Intention to get COVID-19 vaccines: Exploring the role of attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, belief in COVID-19 misinformation, and vaccine confidence in Northern India

This study examines people's intention to get COVID-19 vaccines and some of the psychological factors, that can facilitate the vaccination process. Using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a theoretical framework, we hypothesized that the key constructs of TPB (attitudes, subjective norms...

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Published in:Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2021-11, Vol.17 (11), p.3941-3953
Main Authors: Husain, Fatema, Shahnawaz, Md Ghazi, Khan, Neda Haseeb, Parveen, Heena, Savani, Krishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude
Behavior Control
Communication
COVID-19
COVID-19 related misinformation
COVID-19 Vaccines
hierarchical regression analysis
Humans
India
Intention
Intention to get COVID-19 vaccines
Research Paper
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires
TPB
vaccine confidence
Vaccines
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Summary:This study examines people's intention to get COVID-19 vaccines and some of the psychological factors, that can facilitate the vaccination process. Using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a theoretical framework, we hypothesized that the key constructs of TPB (attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control) would explain people's intention to get COVID-19 vaccines. Belief in COVID-19-related misinformation and vaccine confidence were added to the TPB framework in order to comprehensively assess the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine intentions. Data was collected from 400 Indian respondents electronically during Feb-March, 2021. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The Three components of TPB collectively explained 41% of the variance in the intention to get COVID-19 vaccines. Belief in COVID-19-related misinformation and vaccine confidence, on the other hand, had no significant impact on the intention to get COVID-19 vaccines. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these results.
ISSN:2164-5515
2164-554X
2164-554X
DOI:10.1080/21645515.2021.1967039