Abstract: COVID-19 is an emerging disease Vaccination is a way to control mortality and morbidity from this disease. Thailand is one of the countries that has begun to actively mobilize and encourage vaccination to build community immunity among people. But the vaccine is relatively new, causing people to have a lot of anxiety about getting it.
Purpose: to assess level of satisfaction among people who got vaccinated against COVID-19, to assess level of COVID-19 related knowledge and to study factors affect level of satisfaction of getting COVID-19 vaccine
Methodology: In July 2021, all students from Thai people who got vaccinated against COVID-19 within Sripatum Vaccination Center, Bangkok, Thailand were invited to participate in completing an online questionnaire. A total of 1,000 students participated, level of satisfaction among people who got vaccinated against COVID-19, to assess level of COVID-19 related knowledge and to study factors affecting level of satisfaction of getting COVID-19 vaccine were assessed. Differences between outcomes and sociodemographics were analyzed through independent t-tests and the ANOVA. A generalized linear model was calculated to determine the predictive variables of level of satisfaction.
Findings: A total of 1,000 participants revealed the level of satisfaction of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 was at a high level (M = 4.54 ,SD = 0.78) . Most participants had a moderate level of COVID-19 related knowledge (M = 6.86 ,SD = 1.21). Age (Beta = .220, p<0.01) and Monthly Income (Beta = .088, p<0.05) were predictive factors for satisfaction of getting COVID-19 vaccination.
Conclusion: Most participants revealed a high level of satisfaction of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Most participants indicated a moderate level of COVID-19 related knowledge. Common reasons for satisfaction were protection against COVID-19 and employment reasons.
Keywords: Satisfaction on COVID-19 vaccination, Thai adults, COVID-19 vaccine.
Title: Satisfaction among Thai people who got vaccinated against COVID-19: A study within Sripatum Vaccination Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Author: Kankunlanat Chaiphong
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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