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COVID-19 Vaccination Behavior Among Frontline Healthcare Workers in Pakistan: The Theory of Planned Behavior, Perceived Susceptibility, and Anticipated Regret.
Khayyam, Muhammad; Chuanmin, Shuai; Salim, Muhammad Asad; Nizami, Arjumand; Ali, Jawad; Ali, Hussain; Khan, Nawab; Ihtisham, Muhammad; Anjum, Raheel.
  • Khayyam M; School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, China.
  • Chuanmin S; School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, China.
  • Salim MA; HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Nizami A; HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Ali J; HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Ali H; School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, China.
  • Khan N; College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu Campus, Wenjiang, China.
  • Ihtisham M; College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, China.
  • Anjum R; Department of Economics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan.
Front Psychol ; 13: 808338, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1834528
ABSTRACT
Healthcare workers in Pakistan are still fighting at the frontline to control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and have been identified as the earliest beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccination by the health authorities of the country. Besides, the high vaccination rates of frontline healthcare workers (FHWs) are essential to overcome the ongoing pandemic and reduce the vaccines hesitancy among the general population. The current research employed the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to investigate the COVID-19 vaccination behavior among FHWs in Pakistan as well as the predictors of such behavior. Following the epidemic control and prevention policies, a sample of 680 FHWs were accessed to fill in the questionnaire evaluating the components of the TPB. Moreover, the potential role of anticipated regret (AR) and perceived susceptibility (PS) on COVID-19 vaccination behavior was also assessed. The partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) results revealed that the TPB components, as well as the AR, have positive associations with the COVID-19 vaccination behavior. The results further confirmed that PS positively affects the anticipated regret, attitude (ATT), and subjective norm (SN) to vaccinate against SARS-CoV-2. The perceived susceptibility also has a positive association with COVID-19 vaccination behavior through the mediation of anticipated regret, ATT, and SN. Our findings highlighted the importance of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers, which can be applied to reduce vaccine hesitancy among the general public.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Front Psychol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyg.2022.808338

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Front Psychol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyg.2022.808338