COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and its determinants among Vietnamese teachers: a web-based cross-sectional survey

Anh Thi-Kim Le; Thanh Quoc Pham; Long Thanh Nguyen; Tien Dung Pham; Nhu Van Ha

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2022042

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and its determinants among Vietnamese teachers: a web-based cross-sectional survey

AIMS Public Health. 2022 Jul 25;9(3):606-617. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2022042. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Anh Thi-Kim Le¹, Thanh Quoc Pham¹, Long Thanh Nguyen², Tien Dung Pham³, Nhu Van Ha⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Information system, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Road, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
² Center for Injury Policy and Prevention Research, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Road, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
³ Department of Nursing, National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology, 15A Phuong Mai, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
⁴ Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Road, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Abstract

Objectives: This paper aimed to describe acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine and its determinants among Vietnamese teachers.

Methods: This was a web-based cross-sectional survey with a sample of 17,176 teachers from kindergarten to high school who currently reside in Vietnam. A participant who exhibited "acceptance" towards the vaccine gave the following response: "have the readiness to get COVID-19 vaccine".

Results: About 88% of all participants were accepting of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 70.4% were willing to pay (WTP) for it. The vaccine acceptance rate increased by age with odds ratios (OR) of 1.65 (1.41-1.93), 1.96 (1.67-2.29), and 2.4 (1.95-2.95) for the age groups 30-39, 40-49, and 50-59 respectively, when compared to the 18-29 age group. Male were found to be more likely to accept the vaccination than females (OR = 1.16; 95% CI: 1.02-1.31); teachers without a chronic disease were 4.13 times (95% CI: 2.67-6.37) more likely to accept the vaccine than those with an underlying condition. Willingness to pay and beliefs about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine were major factors in driving participants' responses.

Conclusion: A high proportion of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is a promising indicator of high coverage among this priority group for vaccination. Communication campaigns should consider addressing determinants uncovered by this study to achieve better vaccine acceptance.

Keywords: COVID-19; Vietnam; determinants; teachers; vaccine acceptance.