COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy between teachers and students in a college, a cross-sectional study in China.

Abstract

Studies have identified teacher effects on students' attitudes. This study explored the differences in and associations between teachers' and students' COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and the factors that affect it. A population-based self-administered online survey was conducted to evaluate the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy of teachers and students in a college in Taizhou, China. A total of 835 valid questionnaires were obtained. All data were analyzed using IBM SPSS statistics 26.0 software. The proportions of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for teachers and students were 31.7%, and 23.8%, respectively. In the binary logistic regression analysis, teachers who perceived the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine as low (OR = 6.794 , 95%CI: 1.701-27.143), did not pay continuous attention to the vaccine news (OR = 3.498, 95%CI: 1.150-10.640), and suffered chronic diseases (OR = 2.659, 95%CI: 1.135-6.227) were more likely to hesitate to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The group of students who perceived the COVID-19 vaccine safety as being low (OR = 1.805, 95%CI: 1.094-2.979) were more hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. While both teachers and students were hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine, teachers were found to be more so. Perceptions regarding the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, attention to and awareness of vaccine news, and chronic medical conditions were the main factors that influenced the hesitation regarding COVID-19 vaccines. Therefore, students' vaccine hesitancy may depend largely on the perceptions of the vaccine's safety rather than teachers' vaccine hesitancy.

• Authors: Yan Chen, Mei-Xian Zhang, Xiao-Qing Lin, Hongwei Wu, Tao-Hsin Tung, Jian-Sheng Zhu
• Journal: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics (Hum Vaccin Immunother) Vol. 18 Issue 5 Pg. 2082171 (11 30 2022) ISSN: 2164-554X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 35687077 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• COVID-19 Vaccines
• Vaccines

Topics

• Humans
• COVID-19 Vaccines
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• COVID-19 (prevention & control)
• Vaccination Hesitancy
• Parents (education)
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Students
• China
• Vaccines
• Vaccination