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Willingness to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine as Reported Nine Months after the Pandemic Outbreak: A Cross-National Study

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  • Daicia Price

    (School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA)

  • Tore Bonsaksen

    (Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, 2418 Elverum, Norway
    Faculty of Health Studies, VID Specialized University, 4306 Sandnes, Norway)

  • Mary Ruffolo

    (School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA)

  • Janni Leung

    (Faculty of Health and Behavioural Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia)

  • Hilde Thygesen

    (Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway
    Faculty of Health Studies, VID Specialized University, 0319 Oslo, Norway)

  • Mariyana Schoultz

    (Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8SU, UK)

  • Amy Ostertun Geirdal

    (Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Child Welfare and Social Policy, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway)

Abstract

Although vaccination has been identified as an effective measure of reducing the spread of COVID-19, hesitancy to obtain a vaccine for COVID-19 has been shared. The aim of this cross-national study was to examine (i) the willingness in the general population to take the COVID-19 vaccine nine months after the pandemic outbreak and (ii) the willingness to take the vaccine in relation to sociodemographic variables, whether one has experienced COVID-19 infection, concerns about health and family, and trust in the authorities’ information about the pandemic. A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data online in Norway, the UK, the USA, and Australia. Chi-Square tests or Fisher’s Exact test were used to analyze the data. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess direct associations between the independent variables and the outcome. Within the total sample ( n = 3474), living in a city, having a college education, being concerned about your own health and the health of next of kin, and trusting information provided by authorities increased the likelihood of reporting willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Across all countries, participants who reported trust in the authorities’ information about COVID-19 demonstrated a significantly higher plausibility of taking the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Daicia Price & Tore Bonsaksen & Mary Ruffolo & Janni Leung & Hilde Thygesen & Mariyana Schoultz & Amy Ostertun Geirdal, 2021. "Willingness to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine as Reported Nine Months after the Pandemic Outbreak: A Cross-National Study," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-9, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:10:y:2021:i:11:p:442-:d:683884
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