Assessing vaccinated persons' intention to take the COVID-19 boosters using a combined theoretical framework: an online survey in Egypt.

ABSTRACT: Vaccines, like the Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, can control diseases, but vaccine hesitancy reduces their use. It is important to assess the intention to use COVID-19 vaccines boosters and the determinants of this intention to help in developing programs to promote the uptake of boosters. An online survey collected data from adults in Egypt between March and June 2022 using a questionnaire that assessed demographic characteristics, and constructs of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM). The survey was uploaded to SurveyMonkey and the links were posted on social media platforms. Binary regression analysis was used and the dependent variable was intention to use boosters of COVID-19 vaccines. The independent variables were indicators of th

SUBMITTER: El Tantawi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11445433 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature