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The Role of Attitudes, Norms, and Efficacy on Shifting COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions: A Longitudinal Study of COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions in New Zealand
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Thaker, Jagadish Ganchoudhuri, Somrita |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | While public intentions to get a COVID-19 vaccine have been shifting around the world, few studies track factors that help us understand and improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake. This study focuses on identifying changing public intentions to get a COVID-19 vaccine in New Zealand, a country that has been largely successful in containing the pandemic but risks new outbreaks as less than 20% of the population is fully vaccinated by August 2021. Data on COVID-19 intentions were collected just after the vaccine approval and rollout targeting old-age groups in February 2021 and then before the general public rollout in May 2021 (n = 650, 60% reinterview response rate). Results show that intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine increased in three months and was the highest in the last one year. Consistent with the Theory of Planned Behaviour, attitudes and efficacy beliefs were significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine intentions, in the cross-sectional as well as longitudinal analyses. Findings highlight the persisting influence of attitudes, efficacy beliefs, and past intentions on future decision-making process to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Future research opportunities to understand vaccine intentions and improve public vaccine uptake are highlighted. |
| Starting Page | 1132 |
| e-ISSN | 2076393X |
| DOI | 10.3390/vaccines9101132 |
| Journal | Vaccines |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-10-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Vaccines Biomedical Social Sciences Covid-19 Vaccine Intention Vaccine Hesitancy Theory of Planned Behaviour Vaccine Attitudes Social Norms Efficacy Longitudinal Data Behavior Change Vaccination Campaigns New Zealand |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
