TY - JOUR
T1 - National prevalence and socioeconomic factors associated with the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in South Korea
T2 - a large-scale representative study in 2021
AU - Yang, Hwi
AU - Kim, Min Seo
AU - Rhee, Sang Youl
AU - Lee, Jinseok
AU - Cho, Wonyoung
AU - Min, Chanyang
AU - Lee, Seung Won
AU - Shin, Jae Il
AU - Oh, Jiyeon
AU - Choi, Yujin
AU - Lee, Jun Hyuk
AU - Kim, Hyejun
AU - Rahmati, Masoud
AU - Yeo, Seung Geun
AU - Yon, Dong Keon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Among the global efforts toward preventing the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines are a pivotal factor in ending the pandemic. Thus, through a large-scale population-based study, we investigated the individual-, social-, and family-associated factors affecting the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in South Korea. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were obtained from a nationwide representative study (Korea Community Health) conducted in 2021. To determine the individual-, social-, and family-associated variables for COVID-19 vaccination acceptance, we investigated data from 225,319 individuals. RESULTS: In the total sample (n=225,319), 184,529 COVID-19-vaccinated people and 40,790 non-vaccinated people were evaluated. The factors related to the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination were significantly associated with the demographic factors, namely, older age group, female sex, and a history of influenza vaccination, as well as medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and depression. Socioeconomic conditions influencing the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination were significantly associated with low-income families and blue-collar workers. Health-related risk factors were high in the obese group. However, a noteworthy negative association was found between the acceptance of vaccination and smoking habits and alcohol consumption. Conversely, a positive association was observed between academic level and vaccination acceptance. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that old age, female sex, a history of influenza vaccination, medical conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, and depression, low-income families, blue-collar workers, and health-related risk factors, such as obesity, were associated with the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, a high academic level, absence of smoking habits, and non-current alcohol use were positively associated with vaccine acceptance.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Among the global efforts toward preventing the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines are a pivotal factor in ending the pandemic. Thus, through a large-scale population-based study, we investigated the individual-, social-, and family-associated factors affecting the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in South Korea. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were obtained from a nationwide representative study (Korea Community Health) conducted in 2021. To determine the individual-, social-, and family-associated variables for COVID-19 vaccination acceptance, we investigated data from 225,319 individuals. RESULTS: In the total sample (n=225,319), 184,529 COVID-19-vaccinated people and 40,790 non-vaccinated people were evaluated. The factors related to the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination were significantly associated with the demographic factors, namely, older age group, female sex, and a history of influenza vaccination, as well as medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and depression. Socioeconomic conditions influencing the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination were significantly associated with low-income families and blue-collar workers. Health-related risk factors were high in the obese group. However, a noteworthy negative association was found between the acceptance of vaccination and smoking habits and alcohol consumption. Conversely, a positive association was observed between academic level and vaccination acceptance. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that old age, female sex, a history of influenza vaccination, medical conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, and depression, low-income families, blue-collar workers, and health-related risk factors, such as obesity, were associated with the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, a high academic level, absence of smoking habits, and non-current alcohol use were positively associated with vaccine acceptance.
KW - control strategies
KW - COVID-19 vaccine
KW - Influencing factors
KW - Prevention
KW - Vaccination
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85174642580
U2 - 10.26355/eurrev_202309_33815
DO - 10.26355/eurrev_202309_33815
M3 - Article
C2 - 37782203
AN - SCOPUS:85174642580
SN - 1128-3602
VL - 27
SP - 8943
EP - 8951
JO - European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
JF - European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
IS - 18
ER -
