Journal article
Perceptions and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination among health professional students in Australia: a qualitative study
Journal of Public Health Policy, Vol.45, pp.283-298
2024
PMCID: PMC11178491
PMID: 38594480
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Abstract
Using two qualitative data sources: free-text responses to an open-ended question of an online survey and subsequent interviews and focus groups, we explored perceptions and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination among health professional students enrolled in Australian universities during the pandemic with data collected from October 2021 to April 2022. Students provided free-text responses to the open-ended question (n = 313) in the online survey and participated in interviews or focus groups (n = 17). Data analysis revealed three themes, including perceptions of COVID-19 seriousness and the risk of contracting the virus, information dissemination, and attitudes toward the vaccine mandate. The study identified evolving perceptions of COVID-19 seriousness among Australian health professional students and their sentiments toward the vaccine mandate. There is a need to ensure the quality of information dissemination related to the vaccine mandate. This may not only support students' uptake of mandatory vaccination but also provide a means for them to address vaccination with healthcare consumers and patients.
Details
- Title
- Perceptions and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination among health professional students in Australia: a qualitative study
- Authors
- Yingyan Chen (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - NursingMarion Tower - Griffith UniversityPeta-Anne Zimmerman - Griffith UniversityJanice Layh - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - NursingVanessa Sparke - James Cook UniversityRoslyn Prichard - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - NursingMatt Mason - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - NursingFrances Fengzhi Lin - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nursing
- Publication details
- Journal of Public Health Policy, Vol.45, pp.283-298
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1057/s41271-024-00483-4
- ISSN
- 1745-655X
- PMID
- 38594480; PMC11178491
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Data Availability
- Data will be available upon a request.
- Organisation Unit
- Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991016498602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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