Influence of Environmental Risk Exposure on the Determinants of Covid-19 Booster Vaccination in an Urban Thai Population

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ID15511324
AuthorsWeerawat Ounsaneha (Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University), Orapin Laosee (0000-0002-9470-1240, Mahidol University), Cheerawit Rattanapan (0000-0002-1799-422X, Mahidol University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume21
Issue6
Pages745-745
Publication date2024-06-06
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph21060745
PMID38928991
OpenAlexW4399433680
LanguageEN
References cited42

This study aimed to identify the influence of environmental risk exposure levels on the predictive factors of COVID-19 booster dose vaccination in an urban Thai population in the post-pandemic era. Six study locations, including the three provinces with the highest environmental risk levels and the three provinces with the lowest environmental risk levels, were selected by calculating the environmental risk exposure indexes. Participants from the capital district of each province were chosen via the simple random sampling technique and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. A total of 1315 individuals were included in a sample in this study, and the best predictors of booster dose vaccination were determined using multiple regression analysis. The results showed that a high level of environmental risk exposure occurred in the provinces with a high number of total days exceeding the limits set for PM10 and high rates of mortality for lung cancer. The number of COVID-19 booster vaccinations given amount to 43.4% of the population during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period. Our multivariate analysis indicated that individuals in the working age group (≥25 years old); those with higher education (diploma degree and above); full-time employment (government and private sectors); those with high monthly incomes (≥USD144.1); and those in areas with the lowest risk level of environmental exposure significantly contributed to the number of booster dose vaccinations given during the post-pandemic period. To summarize, the rate of COVID-19 booster dose vaccination acceptance in Thailand was influenced by socio-economic factors with environmental concerns. These findings improve our understating of both the global pandemic and how environmental exposure affects behavioral change patterns and could improve the effectiveness of post-pandemic management

Booster (rocketry · Booster dose · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Immunization · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Multivariate analysis · Pandemic · Population · Vaccination · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Immunology

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