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Motivations to Vaccinate Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Source :
- Journal of Community Health
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Vaccination is a critical means for mitigating the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (US). However, the initial high demand for COVID-19 vaccines has not persisted, and the rate of vaccination slowed significantly in the summer of 2021. This study seeks to understand the motivations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among hesitant adopters. Hesitant adopters are individuals who express some level of hesitancy about the vaccine but have also received at least one dose of the vaccine. Using a qualitative descriptive design, three loci for motivation emerged during analysis: extrinsic motivators, intrinsic motivators, and structural motivators. Extrinsic motivations, such as protecting one’s community, family, and friends, were reported as driving vaccination behavior. Among intrinsic motivators, the desire to protect themselves from COVID-19 was the most frequently reported. Structural motivators were also identified, indicating that vaccine mandates also serve to motivate hesitant adopters of the COVID-19 vaccine. These findings have important implications in ongoing efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the US and highlight the multi-dimensional motivations for vaccination among hesitant adopters. Additionally, we provide recommendations for practice based on our findings.
- Subjects :
- Motivation
Original Paper
medicine.medical_specialty
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
COVID-19 Vaccines
Health (social science)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Vaccination
Qualitative descriptive
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
United States
Family medicine
Pandemic
medicine
Humans
Hesitant adopters
Health behavior
Psychology
Pandemics
Vaccine hesitancy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15733610 and 00945145
- Volume :
- 47
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Community Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c0d35c7954793887c70209837d917f3d