Acceptance of COVID-19 booster vaccination based on the protection motivation theory: A cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT: The promotion of the booster shots against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is an open issue to be discussed. Little is known about the public intention and the influencing factors regarding the booster vaccine. A cross-sectional survey in Chinese adults was conducted using an online questionnaire, which designed on the basis of protection motivation theory (PMT) scale and vaccine hesitancy scale (VHS). Hierarchical multiple regression was used to compare the fitness of the PMT scale and VHS for predicting booster vaccination intention. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the factors associated with the acceptance. Six thousand three hundred twenty-one (76.8%) of participants were willing to take the booster shot. However, the rest of

SUBMITTER: Wu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9348068 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature