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COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among health science students in Vietnam, 2021

Code : SKPT_22_006
Publish date : 30/08/2022
Page : 19-28
Author : Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhiem
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Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhiem ₁ - Hanoi University of Public Health
Dinh Thi Thu Trang ₂ - Hanoi University of Public Health
Dương Minh Duc ₃ - Hanoi University of Public Health
Nguyen Thi Thuy Lieu ₄ - Hanoi University of Public Health
Nguyen Thu Thuong ₅ - Hanoi University of Public Health
Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh - Hanoi University of Public Health
Pham Quoc Thanh - Hanoi University of Public Health
Brian Vu - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nguyen Thach Thao - Hanoi University of Public Health
Ong Nguyen Huyen Trang - Hanoi University of Public Health
Nguyen Van Bac - Thai Nguyen Medical University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Ha Thanh Dat - Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
Truong Van Dat - Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Phan Hoang Ngan - The University of Danang – School of Medicine and Pharmacy
Truong Quang Trung - Hanoi Medical University

Objective: Health science students (HSS) are among the group of frontline healthcare providers who are likely to be exposed to SARS-CoV-2 by working with infected patients. With vaccines being one of the most crucial solutions to stop the pandemic, high COVID-19 vaccination coverage must be achieved in this group as soon as the vaccines are available. This research aimed to assess the COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rate and its associated factors among health science students in Vietnam.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, which surveyed online 8873 students in six health science universities in Vietnam, following the Health Belief Model (HBM) framework.

Results: In this study, 84.3% of students accepting the COVID-19 vaccines, 14.7% of students being undecided for vaccination, and 1% of students not accepting vaccination. Determinants of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance included their school year, self-reported health status, allergy histories, susceptibility in risk perception, and factors of the HBM model included perceived benefits and cues to action (p <0.01). In contrast, perceived barriers had a negative association with the probability of vaccine acceptance (p <0.01). These results should be used as scientific evidence to support the development of planning strategies to optimize vaccination uptake and success in vaccination campaigns for both health science students and the general population.

Conclusion: Health science students participating in the study had a high rate of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance. The theoretical framework recognized factors that influence vaccine acceptance. These are considered evidence for the development of planning strategies to optimize the vaccination uptake and offer success in vaccination campaigns for both health science students and the general population.

DOI : https://doi.org/10.38148/JHDS.0604SKPT22-006
Topics : Mô hình sức khỏe, ốm đau, bệnh tật, chất lượng cuộc sống
Type of article : Nghiên cứu gốc
Specialized : Chuyên Ngành Y

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