University students' perspectives, planned uptake, and hesitancy regarding the COVID-19 vaccine: A multi-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate university students' willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them.

Method

A multi-methods approach was used-online convenience sample surveys and semi-structured interviews-of young adults attending a large Canadian public university. Two survey samples were collected (June 20-July 28, 2020 and September 22-October 17, 2020). Semi-structured interviews were conducted following each survey, interviewing 20 students in each round.

Results

In June 77.8% of surveyed students (n = 483) were willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine; in September 79.6% were willing (n = 1269). Multinomial and binary logistic regression analyses found that increasing perception of the severity of COVID-19 predicted the likelihood that a respond

SUBMITTER: Mant M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8330905 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature