sangsuwan Tharntip
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkla 90110, Thailand.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Jun 26;11(7):1157. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11071157.
This study examined the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its associated factors, including anxiety and optimism, surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic among Thai university students. An online observational cross-sectional study was conducted between November and December 2021. Descriptive analyses and logistic regression were performed using R. In total, 409 university students participated in the study. Most reported high anxiety levels (69.4%), while more than half also expressed high levels of optimism associated with the COVID-19 pandemic (51.1%). Only 4.4% were unvaccinated, among whom 50% were hesitant to receive vaccination (2.2%). Per statistical analysis, those who perceived the available vaccines as low safety were significantly associated with a higher risk of vaccine hesitancy ( = 0.03). In contrast, those who reported that they would likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccine if recommended to by their doctors or pharmacists were significantly associated with lower vaccine hesitancy ( = 0.048). However, both anxiety and optimism regarding the COVID-19 pandemic were not associated with vaccine hesitancy. Thus, healthcare workers play an important role in COVID-19 vaccination counseling to prevent transmission. Health education during the pandemic should focus on COVID-19 infection as well as COVID-19 vaccines, including their safety and their adverse effects.
本研究调查了泰国大学生中对新冠疫苗的犹豫态度及其相关因素，包括围绕新冠疫情的焦虑和乐观情绪。于2021年11月至12月开展了一项在线观察性横断面研究。使用R软件进行描述性分析和逻辑回归分析。共有409名大学生参与了该研究。大多数人报告焦虑水平较高（69.4%），而超过一半的人也表达了与新冠疫情相关的高度乐观情绪（51.1%）。只有4.4%的人未接种疫苗，其中50%对接种疫苗持犹豫态度（2.2%）。经统计分析，那些认为现有疫苗安全性低的人与更高的疫苗犹豫风险显著相关（ = 0.03）。相比之下，那些表示如果医生或药剂师推荐就可能接种新冠疫苗的人与较低的疫苗犹豫显著相关（ = 0.048）。然而，对新冠疫情的焦虑和乐观情绪均与疫苗犹豫无关。因此，医护人员在新冠疫苗接种咨询以预防传播方面发挥着重要作用。疫情期间的健康教育应聚焦于新冠感染以及新冠疫苗，包括其安全性和不良反应。
