Health belief model perspective on the control of covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and the promotion of vaccination in china: Web-based cross-sectional study

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Background: The control of vaccine hesitancy and the promotion of vaccination are key protective measures against COVID-19. Objective: This study assesses the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy and the vaccination rate and examines the association between factors of the health belief model (HBM) and vaccination. Methods: A convenience sample of 2531 valid participants from 31 provinces and autonomous regions of mainland China were enrolled in this online survey study from January 1 to 24, 2021. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the associations of the vaccination rate and HBM factors with the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy after other covariates were controlled. Results: The prevalence of vaccine hesitancy was 44.3% (95% CI 42.3%-46.2%), and the vaccination rate was 10.4% (9.2%-11.6%). The factors that directly promoted vaccination behavior were a lack of vaccine hesitancy (odds ratio [OR] 7.75, 95% CI 5.03-11.93), agreement with recommendations from friends or family for vaccination (OR 3.11, 95% CI 1.75-5.52), and absence of perceived barriers to COVID-19 vaccination (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.35-0.75). The factors that were directly associated with a higher vaccine hesitancy rate were a high level of perceived barriers (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.36-1.95) and perceived benefits (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.32-0.79). A mediating effect of self-efficacy, influenced by perceived barriers (standardized structure coefficient [SSC]=-0.71, P

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Chen, H., Li, X., Gao, J., Liu, X., Mao, Y., Wang, R., … Dai, J. (2021). Health belief model perspective on the control of covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and the promotion of vaccination in china: Web-based cross-sectional study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(9). https://doi.org/10.2196/29329

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