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Young Adults' Intentions and Rationales for COVID-19 Vaccination Participation: Evidence from a Student Survey in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Khuc, Quy Nguyen, Trang Nguyen, Thuy Pham, Linh Le, Dang-Trung Ho, Hong-Hai Truong, Tien-Binh Tran, Quoc-Khai |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | The COVID-19 pandemic, a source of fear and anxiety worldwide, has caused many adverse impacts. Collaborative efforts to end COVID-19 have included extensive research on vaccines. Many vaccination campaigns have been launched in many countries, including Vietnam, to create community immunization. However, citizens’ willingness to participate is a prerequisite for effective vaccination programs and other related policies. Among all demographic groups, participation rates among young adults are of interest because they are an important workforce and are a source of high infection risk in the community. In March 2021, a pool of approximately 6000 participants in Ho Chi Minh City were randomly polled using an email-based online survey. The exploratory results of 398 valid observations show that students’ perceptions of the dangers of COVID-19 and the importance of vaccination were both relatively high (4.62/5 and 4.74/5, respectively). Furthermore, 83.41 percent of students polled (n = 332) chose vaccination, while 16.59 percent chose hesitation (n = 64) and not to be vaccinated (n = 2). More importantly, our estimated results of the Bayesian regression model (BRM) show that the perceived importance of the vaccine, concerns about the vaccine’s side effects, and a lack of access to information are the top three reasons for their reluctance and/or refusal to get vaccinated. These findings are a valuable resource for politicians, researchers, and those interested in COVID-19 vaccinations to devise and execute campaigns to effectively combat this terrifying pandemic. |
| Starting Page | 794 |
| e-ISSN | 2076393X |
| DOI | 10.3390/vaccines9070794 |
| Journal | Vaccines |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-07-16 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Vaccines Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Covid-19 Vaccination Participation Students Ho Chi Minh City |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
