Uptake of Covid-19 booster shot among healthcare workers

A mediation analysis approach

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22073285
AutoresShazia Rehman (0000-0003-4563-1124, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences), Erum Rehman (0000-0003-0939-1880, Nazarbayev University), Zhang Jianglin (Jinan University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen10
Páginas1033473-1033473
Fecha de publicación2022-10-05
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditorialFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2022.1033473
PMID36276365
OpenAlexW4302283854
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas51

Since the thrust of previous research investigations has been on people's willingness to get immunized against the COVID-19 infection, the underpinning principle of compliance has received very little attention. Addressing the possible drivers and mechanisms influencing vaccine acceptance may provide significant insights for limiting the pandemic. In response, we intend to investigate the influence of decision regret and the consequences of post-vaccination adverse effects on the inclination to undertake booster shots. An electronic survey that was self-administered was conducted in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The questionnaire was completed by 1,369 participants, with a response rate of 41%. 1,343 of them (98.10%) had received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccination. Besides, the present research has also adopted a mediation model. Our findings demonstrate that unfavorable vaccination responses in healthcare workers significantly affect their likelihood of receiving booster shots. Interestingly, healthcare workers who had adverse experiences after being immunized were more prone to regret their prior immunization decisions, which in response affected their decision to get a booster shot. The motivation to receive the booster dosage and adverse post-vaccination responses were mediated by decision regret. The outcomes suggested indissociable connections between unfavorable vaccination responses, decision regret, and the likelihood of receiving a booster shot. To strengthen immunization acceptance intent and enhance the likelihood of receiving COVID-19 booster shots, it is recommended that awareness of these post-vaccination adverse events be extensively integrated into immunization awareness programs and policy measures supporting booster doses

Adverse effect · Booster dose · Disease · Health care · Immunization · Mediation · Pandemic · Regret · Vaccination · Computer Science · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Medicine · Psychology · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology