Multi-dimensional factors of behavioral intention of COVID-19 booster vaccination among people having contracted COVID-19-a 7-city study conducted during the last national major outbreak in China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 reinfection rate is high, and COVID-19 remains a significant public health threat. Booster vaccination is effective in reducing reinfection and the severity of infection. To increase the booster vaccination rate among people having contracted COVID-19 (PCC), it is warranted to understand the prevalence and factors of behavioral intention to take up COVID-19 booster vaccination. Multi-dimensional factors, including cognitive factors (cognitive factors of illness representation (IR) and perceived inevitability of infection), emotional factors (emotional factors of IR and panic), psychosocial factors (depressive symptoms and social support), and a behavioral factor (social distancing behavior), were examined for their association with behavioral intention to

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12754956 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature