FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DECISION IN CORONAVIRUS 2019 VACCINATION IN THE WORKING-AGE GROUP, NONG RUEA DISTRICT, KHON KAEN PROVINCE

Abstract

Infection with Coronavirus disease 2019 in the working-age group impacted on the health status and economy of families and communities. To study factors associated with the decision in Coronavirus 2019 vaccination in the working-age group at Nong Ruea District Khon Kaen province. It was an analytical unmatched case-control study design. The study utilized cluster sampling for the samples and divided them into 2 groups: the control group that received 3 doses of vaccine, and the comparison group that received less than 3 doses of vaccination. Data was collected by online questionnaires between May-July 2022. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.84. Descriptive and inferential statistics as the chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression analysis were used for data analysis.    

Factors associated with the decision in Coronavirus 2019 vaccination significantly include; the perceived seriousness of the disease as “Patient with chronic disease who infected with COVID19 have more severe symptoms than healthy people” (OR_adj 3.47, 95% CI = 3.89-5.71, p-value <.01), the perceived susceptibility to disease as “Hand washing with clean water does not decrease the risk of COVID-19 infection” (OR_adj 6.30, 95% CI = 2.99-9.81, p-value <.01), the perceived self-efficacy for preventing disease as “You won’t fear the side effects of vaccination” (OR_adj  3.43, 95% CI = 3.27-4.89, p-value .003), and “Although vaccination can cause allergic reactions. You still want to be vaccinated” (OR_adj 4.34, 95% CI = 4.02-5.85, p-value <.01), respectively.