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@article{1846399,
author = {Sameh, Attia and Katharina, Mausbach and Klugar, Miloslav and HansandPeter, Howaldt and Riad, Abanoub},
article_location = {Lausanne},
article_number = {April 2022},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.846861},
keywords = {cross-sectional studies; COVID-19 vaccines; decision making; Germany; social determinants of health; vaccination hesitancy},
language = {eng},
issn = {2296-2565},
journal = {Frontiers in Public Health},
title = {Prevalence and Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy Among German University Students and Employees},
url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.846861/full},
volume = {10},
year = {2022}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1846399
AU - Sameh, Attia - Katharina, Mausbach - Klugar, Miloslav - Hans-Peter, Howaldt - Riad, Abanoub
PY - 2022
TI - Prevalence and Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy Among German University Students and Employees
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
VL - 10
IS - April 2022
SP - 1-17
EP - 1-17
PB - Frontiers
SN - 22962565
KW - cross-sectional studies
KW - COVID-19 vaccines
KW - decision making
KW - Germany
KW - social determinants of health
KW - vaccination hesitancy
UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.846861/full
N2 - COVID-19 booster hesitancy (VBH) is a serious public health challenge which acts simultaneously with the waning vaccine-elicited immunity and the emerging viral variants to prolong the pandemic interval. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of COVID-19 VBH among a highly educated subset of the German population and to explore the potential demographic, anamnestic, and psychosocial determinants of this problem. A cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted in December 2021 among German university students and employees to evaluate their attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine booster (VB) doses. The study used a self-administered questionnaire that was developed and disseminated digitally, and the questionnaire inquired about participants' demographic characteristics, COVID-19-related anamnesis, COVID-19 vaccine-related anamnesis, and psychosocial predictors of COVID-19 VBH. A total of 930 participants were recruited, of which 608 (65.4%) were students, 682 (73.3%) were females, and their mean age was 29.08 ± 10.93 years. Fifty-five participants (5.9%) had been previously infected by COVID-19 and the vast majority of infections happened before the first vaccine dose. Over 95% of the participants had received at least one vaccine dose, and the most commonly administered vaccine was BNT162b2. The overall COVID-19 VB acceptance was satisfactory (87.8%) and induced by various altruistic promoters, e.g., family health protection, community health protection, and patients' health protection. The students (86.3%), the previously infected participants (76.4%), the participants who did not receive primer doses of COVID-19 vaccines (2.5 %), and those who were hospitalized (40%) and sought medical care/treatment after receiving primer doses (86.8%) were less likely to accept COVID-19 VB compared to the employees (90.7%), the participants who were not previously infected (88.6%) and those who received primer dose (91.7%), and the participants who were not hospitalized (92%) nor sought medical care/treatment after primer doses (92.9%), respectively. The perceived effectiveness of COVID-19 VB against severe illness (adjusted odds ratio “AOR”: 47.65–95% confidence interval “CI”: 23.65–96.49), symptomatic infection (AOR: 9.87–95% CI: 5.20–18.71), community transmission (AOR: 5.34–95% CI: 3.00–9.49) and emerging variants (AOR: 19.12–95% CI: 10.57–34.55) were key predictors for COVID-19 VB acceptance; therefore, it needs to be highlighted in vaccine messaging. In addition, the perceived safety of COVID-19 VB and ethical dilemmas of vaccine justice need to be addressed publicly.
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SAMEH, Attia, Mausbach KATHARINA, Miloslav KLUGAR, Howaldt HANS-PETER and Abanoub RIAD. Prevalence and Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy Among German University Students and Employees. \textit{Frontiers in Public Health}. Lausanne: Frontiers, 2022, vol.~10, April 2022, p.~1-17. ISSN~2296-2565. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.846861.
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