PREDICTORS OF NURSING STUDENTS’ INTENTION TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINATION: A MULTI-UNIVERSITY STUDY IN SAUDI ARABIA
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Date
2021
Authors
Alshehry, Abdualrahman Saeed
Cruz, Jonas Preposi
Alquwez, Nahed
Alsharari, Abdalkarem F.
Tork, Hanan M. M.
Almazan, Joseph U.
Alshammari, Farhan
Alabdulaziz, Hawa
Alsolami, Fatmah
Tumala, Regie B.
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Journal of Advanced Nursing
Abstract
Aims: This study examined the predictors of student nurses’ intention to vaccinate
against COVID-19. We measured the nursing students’ risk perceptions, anxiety, fears
and beliefs on COVID-19 vaccine; attitudes towards it and vaccine literacy (VL).
Design: This study is a multi-university study utilizing the quantitative, cross-sectional
and predictive approach.
Methods: Using convenience sampling (n = 1170), we surveyed 10 Saudi universities
from November 26, 2020, to December 31, 2020. Forward stepwise multinomial lo gistic regression was performed in identifying the factors predicting student nurses’
intention to vaccinate against COVID-19.
Results: The overall mean in the risk perception, anxiety and fear was 9.59 (SD = 2.82,
possible range = 1–15), 3.95 (SD = 4.77, possible range = 0–20) and 18.17 (SD = 6.65,
possible range = 7–35) respectively. They also reported a mean of 29.90 (SD = 6.56,
possible range = 8–40) on COVID-19 belief. COVID-19 positive and negative attitudes
mean score was 3.64 (SD = 0.92) and 2.72 (SD = 0.90) in a 1–4 range of scores respec tively. The functional and interactive-critical COVID-19 VL of the students were at
moderate levels. More than half of the respondents (55.9%) intended to be vaccinated
against COVID-19, 17.6% did not intend to do so and 26.5% were unsure. High-risk
perceptions, low levels of COVID-19 anxiety, positive beliefs and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine, and high levels of interactive-critical COVID-19 VL were signifi cant predictors of student nurses’ intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19.
Conclusion: Policymakers could consider the factors identified in this study and why
the students did not intend to receive the vaccine in planning a nationwide vaccina tion program. The colleges of nursing could also utilize the findings in developing edu cational programs that aim to improve VL and beliefs and attitudes towards COVID-19
vaccine
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Type of access: Open Access, anxiety, attitudes, beliefs, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, fear, nursing students, Saudi Arabia, vaccination, vaccine literacy
Citation
Alshehry, A. S., Cruz, J. P., Alquwez, N., Alsharari, A. F., Tork, H. M. M., Almazan, J. U., Alshammari, F., Alabdulaziz, H., Alsolami, F., Tumala, R. B., al Thobaity, A., Alqahtani, F. M., & Balay‐Odao, E. (2021). Predictors of nursing students’ intention to receive COVID‐19 vaccination: A multi‐university study in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(2), 446–457. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15002