Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance against COVID-19 in China: Perspectives on Knowledge and DrVac-COVID19S Scale

<b>Background:</b> This study determined the knowledge and attitudes regarding COVID-19 and assessed the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among the Chinese population. <b>Methods:</b> An online and offline cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 18 June 2021 among the...

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Autores principales:	Chen Dong, Qian Liang, Tanao Ji, Jun Gu, Jian Feng, Min Shuai, Xiaoming Zhang, Rui Zhao, Zhifeng Gu
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine acceptance knowledge attitude Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2da0bfc9202d4577afdab4a2b88ef8172021-11-11T16:20:51ZDeterminants of Vaccine Acceptance against COVID-19 in China: Perspectives on Knowledge and DrVac-COVID19S Scale10.3390/ijerph1821111921660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/2da0bfc9202d4577afdab4a2b88ef8172021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11192https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601<b>Background:</b> This study determined the knowledge and attitudes regarding COVID-19 and assessed the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among the Chinese population. <b>Methods:</b> An online and offline cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 18 June 2021 among the Chinese population. Demographic characteristics, attitudes, knowledge, values, impact, and autonomy regarding the COVID-19 vaccine were collected using questionnaire. The variables in our study were analyzed by Mann-Whitney test and chi-square test. <b>Results:</b> A total of 93.8% participants were willing to be vaccinated, 2.7% refused, and 3.5% hesitated. In regards to knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine, 94.3% citizens surveyed knew about the spread of droplets and 65% had knowledge about surfaces touched by an infected person. In addition, 93.8% of participants had knowledge of the common symptoms related to COVID-19, such as fever and cough (93.8%), shortness of breath/anorexia/fatigue/nausea/vomiting/diarrhea (80.2%), and panic and chest tightness (69.4%). Most participants had a strong self-prevention awareness, such as washing hands regularly (92.1%) and wearing a facemask (94.1%). Besides, over ninety percent of respondents would report exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (96.6%) and exposure to symptoms possibility related to COVID-19 (92.9%). If necessary, most respondents would agree to isolate at home (93.5%) or an isolation in hospital (96.3%). Knowledge of COVID-19, including transmission, symptoms, protective measures, and vaccines itself, is associated with vaccination attitude. Values, perceived impacts, knowledge, and autonomy, assessed by the scale of DrVac-COVID19S, have also been revealed as important determinants to vaccine acceptance. <b>Conclusions:</b> Almost 93% of Chinese people surveyed in this study showed a willing attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination. Based on the above results, government and social workers can take measures from these perspectives to improve the vaccination attitude, so as to increase vaccine immunization rates.Chen DongQian LiangTanao JiJun GuJian FengMin ShuaiXiaoming ZhangRui ZhaoZhifeng GuMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2vaccineacceptanceknowledgeattitudeMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11192, p 11192 (2021)
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine acceptance knowledge attitude Medicine R Chen Dong Qian Liang Tanao Ji Jun Gu Jian Feng Min Shuai Xiaoming Zhang Rui Zhao Zhifeng Gu Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance against COVID-19 in China: Perspectives on Knowledge and DrVac-COVID19S Scale
description	<b>Background:</b> This study determined the knowledge and attitudes regarding COVID-19 and assessed the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among the Chinese population. <b>Methods:</b> An online and offline cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 18 June 2021 among the Chinese population. Demographic characteristics, attitudes, knowledge, values, impact, and autonomy regarding the COVID-19 vaccine were collected using questionnaire. The variables in our study were analyzed by Mann-Whitney test and chi-square test. <b>Results:</b> A total of 93.8% participants were willing to be vaccinated, 2.7% refused, and 3.5% hesitated. In regards to knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine, 94.3% citizens surveyed knew about the spread of droplets and 65% had knowledge about surfaces touched by an infected person. In addition, 93.8% of participants had knowledge of the common symptoms related to COVID-19, such as fever and cough (93.8%), shortness of breath/anorexia/fatigue/nausea/vomiting/diarrhea (80.2%), and panic and chest tightness (69.4%). Most participants had a strong self-prevention awareness, such as washing hands regularly (92.1%) and wearing a facemask (94.1%). Besides, over ninety percent of respondents would report exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (96.6%) and exposure to symptoms possibility related to COVID-19 (92.9%). If necessary, most respondents would agree to isolate at home (93.5%) or an isolation in hospital (96.3%). Knowledge of COVID-19, including transmission, symptoms, protective measures, and vaccines itself, is associated with vaccination attitude. Values, perceived impacts, knowledge, and autonomy, assessed by the scale of DrVac-COVID19S, have also been revealed as important determinants to vaccine acceptance. <b>Conclusions:</b> Almost 93% of Chinese people surveyed in this study showed a willing attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination. Based on the above results, government and social workers can take measures from these perspectives to improve the vaccination attitude, so as to increase vaccine immunization rates.
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author	Chen Dong Qian Liang Tanao Ji Jun Gu Jian Feng Min Shuai Xiaoming Zhang Rui Zhao Zhifeng Gu
author_facet	Chen Dong Qian Liang Tanao Ji Jun Gu Jian Feng Min Shuai Xiaoming Zhang Rui Zhao Zhifeng Gu
author_sort	Chen Dong
title	Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance against COVID-19 in China: Perspectives on Knowledge and DrVac-COVID19S Scale
title_short	Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance against COVID-19 in China: Perspectives on Knowledge and DrVac-COVID19S Scale
title_full	Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance against COVID-19 in China: Perspectives on Knowledge and DrVac-COVID19S Scale
title_fullStr	Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance against COVID-19 in China: Perspectives on Knowledge and DrVac-COVID19S Scale
title_full_unstemmed	Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance against COVID-19 in China: Perspectives on Knowledge and DrVac-COVID19S Scale
title_sort	determinants of vaccine acceptance against covid-19 in china: perspectives on knowledge and drvac-covid19s scale
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2da0bfc9202d4577afdab4a2b88ef817
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Determinants of Vaccine Acceptance against COVID-19 in China: Perspectives on Knowledge and DrVac-COVID19S Scale

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