Factors of Influence COVID-19 Vaccine Intent and Vaccine’s Concerns Among Hospital Staffs

Abstract

Purpose : This study aimed to explore factors those influence covid-19 vaccine intent and describe vaccine’s concerns among health care workers.

Study design : Cross-sectional survey.

Material and Methods : Participants were conducted a hospital staffs of 851 in April – June 2021.The questionnaires were validity(Correlation coefficient >0.50) and reliability (Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient =.84). The vaccine intent factors were analyzed and presented odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio (multiple logistic regression models).Statistical interferencepresented 95%CI and, statistically significant determined by p <.05. The vaccine’s concerns presented in number and percent.

Main findings : 851 of participants (85.61%) revealed only 63.1% that declaredvoluntary intend for covid-19 vaccine. The results showed higher score in social perception of positively vaccine image (adj.OR 7.17 95%CI 4.80,10.70) and perception of scientific benefic of vaccine (adj.OR 3.74 95%CI 2.20,6.35) increased statistical significantly proportion of vaccine intender. In the other hand, scores in negative and miss perception of vaccine and Covid-19 (adj.OR 0.61 95%CI 0.44,0.86) were effect negatively to the vaccine intention resultstatistic significantly.The result also shown that most of health care workers concern about vaccine adverse effect.

Conclusion and recommendations : Positive influence factors should be promoted, and others negative factors must be properly corrected for effective Thai nationally covid-19 vaccine program.