Skyles Ty J, Stevens Harlan P, Obray Acelan M, Jensen Jamie L, Miner Dashiell S, Bodily Ruth J, Nielson Bryce U, Poole Brian D
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84057, USA.
Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
J Community Health. 2024 Apr;49(2):207-217. doi: 10.1007/s10900-023-01277-7. Epub 2023 Sep 11.
This study investigated how factors and barriers to flu vaccination among college students has changed over the past 16 years. Data were collected from 440 students using a survey and compared to previous data from the same university. Respondents were also asked about their experiences with Covid-19 and its effect on their intent to vaccinate. We found that vaccination rates had increased from 12.4 to 30.5%. Among the unvaccinated, expense, fear of getting influenza from vaccination, fear of side effects, and lack of information have decreased by 28%, 20%, 17%, and 15% respectively. Time, convenience, and perceived risk are still significant barriers to vaccination. Students are getting more encouragement to vaccinate from their health care providers and parents, but it is becoming less effective. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed vaccine attitudes and vaccine fatigue has been a large contributor. Additionally, political affiliation has become a predictor of flu vaccine uptake with conservatives being less likely to vaccinate. There has also been a shift in motivation from concern for personal safety to concern for public safety.
本研究调查了过去16年中大学生流感疫苗接种的影响因素和障碍是如何变化的。通过一项调查收集了440名学生的数据，并与同一所大学之前的数据进行了比较。受访者还被问及他们感染新冠病毒的经历及其对疫苗接种意愿的影响。我们发现，疫苗接种率从12.4%提高到了30.5%。在未接种疫苗的人群中，费用、担心接种疫苗感染流感、担心副作用以及信息不足分别下降了28%、20%、17%和15%。时间、便利性和感知风险仍然是疫苗接种的重大障碍。学生从医疗保健提供者和父母那里得到了更多接种疫苗的鼓励，但这种鼓励的效果正在减弱。新冠疫情改变了人们对疫苗的态度，疫苗疲劳是一个重要因素。此外，政治派别已成为流感疫苗接种情况的一个预测指标，保守派接种疫苗的可能性较小。人们接种疫苗的动机也从关注个人安全转向了关注公共安全。
