Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study
Issued Date
2023-02-01
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eISSN
2076393X
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85149227619
Journal Title
Vaccines
Volume
11
Issue
2
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Vaccines Vol.11 No.2 (2023)
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Ounsaneha W., Laosee O., Suksaroj T.T., Rattanapan C. Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study. Vaccines Vol.11 No.2 (2023). doi:10.3390/vaccines11020297 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/81944
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Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study
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Abstract
This research aimed to determine the levels of COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations in Thai populations in areas with environmental risk exposure during the Omicron outbreak. Five of twenty provinces in Thailand were selected by assessing environmental risk exposure for study settings. A total of 1038 people were interviewed by a structured questionnaire. The predicting factors of COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis. The results showed that 69.4% (95% CI 66.5–72.1) of the population was vaccinated with COVID-19 booster doses. Multiple logistics regression revealed that the female gender (AOR 1.49, 95% CI 1.11–2.00), all age groups from 38 to 60 years old, all education levels of at least secondary school, high income (AOR 1.16, 95% CI 1.15–2.24), populations having experience with COVID-19 infection (AOR 2.27, 95% CI 2.05–3.76), knowledge of vaccine (AOR 1.78, 95% CI 1.11–2.83), and trusting attitude (AOR 1.76, 95% CI 1.32–2.36) were factors among those more likely to take COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations in high-environmental-risk-exposure areas. Therefore, an effective booster dose campaign with education programs to increase attitudes toward booster vaccinations should be implemented for the resilience of COVID-19 prevention and control.