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The Psychological Experience of COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Impact on the Willingness to Receive Booster Vaccines among the Chinese Population: Evidence from a National Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Yudong Miao

    (Department of Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Henan Research Center for HTA, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Yi Li

    (Department of Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Henan Research Center for HTA, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Wanliang Zhang

    (Department of Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Henan Research Center for HTA, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Jian Wu

    (Department of Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Henan Research Center for HTA, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Jianqin Gu

    (Research Center for Lifestyle Medicine, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China)

  • Meiyun Wang

    (Department of Hypertension, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China)

  • Wei Wei

    (Department of Hypertension, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China)

  • Beizhu Ye

    (Department of Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Henan Research Center for HTA, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Chengyuan Miao

    (Department of Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Henan Research Center for HTA, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Clifford Silver Tarimo

    (Department of Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Henan Research Center for HTA, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Wenyong Dong

    (Department of Hypertension, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the psychological experience of COVID-19 basic vaccination, the willingness to receive booster vaccines, and to determine their relationships among Chinese people. Between 6 August 2021 and 9 August 2021, a research firm performed a national cross-sectional online survey among Chinese individuals (aged over 18), using the snowball sampling approach, with 26,755 participants. Factor analysis and binary logistic regression were used to evaluate the existing associations. The overall COVID-19 vaccination psychological experience score of the participants was 25.83 (25.78~25.89; scores ranged from 7–35). A total of 93.83% (95%CI = 93.54~94.12) of respondents indicated a willingness to receive booster vaccines. After classifying psychological experiences associated with COVID-19 vaccination into positive and negative experiences and adjusting for confounding factors, for the former, the willingness to receive booster vaccines for participants with the highest scores of 13–15 was 3.933 times higher (OR = 3.933, 95%CI = 3.176~4.871) than participants who obtained scores of 3–9, and for the latter, the willingness to receive booster vaccines for participants with the highest scores of 19–20 was 8.871 times higher (OR = 8.871, 95%CI = 6.240~12.612) than participants who obtained scores of 4–13. Our study suggests that a good psychological experience with vaccination is positively associated with an increased willingness to receive booster vaccines.

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  • Yudong Miao & Yi Li & Wanliang Zhang & Jian Wu & Jianqin Gu & Meiyun Wang & Wei Wei & Beizhu Ye & Chengyuan Miao & Clifford Silver Tarimo & Wenyong Dong, 2022. "The Psychological Experience of COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Impact on the Willingness to Receive Booster Vaccines among the Chinese Population: Evidence from a National Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5464-:d:806128
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