Attitudes and Behavior toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Ethical Considerations
2.3. Measures
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Analysis of Students/Faculty Staff Who Have Been Vaccinated Twice
3.1.1. Fear of Vaccination before and after Vaccination
3.1.2. Impressions about Vaccination
3.2. Comparison of Students and Faculty and Staff
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Demography | Gender | Unvaccinated | One Vaccination | Two Vaccinations | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Students | Male | 42 | 11 | 1000 | 1053 |
Female | 35 | 11 | 1049 | 1095 | |
Neither | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | |
Total | 78 | 22 | 2060 | 2160 | |
Faculty and staff | Male | 5 | 2 | 1096 | 1103 |
Female | 18 | 2 | 1162 | 1182 | |
neither | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Total | 23 | 4 | 2262 | 2289 |
Students N (%) | Faculty and Staff N (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 1000 (48.8) | 1096 (48.5) |
Female | 1049 (51.2) | 1162 (51.5) | |
Fear of vaccination (before vaccination) | Yes | 842 (41.1) | 950 (42.1) |
No | 879 (42.9) | 917 (40.6) | |
Neither | 328 (16.0) | 391 (17.3) | |
Trust in vaccination (before vaccination) | I totally believe | 164 (8.0) | 205 (9.1) |
I believe to some extent | 1664 (81.2) | 1819 (80.6) | |
I don‘t believe much | 94 (4.6) | 82 (3.6) | |
Neither | 127 (6.2) | 152 (6.7) |
Students N (%) | Faculty and Staff N (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Changes in feelings and behavior after vaccination | Yes | 567 (27.7) ** | 503 (22.3) |
No | 1482 (72.3) | 1755 (77.7) ** | |
Act with peace of mind after vaccination | Yes | 1141(55.7) ** | 866 (38.4) |
No | 282 (13.8) | 426 (18.8) ** | |
Neither | 626 (30.5) | 966 (42.8) ** | |
Anxiety about infection after vaccination | Increased | 16 (0.8) | 20 (0.9) |
Reduced | 822 (40.1) | 981 (43.4) | |
No change | 1154 (56.3) | 1217 (54.0) | |
I have no anxiety from before | 57 (2.8) | 40 (1.8) |
Students N (%) | Faculty and Staff N (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Changes in range of action after vaccination | Extended | 271 (13.2) ** | 87 (3.9) |
Narrowed | 6 (0.3) | 21 (0.9) | |
No change | 1770 (86.4) | 2140 (94.8) | |
Neither | 2 (0.1) | 10 (0.4) | |
Contact with people after vaccination | Increased | 214 (10.4) ** | 53 (2.4) |
Reduced | 16 (0.8) | 33 (1.5) ** | |
No change | 1818 (88.7) | 2167 (96.0) | |
Neither | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | |
About infection prevention after vaccination | Be more careful | 97 (4.7) | 115 (5.1) |
Little to be careful | 117 (5.7) ** | 32 (1.4) | |
No change | 1799 (87.8) | 2066 (91.5) ** | |
Neither | 36 (1.8) | 45 (2.0) |
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Okamoto, Y.; Hiyama, T.; Miyake, Y.; Yoshino, A.; Miyauchi, S.; Tanaka, J. Attitudes and Behavior toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Vaccines 2022, 10, 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060863
Okamoto Y, Hiyama T, Miyake Y, Yoshino A, Miyauchi S, Tanaka J. Attitudes and Behavior toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Vaccines. 2022; 10(6):863. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060863
Chicago/Turabian StyleOkamoto, Yuri, Toru Hiyama, Yoshie Miyake, Atsuo Yoshino, Shunsuke Miyauchi, and Junko Tanaka. 2022. "Attitudes and Behavior toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study" Vaccines 10, no. 6: 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060863