Factors influencing the third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose acceptance among older adults in northern Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes more deaths in older adults than in younger adults. Older adults are a vulnerable group with a high need for coronavirus vaccines to decrease the severity of the disease. The aim of this analytical cross-sectional study was to determine the factors influencing third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose acceptance among older adults in northern Thailand.

Methods

The study samples were composed of 2,155 older adults living in Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. They were randomly selected by multistage random sampling. Data were collected in a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 7 parts: (1) personal factors, (2) knowledge about COVID-19, (3) perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 infection, (4) perceived severity

SUBMITTER: Songthap A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367916 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature