Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia
Introduction: Booster vaccination has been shown to reduce transmission and serious infection with COVID-19. This study examined the willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among high-risk patients at Klinik Kesihatan Putrajaya Presint 9. Methods: A cross-section...
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| description | Introduction: Booster vaccination has been shown to reduce transmission and serious infection with COVID-19. This study examined the willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among high-risk patients at Klinik Kesihatan Putrajaya Presint 9. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among patients aged ≥18 years attending Klinik Kesihatan Putrajaya Presint 9 with a high risk of contracting COVID-19 recruited via systematic random sampling. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. A multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the associated factors. Results: The response rate for this study was 97.4% (N=489). The median patient age was 55 years. Approximately 51.7% were men, and 90.4% were Malays. Approximately 81.2% were willing to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine. The patients who perceived COVID-19 as a serious illness (Adjusted Odd Ratio, AOR=2.414), those who perceived COVID-19 booster vaccines as beneficial (AOR=7.796), those who disagreed that COVID-19 booster vaccines have many side effects (AOR=3.266), those who had no doubt about the content of COVID-19 vaccines (AOR=2.649) and those who were employed (AOR=2.559) and retired (AOR=2.937) were more likely to be willing to receive a booster vaccine than those who were unemployed and those who did not have close friends or family members who contracted severe COVID-19 (AOR=2.006). Conclusion: The majority of the participants were willing to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine. Healthcare authorities should take initiatives to design targeted public intervention programmes to increase the willingness for COVID-19 booster vaccination. |
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| spelling | upm-1085072025-04-17T08:10:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108507/ Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia Abdullah, Noor Shahira Ching, Siew Mooi Ali, Hanifatiyah Introduction: Booster vaccination has been shown to reduce transmission and serious infection with COVID-19. This study examined the willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among high-risk patients at Klinik Kesihatan Putrajaya Presint 9. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among patients aged ≥18 years attending Klinik Kesihatan Putrajaya Presint 9 with a high risk of contracting COVID-19 recruited via systematic random sampling. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. A multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the associated factors. Results: The response rate for this study was 97.4% (N=489). The median patient age was 55 years. Approximately 51.7% were men, and 90.4% were Malays. Approximately 81.2% were willing to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine. The patients who perceived COVID-19 as a serious illness (Adjusted Odd Ratio, AOR=2.414), those who perceived COVID-19 booster vaccines as beneficial (AOR=7.796), those who disagreed that COVID-19 booster vaccines have many side effects (AOR=3.266), those who had no doubt about the content of COVID-19 vaccines (AOR=2.649) and those who were employed (AOR=2.559) and retired (AOR=2.937) were more likely to be willing to receive a booster vaccine than those who were unemployed and those who did not have close friends or family members who contracted severe COVID-19 (AOR=2.006). Conclusion: The majority of the participants were willing to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine. Healthcare authorities should take initiatives to design targeted public intervention programmes to increase the willingness for COVID-19 booster vaccination. Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108507/1/108507.pdf Abdullah, Noor Shahira and Ching, Siew Mooi and Ali, Hanifatiyah (2023) Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Malaysian Family Physician, 18. art. no. 30. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1985-207X; eISSN: 1985-2274 https://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/18.30.pdf 10.51866/oa.260 |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah, Noor Shahira Ching, Siew Mooi Ali, Hanifatiyah Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title | Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_full | Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_short | Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_sort | willingness to receive a covid-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in putrajaya, malaysia |
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