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- Title
Psychobehavioral Responses and Likelihood of Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines during the Pandemic, Hong Kong.
- Authors
Kin On Kwok; Kin Kit Li; Tang, Arthur; Ting Fong Tsoi, Margaret; Ying Yang Chan, Emily; Wei Tze Tang, Julian; Wong, Angel; Wan In Wei; Yeung Shan Wong, Samuel; Kwok, Kin On; Li, Kin Kit; Tsoi, Margaret Ting Fong; Chan, Emily Ying Yang; Tang, Julian Wei Tze; Wei, Wan In; Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan
- Abstract
To access temporal changes in psychobehavioral responses to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we conducted a 5-round (R1-R5) longitudinal population-based online survey in Hong Kong during January-September 2020. Most respondents reported wearing masks (R1 99.0% to R5 99.8%) and performing hand hygiene (R1 95.8% to R5 97.7%). Perceived COVID-19 severity decreased significantly, from 97.4% (R1) to 77.2% (R5), but perceived self-susceptibility remained high (87.2%-92.8%). Female sex and anxiety were associated with greater adoption of social distancing. Intention to receive COVID-19 vaccines decreased significantly (R4 48.7% to R5 37.6%). Greater anxiety, confidence in vaccine, and collective responsibility and weaker complacency were associated with higher tendency to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Although its generalizability should be assumed with caution, this study helps to formulate health communication strategies and foretells the initial low uptake rate of COVID-19 vaccines, suggesting that social distancing should be maintained in the medium term.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); COVID-19 vaccines; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; PANDEMICS; SOCIAL distancing
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 7, p1802
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2707.210054