Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Australian health professional students during the pandemic: a nationwide study.

Chen, Y; Prichard, R; Mason, M; Tower, M; Zimmerman, P-A; Sparke, V; Layh, J; Mehdi, AM; Lin, FF

Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Australian health professional students during the pandemic: a nationwide study.

Chen, Y Prichard, R

Mason, M Tower, M Zimmerman, P-A Sparke, V Layh, J Mehdi, AM Lin, FF

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Citation:: J Public Health Policy, 2023, 44, (3), pp. 400-414
Issue Date:: 2023-09

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dc.contributor.author	Chen, Y
dc.contributor.author	Prichard, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8057-6605
dc.contributor.author	Mason, M
dc.contributor.author	Tower, M
dc.contributor.author	Zimmerman, P-A
dc.contributor.author	Sparke, V
dc.contributor.author	Layh, J
dc.contributor.author	Mehdi, AM
dc.contributor.author	Lin, FF
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-19T22:12:56Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-31
dc.date.available	2024-02-19T22:12:56Z
dc.date.issued	2023-09
dc.identifier.citation	J Public Health Policy, 2023, 44, (3), pp. 400-414
dc.identifier.issn	0197-5897
dc.identifier.issn	1745-655X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175741
dc.description.abstract	Using a cross-sectional online survey we investigated knowledge, attitudes, and risk perception about COVID-19 vaccination and identified factors influencing vaccine uptake among Australian health professional students from October 2021 to January 2022. We analysed data from 1114 health professional students from 17 Australian universities. Most participants were enrolled in nursing programs (n = 958, 86.8%), and 91.6% (n = 858) of the participants received COVID-19 vaccination. Approximately 27% believed COVID-19 was no more serious than seasonal influenza and that they had a low risk of acquiring COVID-19. Nearly 20% disagreed that COVID-19 vaccines in Australia were safe and perceived they were at higher-risk of acquiring COVID infection than the general population. Higher-risk perception viewing vaccination as their professional responsibility, and vaccine mandate strongly predicted vaccination behaviour. Participants consider COVID-19 information from health professionals, government websites, and World Health Organization as the most trusted information sources. The findings highlight that healthcare decision-makers and university administrators need to monitor students' hesitancy with vaccination to improve students' promotion of the vaccination to the general population.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Nature
dc.relation.ispartof	J Public Health Policy
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1057/s41271-023-00422-9
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1605 Policy and Administration
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.subject.classification	4206 Public health
dc.subject.classification	4407 Policy and administration
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19 Vaccines
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Students
dc.subject.mesh	Vaccination
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Vaccination
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Students
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19 Vaccines
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19 Vaccines
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Students
dc.subject.mesh	Vaccination
dc.title	Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Australian health professional students during the pandemic: a nationwide study.
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.location.activity	England
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/IMPACCT
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Abstract:

Using a cross-sectional online survey we investigated knowledge, attitudes, and risk perception about COVID-19 vaccination and identified factors influencing vaccine uptake among Australian health professional students from October 2021 to January 2022. We analysed data from 1114 health professional students from 17 Australian universities. Most participants were enrolled in nursing programs (n = 958, 86.8%), and 91.6% (n = 858) of the participants received COVID-19 vaccination. Approximately 27% believed COVID-19 was no more serious than seasonal influenza and that they had a low risk of acquiring COVID-19. Nearly 20% disagreed that COVID-19 vaccines in Australia were safe and perceived they were at higher-risk of acquiring COVID infection than the general population. Higher-risk perception viewing vaccination as their professional responsibility, and vaccine mandate strongly predicted vaccination behaviour. Participants consider COVID-19 information from health professionals, government websites, and World Health Organization as the most trusted information sources. The findings highlight that healthcare decision-makers and university administrators need to monitor students' hesitancy with vaccination to improve students' promotion of the vaccination to the general population.

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