Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study
This research aimed to determine the levels of COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations in Thai populations in areas with environmental risk exposure during the Omicron outbreak. Five of twenty provinces in Thailand were selected by assessing environmental risk exposure for study settings. A total of 1038...
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| author | Weerawat Ounsaneha Orapin Laosee Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj Cheerawit Rattanapan |
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| description | This research aimed to determine the levels of COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations in Thai populations in areas with environmental risk exposure during the Omicron outbreak. Five of twenty provinces in Thailand were selected by assessing environmental risk exposure for study settings. A total of 1038 people were interviewed by a structured questionnaire. The predicting factors of COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis. The results showed that 69.4% (95% CI 66.5–72.1) of the population was vaccinated with COVID-19 booster doses. Multiple logistics regression revealed that the female gender (AOR 1.49, 95% CI 1.11–2.00), all age groups from 38 to 60 years old, all education levels of at least secondary school, high income (AOR 1.16, 95% CI 1.15–2.24), populations having experience with COVID-19 infection (AOR 2.27, 95% CI 2.05–3.76), knowledge of vaccine (AOR 1.78, 95% CI 1.11–2.83), and trusting attitude (AOR 1.76, 95% CI 1.32–2.36) were factors among those more likely to take COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations in high-environmental-risk-exposure areas. Therefore, an effective booster dose campaign with education programs to increase attitudes toward booster vaccinations should be implemented for the resilience of COVID-19 prevention and control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3668fc5befc041979a4dfe7a3c6ac33c2023-11-16T23:42:27ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2023-01-0111229710.3390/vaccines11020297Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case StudyWeerawat Ounsaneha0Orapin Laosee1Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj2Cheerawit Rattanapan3Faculty of Science and Technology, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage, Pathumthani 13180, ThailandASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Nakhonpathom 73710, ThailandASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Nakhonpathom 73710, ThailandASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Nakhonpathom 73710, ThailandThis research aimed to determine the levels of COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations in Thai populations in areas with environmental risk exposure during the Omicron outbreak. Five of twenty provinces in Thailand were selected by assessing environmental risk exposure for study settings. A total of 1038 people were interviewed by a structured questionnaire. The predicting factors of COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis. The results showed that 69.4% (95% CI 66.5–72.1) of the population was vaccinated with COVID-19 booster doses. Multiple logistics regression revealed that the female gender (AOR 1.49, 95% CI 1.11–2.00), all age groups from 38 to 60 years old, all education levels of at least secondary school, high income (AOR 1.16, 95% CI 1.15–2.24), populations having experience with COVID-19 infection (AOR 2.27, 95% CI 2.05–3.76), knowledge of vaccine (AOR 1.78, 95% CI 1.11–2.83), and trusting attitude (AOR 1.76, 95% CI 1.32–2.36) were factors among those more likely to take COVID-19 booster dose vaccinations in high-environmental-risk-exposure areas. Therefore, an effective booster dose campaign with education programs to increase attitudes toward booster vaccinations should be implemented for the resilience of COVID-19 prevention and control.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/2/297COVID-19booster doseenvironmental risk exposureOmicron variants |
| spellingShingle | Weerawat Ounsaneha Orapin Laosee Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj Cheerawit Rattanapan Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study Vaccines COVID-19 booster dose environmental risk exposure Omicron variants |
| title | Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study |
| title_full | Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study |
| title_short | Combined Impact of Omicron Vaccination and Environmental Risk Exposure: A Thailand Case Study |
| title_sort | combined impact of omicron vaccination and environmental risk exposure a thailand case study |
| topic | COVID-19 booster dose environmental risk exposure Omicron variants |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/2/297 |
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