The effect of vaccination beliefs regarding vaccination benefits and COVID-19 fear on the number of vaccination injections
The Coronavirus disease pandemic of 2019 is a vast worldwide public health hazard, impacting people of all ages and socioeconomic statuses. Vaccination is one of the most effective methods of controlling a pandemic like COVID-19. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the number of...
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| author | Hai The Hoang Xuan Thanh Kieu Nguyen Son Van Huynh Thuy Doan Hua Hien Thi Thuy Tran Vinh-Long Tran-Chi |
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| description | The Coronavirus disease pandemic of 2019 is a vast worldwide public health hazard, impacting people of all ages and socioeconomic statuses. Vaccination is one of the most effective methods of controlling a pandemic like COVID-19. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the number of vaccination injections and fear of COVID-19 and test whether beliefs benefit from vaccination COVID-19 mediate the effect of fear of COVID-19 on the number of vaccination injections. A total of 649 Vietnamese adults were enrolled online to finish answering, including scales The Health Belief Model (HBM) and The Fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S), consisting of 340 (52.4%) males and 309 (47.6%) females. The data were analyzed using variance, regression, and a simple mediation model. The total score of COVID-19 fear was M = 22.26, SD = 5.49. Vietnamese fear of COVID-19 was at a medium level. Our results suggest that 18- to 20-year-olds are more fearful of COVID-19 than others. People who received the first dosage exhibited a greater fear of COVID-19 than those who received the second dose and were not inoculated. Additionally, the beliefs benefit of vaccination COVID-19 has a role in the relationship between the number of vaccination injections and fear of COVID-19. During the pandemic, adults in Vietnam are more afraid of COVID-19 than during prior outbreaks. Besides, the Vietnamese populace demonstrated a considerable demand for and high acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine. The current study indicates that psychological counselors and therapists should counsel clients on the value of vaccination and address the fear of COVID-19 as public understanding of the benefits of vaccines increases. To further clarify the effect of this issue on the correlation between fear of COVID-19 and the number of vaccinations, the results of this study indicate that the existing vaccine communication factor for COVID-19 vaccination should be modified to increase confidence in the benefits of immunization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0021ea85deae48278d92fbb4593cb01d2022-12-22T02:34:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-10-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.968902968902The effect of vaccination beliefs regarding vaccination benefits and COVID-19 fear on the number of vaccination injectionsHai The Hoang0Xuan Thanh Kieu Nguyen1Son Van Huynh2Thuy Doan Hua3Hien Thi Thuy Tran4Vinh-Long Tran-Chi5Faculty of Psychology and Education, The University of Danang, University of Science and Education, Danang, VietnamFaculty of Social Sciences and Public Relations, HUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFaculty of Psychology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFaculty of Psychology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFaculty of Psychology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFaculty of Psychology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamThe Coronavirus disease pandemic of 2019 is a vast worldwide public health hazard, impacting people of all ages and socioeconomic statuses. Vaccination is one of the most effective methods of controlling a pandemic like COVID-19. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the number of vaccination injections and fear of COVID-19 and test whether beliefs benefit from vaccination COVID-19 mediate the effect of fear of COVID-19 on the number of vaccination injections. A total of 649 Vietnamese adults were enrolled online to finish answering, including scales The Health Belief Model (HBM) and The Fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S), consisting of 340 (52.4%) males and 309 (47.6%) females. The data were analyzed using variance, regression, and a simple mediation model. The total score of COVID-19 fear was M = 22.26, SD = 5.49. Vietnamese fear of COVID-19 was at a medium level. Our results suggest that 18- to 20-year-olds are more fearful of COVID-19 than others. People who received the first dosage exhibited a greater fear of COVID-19 than those who received the second dose and were not inoculated. Additionally, the beliefs benefit of vaccination COVID-19 has a role in the relationship between the number of vaccination injections and fear of COVID-19. During the pandemic, adults in Vietnam are more afraid of COVID-19 than during prior outbreaks. Besides, the Vietnamese populace demonstrated a considerable demand for and high acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine. The current study indicates that psychological counselors and therapists should counsel clients on the value of vaccination and address the fear of COVID-19 as public understanding of the benefits of vaccines increases. To further clarify the effect of this issue on the correlation between fear of COVID-19 and the number of vaccinations, the results of this study indicate that the existing vaccine communication factor for COVID-19 vaccination should be modified to increase confidence in the benefits of immunization.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.968902/fullbeliefsbenefits of vaccinationfear of COVID-19vaccination injectionshealth belief model |
| spellingShingle | Hai The Hoang Xuan Thanh Kieu Nguyen Son Van Huynh Thuy Doan Hua Hien Thi Thuy Tran Vinh-Long Tran-Chi The effect of vaccination beliefs regarding vaccination benefits and COVID-19 fear on the number of vaccination injections Frontiers in Psychology beliefs benefits of vaccination fear of COVID-19 vaccination injections health belief model |
| title | The effect of vaccination beliefs regarding vaccination benefits and COVID-19 fear on the number of vaccination injections |
| title_full | The effect of vaccination beliefs regarding vaccination benefits and COVID-19 fear on the number of vaccination injections |
| title_fullStr | The effect of vaccination beliefs regarding vaccination benefits and COVID-19 fear on the number of vaccination injections |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of vaccination beliefs regarding vaccination benefits and COVID-19 fear on the number of vaccination injections |
| title_short | The effect of vaccination beliefs regarding vaccination benefits and COVID-19 fear on the number of vaccination injections |
| title_sort | effect of vaccination beliefs regarding vaccination benefits and covid 19 fear on the number of vaccination injections |
| topic | beliefs benefits of vaccination fear of COVID-19 vaccination injections health belief model |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.968902/full |
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