Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

The application of the Health Belief Model in predicting attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Nazaninfatemeh Rajabi 1
Sara Zadafshar 2
Alireza Atrian 1
amir ghamarani 3
1 department of clinical psychology, faculty of education and psychology. University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2 department of clinical psychology, faculty of education and psychology. University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
3 Department of Psychology and Teaching Children with Special Needs, faculty of education and psychology. University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
10.22038/mjms.2022.60264.3523
Abstract
Introduction: By onset of global and national coronavirus vaccination process, it is important to examine the factors associated with people's willingness or hesitation about vaccination. Therefore, the aim of this study was to predict the tendency related to receiving coronavirus vaccine in the general population based on demographic variables and components of the health belief model.
Method: The research method was descriptive structural equation modeling. Online questionnaire including items related to demographic information, health belief model and willingness to receive Covid-19 virus vaccine available through virtual networks available among the population aged 18 years and above during the period of April to June 1400 Distributed to the general public. Correlation, analysis of variance were used to investigate the demographic variables and structural equation modeling was used to measure the relationship between the components of the health belief model.
Results: The results showed the components of the health belief model were strong predictors of the desire to receive the Covid-19 vaccine and were able to predict 57.1% of the variance of the desire to receive the vaccine. The results also showed that older people, men, people with higher education, people with chronic diseases, and those who had previously had Covid-19 were more likely to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
Conclusion: The results of the present study, in addition to theoretical and practical implications, help to target the population that is inclined to They do not have vaccinations, and educational programs and intervention techniques are developed to change people's behavior.
Keywords
Tendency to receive vaccination
COVID-19
Health belief model
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 65, Issue 1
May and June 2022
Pages 328-343