Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine: Health Literacy and Vaccine Attitudes as Determinants

Feyza BARDAK, Deniz KOCOGLU

2023

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DOI 10.29228/llnursing.70851
Data confidence 70 medium
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Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the COVID-19 vaccination status of individuals and to evaluate the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination behaviors and sociodemographics, the risk perceptions/characteristics of COVID-19, health literacy, and attitudes towards vaccination. Method: The sample of this cross-sectional research consisted of 392 individuals. The chi-squared test, the t-test and multiple regression analysis were used for analyses of the research data. Results: Among the participants, 75% were diagnosed with COVID-19 and 91.1% of the participants had received at least one COVID-19 shot. The vaccination rate was lower in participants with a bachelor's degree, those influenced by social media, and those who weren't diagnosed with COVID-19. The participants’ ages, functional health literacy scores and vaccination attitude scores were higher in the vaccinated group. Perception of severity, interactive health literacy, critical health literacy and general attitudes towards vaccination increased positive attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine. In contrast, a negative attitude developed if this was not the case. In addition, occupational status and social media were determinants of negative attitudes against COVID-19 vaccine. Conclusion: Enhancing health literacy and vaccination attitudes, contributes to the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine, while social media's impact on negative attitudes needs to be considered.