Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Vaccination could be a key protective measure against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and it is important to understand the acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine among the general public. However, there is no study on the acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine in Japan. Therefore, this study aimed to...
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| author | Masaki Machida Itaru Nakamura Takako Kojima Reiko Saito Tomoki Nakaya Tomoya Hanibuchi Tomoko Takamiya Yuko Odagiri Noritoshi Fukushima Hiroyuki Kikuchi Shiho Amagasa Hidehiro Watanabe Shigeru Inoue |
| author_facet | Masaki Machida Itaru Nakamura Takako Kojima Reiko Saito Tomoki Nakaya Tomoya Hanibuchi Tomoko Takamiya Yuko Odagiri Noritoshi Fukushima Hiroyuki Kikuchi Shiho Amagasa Hidehiro Watanabe Shigeru Inoue |
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| description | Vaccination could be a key protective measure against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and it is important to understand the acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine among the general public. However, there is no study on the acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine in Japan. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy situation in Japan and assess the factors associated with such issues. This was a cross-sectional study based on an internet survey completed by 2956 people. Participants were asked to indicate how likely they were to get vaccinated for COVID-19. In addition, the participants responded to questions regarding sociodemographic factors, attitudes, and beliefs regarding COVID-19 infection and vaccination. The proportion of participants with a high likelihood of getting a COVID-19 vaccine was 62.1%. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that vaccine acceptance was lower among several sociodemographic groups, such as women, adults aged 20–49 years, and those with a low-income level. Several psychological factors, especially the perceived effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine, and willingness to protect others by getting oneself vaccinated, were associated with vaccine acceptance. Our results indicate that the perceived effectiveness of the vaccine and willingness to protect others may play an important role in the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94e1b6c9dc2f4708ac5b9dfcad73a6862023-12-03T12:16:54ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2021-03-019321010.3390/vaccines9030210Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 PandemicMasaki Machida0Itaru Nakamura1Takako Kojima2Reiko Saito3Tomoki Nakaya4Tomoya Hanibuchi5Tomoko Takamiya6Yuko Odagiri7Noritoshi Fukushima8Hiroyuki Kikuchi9Shiho Amagasa10Hidehiro Watanabe11Shigeru Inoue12Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, JapanDepartment of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo 160-0023, JapanDepartment of International Medical Communications, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, JapanDivision of International Health (Public Health), Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8510, JapanGraduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-0845, JapanGraduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-0845, JapanDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, JapanDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, JapanDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, JapanDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, JapanDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, JapanDepartment of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo 160-0023, JapanDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, JapanVaccination could be a key protective measure against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and it is important to understand the acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine among the general public. However, there is no study on the acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine in Japan. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy situation in Japan and assess the factors associated with such issues. This was a cross-sectional study based on an internet survey completed by 2956 people. Participants were asked to indicate how likely they were to get vaccinated for COVID-19. In addition, the participants responded to questions regarding sociodemographic factors, attitudes, and beliefs regarding COVID-19 infection and vaccination. The proportion of participants with a high likelihood of getting a COVID-19 vaccine was 62.1%. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that vaccine acceptance was lower among several sociodemographic groups, such as women, adults aged 20–49 years, and those with a low-income level. Several psychological factors, especially the perceived effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine, and willingness to protect others by getting oneself vaccinated, were associated with vaccine acceptance. Our results indicate that the perceived effectiveness of the vaccine and willingness to protect others may play an important role in the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/3/210COVID-19vaccinepublic healthepidemiologyvaccine hesitancy |
| spellingShingle | Masaki Machida Itaru Nakamura Takako Kojima Reiko Saito Tomoki Nakaya Tomoya Hanibuchi Tomoko Takamiya Yuko Odagiri Noritoshi Fukushima Hiroyuki Kikuchi Shiho Amagasa Hidehiro Watanabe Shigeru Inoue Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccines COVID-19 vaccine public health epidemiology vaccine hesitancy |
| title | Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | acceptance of a covid 19 vaccine in japan during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccine public health epidemiology vaccine hesitancy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/3/210 |
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