Uptake of COVID-19 booster shot among healthcare workers: A mediation analysis approach
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 p...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a2a9e6cc35946a6940010ba8d55e6112022-12-22T04:29:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-10-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.10334731033473Uptake of COVID-19 booster shot among healthcare workers: A mediation analysis approachShazia Rehman0Erum Rehman1Zhang Jianglin2Zhang Jianglin3Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule, Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Haripur, PakistanDepartment of Mathematics, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanDepartment of Dermatology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, ChinaCandidate Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Skin Diseases, Shenzhen, ChinaSince 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1033473/fullvaccine hesitationhealthcare workersdecision regretwillingnessvaccination adverse reactionbooster shots |
| spellingShingle | Shazia Rehman Erum Rehman Zhang Jianglin Zhang Jianglin Uptake of COVID-19 booster shot among healthcare workers: A mediation analysis approach Frontiers in Public Health vaccine hesitation healthcare workers decision regret willingness vaccination adverse reaction booster shots |
| title | Uptake of COVID-19 booster shot among healthcare workers: A mediation analysis approach |
| title_full | Uptake of COVID-19 booster shot among healthcare workers: A mediation analysis approach |
| title_fullStr | Uptake of COVID-19 booster shot among healthcare workers: A mediation analysis approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uptake of COVID-19 booster shot among healthcare workers: A mediation analysis approach |
| title_short | Uptake of COVID-19 booster shot among healthcare workers: A mediation analysis approach |
| title_sort | uptake of covid 19 booster shot among healthcare workers a mediation analysis approach |
| topic | vaccine hesitation healthcare workers decision regret willingness vaccination adverse reaction booster shots |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1033473/full |
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