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Editor, Senior Moderator
Front Public Health
. 2022 Feb 8;10:796467.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.796467. eCollection 2022.
COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Among Chinese Population and Its Implications for the Pandemic: A National Cross-Sectional Study
Jian Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mingze Ma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yudong Miao[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Beizhu Ye[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Quanman Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Clifford Silver Tarimo[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Meiyun Wang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jianqin Gu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Wei Wei[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Lipei Zhao[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zihan Mu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiaoli Fu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Objective: To examine the COVID-19 vaccination rate among a representative sample of adults from 31 provinces on the Chinese mainland and identify its influencing factors.
Methods: We gathered sociodemographic information, data on people's awareness and behavior regarding COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine, the accessibility of COVID-19 vaccination services, community environmental factors influencing people's awareness and behavior regarding the vaccination, information about people's skepticism on COVID-19 vaccine, and information about people's trust in doctors as well as vaccine developers through an online nationwide cross-sectional survey among Chinese adults (18 years and older). The odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the statistical associations were estimated using logistic regression models.
Results: A total of 29,925 participants (51.4% females and 48.6% males) responded. 89.4% of the participants had already received a COVID-19 vaccination. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, awareness of COVID-19 pandemic/ COVID-19 vaccine, community environmental factors, awareness and behavior of general vaccinations, we discovered that having no religious affiliation, having the same occupational status as a result of coronavirus epidemic, being a non-smoker, always engaging in physical activity, having a lower social status, perceiving COVID-19 to be easily curable, and having easier access to vaccination are all associated with high vaccination rate (all P <0.05).
Conclusions: 31 provinces in mainland China currently have a relatively high rate of COVID-19 vaccination. To further increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination, we must remove barriers associated with the community context and improve access to COVID-19 vaccine services. In addition, taking proactive and effective measures to address the reasons for non-vaccination with COVID-19 will aid in epidemic prevention and control.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccination rate; COVID-19 vaccine; China; vaccination.
. 2022 Feb 8;10:796467.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.796467. eCollection 2022.
COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Among Chinese Population and Its Implications for the Pandemic: A National Cross-Sectional Study
Jian Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mingze Ma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yudong Miao[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Beizhu Ye[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Quanman Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Clifford Silver Tarimo[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Meiyun Wang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jianqin Gu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Wei Wei[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Lipei Zhao[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zihan Mu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiaoli Fu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35211440
- PMCID: PMC8860971
- DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.796467
Abstract
Objective: To examine the COVID-19 vaccination rate among a representative sample of adults from 31 provinces on the Chinese mainland and identify its influencing factors.
Methods: We gathered sociodemographic information, data on people's awareness and behavior regarding COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine, the accessibility of COVID-19 vaccination services, community environmental factors influencing people's awareness and behavior regarding the vaccination, information about people's skepticism on COVID-19 vaccine, and information about people's trust in doctors as well as vaccine developers through an online nationwide cross-sectional survey among Chinese adults (18 years and older). The odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the statistical associations were estimated using logistic regression models.
Results: A total of 29,925 participants (51.4% females and 48.6% males) responded. 89.4% of the participants had already received a COVID-19 vaccination. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, awareness of COVID-19 pandemic/ COVID-19 vaccine, community environmental factors, awareness and behavior of general vaccinations, we discovered that having no religious affiliation, having the same occupational status as a result of coronavirus epidemic, being a non-smoker, always engaging in physical activity, having a lower social status, perceiving COVID-19 to be easily curable, and having easier access to vaccination are all associated with high vaccination rate (all P <0.05).
Conclusions: 31 provinces in mainland China currently have a relatively high rate of COVID-19 vaccination. To further increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination, we must remove barriers associated with the community context and improve access to COVID-19 vaccine services. In addition, taking proactive and effective measures to address the reasons for non-vaccination with COVID-19 will aid in epidemic prevention and control.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccination rate; COVID-19 vaccine; China; vaccination.