Willingness to be vaccinated, preventative behaviors, and social contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic among US college students.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-7, 2022 Sep 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2028815
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To assess the frequency of preventative COVID-19 behaviors and vaccination willingness among United States (US) college and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Participants:
Participants (N = 653) were ≥18 years old and students at institutions for higher education in the US in March 2020.Methods:
Students self-reported preventative behaviors, willingness to be vaccinated, and social contact patterns during four waves of online surveys from May-August 2020.Results:
Student engagement in preventative behaviors was generally high. The majority of students intended to be vaccinated (81.5%). Overall, there were no significant differences in the proportion adopting preventative behaviors or in willingness to be vaccinated by sex or geographic location. The most common reason for willingness to get vaccinated was wanting to contribute to ending COVID-19 outbreaks (44.7%).Conclusions:
Early in the pandemic, college students primarily reported willingness to vaccinate and adherence to preventative behaviors. Outreach strategies are needed to continue this momentum.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
J Am Coll Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
07448481.2022.2115301
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