Factors affecting the community's attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination: cross-sectional study.
Chintia Gracelia Amalo, Ezra Amarya Ekaristy, Maretty Wattileo and 2 others
PMID 38055428WHAT IT FOUND
Among community members, higher knowledge and higher education were linked to more positive attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination.
Income was not linked, and the design cannot show that improving knowledge causes acceptance.
Key findings
01The study collected complete data from 400 respondents, and 306 (76.50%) had a positive attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination.
02High knowledge was significantly associated with a positive attitude (p = 0.001; OR 9.28, 95% CI 5.44-15.86).
03Education level was significantly associated with attitude (p = 0.001), but income was not (p = 0.094; OR 1.67, 95% CI 0.95-2.93).
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What it does not show
This was a cross-sectional survey, so it cannot show that knowledge or education caused a positive attitude. Respondents were recruited by convenience through social media, so people without mobile phones or gadgets were not reached. The study measured attitude through questionnaire responses, not whether people were vaccinated. The authors note that other factors may have influenced attitudes but were not measured. The narrative and the table give different counts for age and sex, so those background numbers should be read cautiously.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that improving knowledge will cause a more positive attitude or more vaccination. This was a cross-sectional survey, so it only showed an association at one time.