Abstract: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2019 that is currently mutating and spreading worldwide: the societies, economies, environments and the public’s mental health including the elderly, working people and youth are all severely affected as a result. After measures have been promulgated in order to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus impacting the public widely, the government needed to find a solution. One of the most competent ways to curb infection rate is vaccination roll-out, so the government is required to provide effective vaccines for their citizens. The goal of the study is to determine whether high school students in Thailand are willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as well as to assess their degree of awareness and risk perception of becoming infected with COVID-19. It was predicted that their risk perception would influence their opinions towards COVID-19 vaccination. For this research, 329 high school students in grade 10-12 at Satreesiriket school in Sisaket Province, Thailand participated during 16 June to 7 July 2021. The students’ questionnaire included their level of awareness; risk perception; and willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to interpret the data. The findings revealed that respondents had good knowledge related to COVID-19 (M=13.25, SD=1.66), low awareness of COVID-19 information ( M=1.92, SD=0.94), low perceived risk ( M=1.98, SD=1.22), and moderate readiness to vaccinate against COVID-19 ( M=3.40, SD=1.59 ). According to the Pearson's correlation analysis that was statistically significant , knowledge of COVID-19 was positively connected with satisfaction with COVID-19 vaccination (r=.255**,p=0.01) with (r=.255**,p=0.01). The respondents' willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was predicted by their knowledge of the virus ( Beta=.214, p<0.01).
Keywords: Corona viruses disease 2019, Willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Reluctance to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Title: Willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 among High School Students in Sisaket Province, Thailand
Author: Napattakorn Suwannarat
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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