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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23066| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | To vaccinate or not to vaccinate : this is the question among Swiss university students |
| Authors: | Dratva, Julia Wagner, Aylin Zysset, Annina Volken, Thomas |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18179210 10.21256/zhaw-23066 |
| Published in: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Volume(Issue): | 18 |
| Issue: | 17 |
| Page(s): | 9210 |
| Issue Date: | 31-Aug-2021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | MDPI |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | COVID-19; Students; Vaccination intention; Vaccine hesitancy; Young adults; Public health; Emerging adulthood |
| Subject (DDC): | 305: Groups (age, origine, gender, income) 614: Public health and prevention of disease |
| Abstract: | The speed and innovation of the COVID-19 vaccine development has been accompanied by insecurity and skepticism. Young adults’ attitude to vaccination remains under investigation, although herd immunity cannot be reached without them. The HEalth in Students during the Corona pandemic study (HES-C) provided the opportunity to investigate vaccination intention in 1478 students in the sixth survey wave (January 2021), including vaccination intention, psychological antecedents of vaccine hesitancy, trust in government’s vaccination strategy, and vaccination history. Associations with vaccination intention were analyzed with multivariate ordinal regression and predicted margins were calculated adjusting for gender, age, anxiety, health profession, and subjective health status. A third was decided (yes 25.1%, no 7.6%), and 68% were unsure about getting the COVID-19 vaccine when available. Next to demographic characteristics, vaccination history (influenza vaccination OR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.06–1.83, travel vaccination OR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.04–1.60), trust in vaccination strategy (OR = 2.40; 95% CI: 1.89–3.05), and 5C dimensions were associated with vaccination intention: confidence (OR = 2.52; 95% CI: 2.09–3.03), complacency (OR = 0.79; 95% CI: 0.66–0.96), calculation (OR = 0.79; 95% CI: 0.70–0.89), constraints (OR = 1.18; 95% CI: 0.99–1.41), and collective responsibility (OR = 4.47; 95% CI: 3.69–5.40). Addressing psychological antecedents and strengthening trust in official strategies through targeted campaigns and interventions may increase decisiveness and result in higher vaccination rates. |
| Further description: | This article belongs to the Special Issue "Vaccine Hesitancy and COVID-19" |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23066 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Health Sciences |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Public Health (IPH) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Gesundheit von Studierenden in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Gesundheit |
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Dratva, J., Wagner, A., Zysset, A., & Volken, T. (2021). To vaccinate or not to vaccinate : this is the question among Swiss university students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9210. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179210
Dratva, J. et al. (2021) ‘To vaccinate or not to vaccinate : this is the question among Swiss university students’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), p. 9210. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179210.
J. Dratva, A. Wagner, A. Zysset, and T. Volken, “To vaccinate or not to vaccinate : this is the question among Swiss university students,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 17, p. 9210, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179210.
DRATVA, Julia, Aylin WAGNER, Annina ZYSSET und Thomas VOLKEN, 2021. To vaccinate or not to vaccinate : this is the question among Swiss university students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 31 August 2021. Bd. 18, Nr. 17, S. 9210. DOI 10.3390/ijerph18179210
Dratva, Julia, Aylin Wagner, Annina Zysset, and Thomas Volken. 2021. “To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate : This Is the Question among Swiss University Students.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (17): 9210. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179210.
Dratva, Julia, et al. “To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate : This Is the Question among Swiss University Students.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 17, Aug. 2021, p. 9210, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179210.
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