COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among undergraduate students in Thailand during the peak of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021
Issued Date
2022-02-01
Resource Type
ISSN
21949263
eISSN
2161962X
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85137678074
Journal Title
Epidemiologic Methods
Volume
11
Issue
S1
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Epidemiologic Methods Vol.11 No.S1 (2022)
Suggested Citation
Lin S.M., Rattanapan C., Mongkolchati A., Aung M.N., Ounsaneha W., Sritoomma N., Laosee O. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among undergraduate students in Thailand during the peak of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021. Epidemiologic Methods Vol.11 No.S1 (2022). doi:10.1515/em-2022-0109 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/86122
Title
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among undergraduate students in Thailand during the peak of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021
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Abstract
Objectives: To determine the point prevalence of undergraduate students who are hesitant to accept COVID-19 vaccination and to identify the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in university students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during June-July 2021. A total of 542 undergraduate students from universities in three central provinces of Thailand participated in an online survey via Google Form. We used a transculturally translated, Thai version of the Oxford Coronavirus Explanations, Attitudes, and Narratives Survey (OCEANS II). Results: There were 217 undergraduate students (40%) who were hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and the significant predictors for this hesitancy were: being students in Year 2 and higher (AOR: 2.73; 95% CI: 1.55-4.84); having negative beliefs toward the COVID-19 vaccine (AOR: 10.99; 95% CI: 6.82-17.73); and having a perceived positive general vaccine conspiracy belief (AOR: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.02-3.52). Conclusions: It is important to minimize vaccine hesitancy among Thai undergraduate students with a negative perception of vaccines by clarifying false information.