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- Title
The Dynamic Relationship between the Intention and Final Decision for the COVID-19 Booster: A Study among Students and Staff at the University of Liège, Belgium.
- Authors
Paridans, Marine; Monseur, Justine; Donneau, Anne-Françoise; Gillain, Nicolas; Husson, Eddy; Leclercq, Dieudonné; Meuris, Christelle; Darcis, Gilles; Moutschen, Michel; Saegerman, Claude; Gillet, Laurent; Bureau, Fabrice; Guillaume, Michèle; Pétré, Benoit
- Abstract
While many studies have documented the intentions for the COVID-19 vaccine booster, few have explored the change from intention to final decision. This study explores the COVID-19 booster intentions and the change from intention to decision in a primo-vaccinated university population, with a distinction between staff members and students. It looks at the sociodemographic and medical characteristics, health literacy, personal COVID-19 infection and vaccination history, and attitudes/intentions regarding the booster, among the 1030 participants (64.4% staff members, 61.3% female, median age 36.0 years). Of the 8.7% who were initially hesitant, 72.7% ultimately got a booster and 27.3% did not. Another 84.2% intended to get a booster and 7.1% did not. Among the latter two groups, 88.9% maintained their intention and 11.1% changed their minds. The determinants associated with the intentions were health literacy and previous intentions regarding the COVID-19 primo-vaccination. The determinants associated with the change to non-vaccination were a previous COVID-19 infection, a past COVID-19 primo-vaccination intention, and a neutralizing antibody level. The results point to an opening for the support in decision-making, with a significant percentage of the study population potentially changing their mind between intention and final decision; this process should start early and be tailored to the individual's COVID-19 history. A personalized approach seems necessary in order to ensure that individuals make an informed choice.
- Subjects
BELGIUM; UNIVERSITE de Liege; COVID-19; BOOSTER vaccines; INTENTION; VACCINATION status; HEALTH literacy
- Publication
Vaccines, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 9, p1485
- ISSN
2076-393X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/vaccines10091485