Predicting COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Armenia using the Health Belief Model: Results from a nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT: Health behavior theories have been effectively used for studying populations' awareness, attitudes, and beliefs related to COVID-19 preventative behaviors. The aim of this study was to explore the factors associated with the intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Armenian population using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a framework. We applied stratified two-stage random sampling to conduct a telephone survey of 3,483 adults in 2021. The multi-domain survey instrument included questions on socio-demographic characteristics, COVID-19-related knowledge, COVID-19 susceptibility, severity and self-efficacy beliefs, sources of information on COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination practice, and its benefits and barriers. We performed bivariate and hierarchical multivariate regression analy

SUBMITTER: Harutyunyan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9980550 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature