Role of Trust, Risk Perception, and Perceived Benefit in COVID-19 Vaccination Intention of the Public

Siu-Shing Man; Huiying Wen; Ligao Zhao; Billy Chun-Lung So

doi:10.3390/healthcare11182589

Role of Trust, Risk Perception, and Perceived Benefit in COVID-19 Vaccination Intention of the Public

Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Sep 20;11(18):2589. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11182589.

Authors

Siu-Shing Man¹, Huiying Wen¹, Ligao Zhao², Billy Chun-Lung So³

Affiliations

¹ School of Design, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
² Guangzhou Huadu Huacheng Community Health Service Centre, Guangzhou 510810, China.
³ Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.

Abstract

COVID-19 vaccination is an effective method for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. This study proposed and validated a theoretical intention model for explaining the COVID-19 vaccination intention (CVI) of the public. The theoretical intention model incorporated trust in vaccines, two types of risk perception (risk perception of COVID-19 and risk perception of COVID-19 vaccination), and perceived benefit into a theory of planned behavior (TPB). Structural equation modeling was utilized to test the theoretical intention model with data collected from 816 Chinese adults in China. The results confirmed the crucial role of trust in vaccines, risk perception, and perceived benefit in shaping the CVI of the public. In addition, TPB was found to be applicable in a research context. The theoretical intention model accounted for 78.8% of the variance in CVI. Based on the findings, several practical recommendations for improving COVID-19 vaccination rates were discussed.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccination intention; perceived benefit; risk perception; theory of planned behavior; trust.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 72301110) and Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau [SL2024A04J00065].