Gilbert-Esparza Emily, Brady Amelia, Haas Sierrah, Wittstruck Heather, Miller Jennifer, Kang Qing, Mulcahy Ellyn R
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, KS 66612, USA.
Master of Public Health Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Jul 15;11(7):1243. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11071243.
(1) Background: Following the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy has become an increasingly important topic and has created significant concerns in public health. It is important to explore vaccine hesitancy among college students as they have been identified to be a high-risk group for COVID-19 transmission. This study aims to investigate COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in college students on a midsized midwestern university campus. (2) Methods: Data were collected from 311 undergraduate and graduate college students during June and July 2021. Participants completed a survey on COVID-19 vaccine behaviors, perceptions, and opinions. Quantitative and qualitative analysis was performed to identify vaccine hesitancy and influencing factors in the student population. (3) Results: The results of this study demonstrated significant relationships between older and younger undergraduate students (OR > 1, < 0.05), students who received a yearly influenza vaccine and those that did not ( < 0.05), and students who had a previous COVID-19 infection and those that did not (OR > 1, < 0.05). We also determined a significant difference between some racial/ethnic groups and vaccine hesitancy status. (4) Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy exists on college campuses, and is influenced by age and student status, influenza vaccination status, previous COVID-19 infection, and race/ethnicity.
(1) 背景：在新冠疫情之后，疫苗犹豫已成为一个日益重要的话题，并引发了公共卫生领域的重大关注。探索大学生中的疫苗犹豫情况很重要，因为他们已被确定为新冠病毒传播的高危人群。本研究旨在调查一所位于中西部的中型大学校园里大学生对新冠疫苗的犹豫情况。(2) 方法：在2021年6月和7月期间，从311名本科和研究生中收集数据。参与者完成了一项关于新冠疫苗行为、认知和看法的调查。进行了定量和定性分析，以确定学生群体中的疫苗犹豫情况及其影响因素。(3) 结果：本研究结果表明，本科高年级和低年级学生之间（比值比>1，P<0.05）、接种年度流感疫苗的学生和未接种的学生之间（P<0.05）、曾感染过新冠病毒的学生和未感染过的学生之间（比值比>1，P<0.05）存在显著关联。我们还确定了一些种族/族裔群体与疫苗犹豫状况之间存在显著差异。(4) 结论：大学校园中存在新冠疫苗犹豫现象，且受年龄、学生身份、流感疫苗接种状况、既往新冠病毒感染情况以及种族/族裔的影响。
