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Predictors for the Intention to Receive the Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine: Implications for Public Health Communications
COVID-19疫苗加強劑接種意願的預測因素：對公共衛生傳播的影響
摘要
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that predicted citizens' acceptance of public health messages recommending a booster dose in fighting against the mutated virus Omicron of the COVID-19. Data were provided by 531 adult citizens in a cross-sectional online survey between December 20, 2021 and January 15, 2022 in Taiwan. The results indicated that citizens' vaccination intention was predicted by their perceptions of the severity of COVID-19, the benefits and barriers to vaccination. Citizens' vaccination intention was also influenced by their trust in authorities handling the epidemic, media misinformation and interpersonal communication. In general, data also indicated that psychological factors predict the COVID-19 vaccination intention better than demographic, cultural and individual factors. Public health messages should be tailored to communicate these issues, especially for older age groups and those without chronic diseases. The findings provided evidence in support of health behaviors theories in the context of receiving booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in a country where the pandemic was under control.
並列摘要
本研究的目的是檢視影響台灣民眾接受加強劑疫苗以對抗COVID-19變異病毒Omicron的公共衛生說服訊息的因素。研究數據是在2021年12月20日至2022年1月15日期間經由橫斷面研究在線調查531名台灣成年國民所蒐集的。結果顯示，預測受試者接受加強劑接種意願的因素包括：感知COVID-19的嚴重性、加強劑接種的益處和障礙，以及對疫情處理當局的信任、媒體錯誤訊息和人際溝通的影響。整體而言，本研究的數據還顯示，心理因素比人口、文化和個人因素更能預測COVID-19疫苗接種意向。此研究結果建議，疫情控制當局應該考量上述問題來調整公共衛生訊息，特別是針對老年人和沒有慢性病的人。這些研究發現在疫情得到控制的國家，以及在接受COVID-19疫苗加強劑的情境背景下，提供了支持健康行為理論的證據。