Subjective Norms Predict Intention to Covid-19 Vaccination among Older Adults in Southern Iran: a Community-based Cross-sectional Study
Background: The success of the vaccination programs against covid-19 depends on the level of community vaccine acceptance. The present study aimed to investigate the predictors of older adults’ intention to uptake the covid-19 vaccine in older adults.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted...
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| author | Mahsa Yarelahi Elham Rezaian Farzaneh Bahadori Zeinab Sahraian Somayeh Abolghsemi Masoud Karimi |
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| description | Background: The success of the vaccination programs against covid-19 depends on the level of community vaccine acceptance. The present study aimed to investigate the predictors of older adults’ intention to uptake the covid-19 vaccine in older adults.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 345 older adults in Jahrom, southern Iran. Participants were enrolled by stratified random sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of items based on the health belief model (HBM), Theory of planned behavior (TPB) constructs and demographic information. Descriptive statistics, Spearman’s correlation, and Ordinal logistic regression analysis were used for data analysis using SPSS version 25. The level of significance was set at 0. 05.Results: The mean age of participants was 67.7 (7.2) years. Most of the participants (51.3%) intended to receive the vaccine. Perceived barriers (r=-0.201), perceived benefits (r=0.302), selfefficacy (r=0.269), and subjective norms (r=0.387) had significant associations with the intention to vaccine (P<0.001). Subjective norms (β=0.159, P<0.001) were the most powerful predictor of intention to vaccine, followed by perceived benefits (β=0.112, P=0.035) and self-efficacy (β=0.086, P=0.038).Conclusion: health professionals should promote positive attitudes toward the covid-19 vaccine and reports about vaccination by celebrities and trusted people to persuade older adults to receive the covid-19 vaccine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec8ce1fd02064c9fa1946f05608030af2023-09-13T05:45:00ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System2345-22182345-38932023-07-01113 (Supplement)54755410.30476/jhsss.2022.93994.149949433Subjective Norms Predict Intention to Covid-19 Vaccination among Older Adults in Southern Iran: a Community-based Cross-sectional StudyMahsa Yarelahi0Elham Rezaian1Farzaneh Bahadori2Zeinab Sahraian3Somayeh Abolghsemi4Masoud Karimi5Department of Gerontology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Health Promotion, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Gerontology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Health Promotion, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Nutrition, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IranResearch Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Health Promotion, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBackground: The success of the vaccination programs against covid-19 depends on the level of community vaccine acceptance. The present study aimed to investigate the predictors of older adults’ intention to uptake the covid-19 vaccine in older adults.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 345 older adults in Jahrom, southern Iran. Participants were enrolled by stratified random sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of items based on the health belief model (HBM), Theory of planned behavior (TPB) constructs and demographic information. Descriptive statistics, Spearman’s correlation, and Ordinal logistic regression analysis were used for data analysis using SPSS version 25. The level of significance was set at 0. 05.Results: The mean age of participants was 67.7 (7.2) years. Most of the participants (51.3%) intended to receive the vaccine. Perceived barriers (r=-0.201), perceived benefits (r=0.302), selfefficacy (r=0.269), and subjective norms (r=0.387) had significant associations with the intention to vaccine (P<0.001). Subjective norms (β=0.159, P<0.001) were the most powerful predictor of intention to vaccine, followed by perceived benefits (β=0.112, P=0.035) and self-efficacy (β=0.086, P=0.038).Conclusion: health professionals should promote positive attitudes toward the covid-19 vaccine and reports about vaccination by celebrities and trusted people to persuade older adults to receive the covid-19 vaccine.https://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/article_49433_29b0afa55a31d437f327341173f94fc8.pdfcovid-19health belief modelintentionsubjective normsvaccine |
| spellingShingle | Mahsa Yarelahi Elham Rezaian Farzaneh Bahadori Zeinab Sahraian Somayeh Abolghsemi Masoud Karimi Subjective Norms Predict Intention to Covid-19 Vaccination among Older Adults in Southern Iran: a Community-based Cross-sectional Study Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System covid-19 health belief model intention subjective norms vaccine |
| title | Subjective Norms Predict Intention to Covid-19 Vaccination among Older Adults in Southern Iran: a Community-based Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full | Subjective Norms Predict Intention to Covid-19 Vaccination among Older Adults in Southern Iran: a Community-based Cross-sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Subjective Norms Predict Intention to Covid-19 Vaccination among Older Adults in Southern Iran: a Community-based Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subjective Norms Predict Intention to Covid-19 Vaccination among Older Adults in Southern Iran: a Community-based Cross-sectional Study |
| title_short | Subjective Norms Predict Intention to Covid-19 Vaccination among Older Adults in Southern Iran: a Community-based Cross-sectional Study |
| title_sort | subjective norms predict intention to covid 19 vaccination among older adults in southern iran a community based cross sectional study |
| topic | covid-19 health belief model intention subjective norms vaccine |
| url | https://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/article_49433_29b0afa55a31d437f327341173f94fc8.pdf |
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