Psychobehavioral Responses and Likelihood of Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines during the Pandemic, Hong Kong

To access temporal changes in psychobehavioral responses to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we conducted a 5-round (R1-R5) longitudinal population-based online survey in Hong Kong during January-September 2020. Most respondents reported wearing masks (R1 99.0% to R5 99.8%) and performing hand hygiene (R1 95.8% to R5 97.7%). Perceived COVID-19 severity decreased significantly, from 97.4% (R1) to 77.2% (R5), but perceived self-susceptibility remained high (87.2%-92.8%). Female sex and anxiety were associated with greater adoption of social distancing. Intention to receive COVID-19 vaccines decreased significantly (R4 48.7% to R5 37.6%). Greater anxiety, confidence in vaccine, and collective responsibility and weaker complacency were associated with higher tendency to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Although its generalizability should be assumed with caution, this study helps to formulate health communication strategies and foretells the initial low uptake rate of COVID-19 vaccines, suggesting that social distancing should be maintained in the medium term.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 27(2021), 7 vom: 03. Juli, Seite 1802-1810

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kwok, Kin On [VerfasserIn]
Li, Kin Kit [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Arthur [VerfasserIn]
Tsoi, Margaret Ting Fong [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Emily Ying Yang [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Julian Wei Tze [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Angel [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Wan In [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019 novel coronavirus disease
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Coronavirus
Coronavirus disease
Hong Kong
Journal Article
Longitudinal assessment
Preventive measures
Psychobehavioral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risk perception
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Vaccine uptake
Vaccines
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 24.06.2021

Date Revised 10.07.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2707.210054

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327003693