Willingness to Co-receive Covid-19 and Influenza Vaccines among Outpatients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15330701 |
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| Authors | Krissy Moehling Geffel (0000-0002-2103-4096, University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author), Mary Patricia Nowalk (0000-0002-1702-2690, University of Pittsburgh), Theresa M Sax (University of Pittsburgh), Louise Taylor (0000-0001-8141-2346, University of Pittsburgh), Karen Clarke (0009-0003-9828-1049, University of Pittsburgh), Michael Susick (University of Pittsburgh), G K Balasubramani (0000-0001-7221-1825, University of Pittsburgh), Richard K Zimmerman (0000-0001-5941-6092, University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 725-736 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359 |
| Publisher | PNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5993/ajhb.47.4.8 |
| OpenAlex | W4388179042 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Objectives: This study was designed to examine future willingness to co-receive COVID-19 and influenza vaccines and factors associated with that willingness among outpatients with acute respiratory illness (ARI). Methods: Outpatients ≥15 years with respiratory symptoms for ≤10 days were surveyed about vaccination behaviors and intentions. We used multinomial logistic regression to assess associations between demographic, behavioral and health-related variables and willingness to co-receive future COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. Results: Among 856 patients, 41% had received ≥1 COVID-19 vaccines plus booster and 42% had received seasonal influenza vaccine; 47% reported willingness to co-receive COVID-19 and influenza vaccines with 25% unsure and 28% unwilling. Higher educational attainment (OR=1.80, p=.009), receipt of ≥1 COVID-19 vaccines (OR=4.29, p<.001), greater 5-year influenza vaccine uptake (annually OR=8.54, p<.001; sometimes OR=5.38, p<.001) and lower likelihood of testing COVID-19 positive (OR=0.68, p=.033) were significantly associated with willingness to co-receive compared to those decidedly opposed. Conclusions: Prior vaccination behavior predicted willingness to co-receive future COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. Efforts to encourage co-receipt are more likely to succeed among routine vaccine recipients. Vaccination promotion efforts for those hesitant or unwilling to co-receive these vaccines may need to focus on improving uptake of each vaccine individually
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Influenza vaccine · Logistic regression · Receipt · Vaccination · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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