Why Some People Are Hesitant to Receive COVID-19 Boosters: A Systematic Review
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and transitions to an endemic stage, booster vaccines will play an important role in personal and public health. However, convincing people to take boosters continues to be a key obstacle. This study systematically analyzed research that examined the predictors of...
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| description | As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and transitions to an endemic stage, booster vaccines will play an important role in personal and public health. However, convincing people to take boosters continues to be a key obstacle. This study systematically analyzed research that examined the predictors of COVID-19 booster vaccine hesitancy. A search of PubMed, Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus uncovered 42 eligible studies. Globally, the average COVID-19 booster vaccination hesitancy rate was 30.72%. Thirteen key factors influencing booster hesitancy emerged from the literature: demographics (gender, age, education, income, occupation, employment status, ethnicity, and marital status), geographical influences (country, region, and residency), adverse events, perceived benefit/efficacy, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, prior history of COVID-19 infection, vaccination status, vaccination recommendations, health status, knowledge and information, skepticism/distrust/conspiracy theories, and vaccine type. Vaccine communication campaigns and interventions for COVID boosters should focus on factors influencing booster confidence, complacency, and convenience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9256c3c7a4574f63ac61beb5a94899482023-11-17T14:15:15ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662023-03-018315910.3390/tropicalmed8030159Why Some People Are Hesitant to Receive COVID-19 Boosters: A Systematic ReviewYam B. Limbu0Bruce A. Huhmann1Department of Marketing, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USADepartment of Marketing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USAAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues and transitions to an endemic stage, booster vaccines will play an important role in personal and public health. However, convincing people to take boosters continues to be a key obstacle. This study systematically analyzed research that examined the predictors of COVID-19 booster vaccine hesitancy. A search of PubMed, Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus uncovered 42 eligible studies. Globally, the average COVID-19 booster vaccination hesitancy rate was 30.72%. Thirteen key factors influencing booster hesitancy emerged from the literature: demographics (gender, age, education, income, occupation, employment status, ethnicity, and marital status), geographical influences (country, region, and residency), adverse events, perceived benefit/efficacy, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, prior history of COVID-19 infection, vaccination status, vaccination recommendations, health status, knowledge and information, skepticism/distrust/conspiracy theories, and vaccine type. Vaccine communication campaigns and interventions for COVID boosters should focus on factors influencing booster confidence, complacency, and convenience.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/3/159vaccine hesitancyboosterCOVID-19systematic review |
| spellingShingle | Yam B. Limbu Bruce A. Huhmann Why Some People Are Hesitant to Receive COVID-19 Boosters: A Systematic Review Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease vaccine hesitancy booster COVID-19 systematic review |
| title | Why Some People Are Hesitant to Receive COVID-19 Boosters: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Why Some People Are Hesitant to Receive COVID-19 Boosters: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Why Some People Are Hesitant to Receive COVID-19 Boosters: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why Some People Are Hesitant to Receive COVID-19 Boosters: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Why Some People Are Hesitant to Receive COVID-19 Boosters: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | why some people are hesitant to receive covid 19 boosters a systematic review |
| topic | vaccine hesitancy booster COVID-19 systematic review |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/3/159 |
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