College students' influence on COVID-19 vaccination uptake among seniors in China: a protocol of combined cross-sectional and experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

College students generally have good knowledge about COVID-19 and may facilitate COVID-19 vaccination in family. The purpose of this study is to understand college students' willingness to persuade their grandparents to initiate COVID-19 vaccination and the effect of their persuasion.

Methods

A combined cross-sectional and experimental study will be conducted online. In the cross-sectional study (Phase I), eligible participants are college students who are aged ≥ 16 years and have at least one living grandparent aged ≥ 60 years who has/have not completed the COVID-19 vaccination. Participants self-complete Questionnaire A to collect information on the socio-demographics of themselves and their grandparents, their knowledge about older adults' COVID-19 vaccination,

SUBMITTER: Bian J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334528 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature