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Abstract：
Despite the high efficacy and safety demonstrated in clinical trials, COVID-19 booster vaccination rates in Malaysia remain below 50% among the general public. This study explores the factors influencing public acceptance of the COVID-19 booster vaccine among the Malaysian population. The questionnaire included variables on sociodemographics, knowledge, and the Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs. Based on the Chi-squared test of contingencies, a t-test and multivariate logistic regression analysis on 411 collected responses, the findings revealed that older participants, individuals of Chinese ethnicity, and those with higher education levels and incomes were more willing to accept booster vaccinations. The analysis further identified perceived susceptibility, perceived severity and perceived barriers as significant predictors influencing booster vaccination acceptance rates. Healthcare policymakers may consider targeting interventions to diminish the obstacles associated with booster vaccinations. These intervention strategies include implementing health intervention programmes, such as public health awareness initiatives, to raise awareness of the risks and severity of COVID-19, ultimately encouraging higher uptake of booster vaccines.
摘要：
尽管在临床试验中证明了高疗效和安全性，马来西亚公众的COVID-19加强疫苗接种率仍低于50%。这项研究探讨了马来西亚人群对COVID-19加强疫苗的公众接受程度的影响因素。问卷包括社会人口统计学变量，知识,和健康信念模型(HBM)构建。根据突发事件的卡方检验，对411个收集的响应进行t检验和多变量逻辑回归分析，研究结果表明，年龄较大的参与者，中国人，教育水平和收入较高的人更愿意接受加强疫苗接种。分析进一步确定了感知易感性，感知的严重程度和感知的障碍是影响加强疫苗接种接受率的重要预测因子。医疗保健政策制定者可能会考虑采取干预措施，以减少与加强疫苗接种相关的障碍。这些干预策略包括实施卫生干预方案,如公共卫生意识倡议，提高对COVID-19风险和严重程度的认识，最终鼓励更多的加强疫苗的摄取。
