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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Korea.
Kweon, Sun-Seog; Yun, Il; Choi, Changkyun; Ryu, So-Yeon; Cho, Jun Hwi; Shin, Min-Ho.
Affiliation
  • Kweon SS; Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea.
  • Yun I; Gwangju Institute for Public Health and Equity, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Choi C; Gwangju Institute for Public Health and Equity, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Ryu SY; Institute for Biomedical Science, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea.
  • Cho JH; Department of Preventive Medicine, Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Shin MH; Gwangju Center for Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Gwangju, Korea.
Chonnam Med J ; 58(1): 43-47, 2022 Jan.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35169559
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy will likely increase in the unvaccinated general population because of several vaccine safety issues that arose during priority vaccination. To investigate the potential rate of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the unvaccinated population and evaluate factors that affect the attitude towards vaccine acceptance, a cross-sectional survey was performed. A telephone survey was conducted in 1,357 people older than 18 years; 99 were excluded from the analysis because they had already been vaccinated (n=58) or hesitated (n=41) after an official call. The COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy rate was 21.9% and was highest among those aged under 30 years (33.4%) and lowest among those aged 65 years and over (8.7%). Age, occupation, and perceived confidence in vaccine safety and efficacy were associated with vaccine hesitancy. These findings suggest that public health authorities should strengthen the spread of correct information, especially in the younger population, to increase vaccination rates.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Chonnam Med J Year: 2022 Document type: Article Country of publication: Corea del Sur

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Chonnam Med J Year: 2022 Document type: Article Country of publication: Corea del Sur