UNASSIGNED: 2,252 participants were recruited from a personal wellness course across four academic semesters at a large public university.
UNASSIGNED: Participants completed an anonymous online survey. Changes between groups were analyzed to capture changing perceptions and behaviors related to COVID-19.
UNASSIGNED: COVID-19 related worry, perceived severity, and vaccination against COVID-19 significantly decreased over time. However, flu vaccination status did not decrease. The top three cited reasons for vaccination hesitation were concerns about side effects, being healthy and young, and at low risk for getting infected.
UNASSIGNED: Given the likely endemic nature of COVID-19, it is important for universities to continue to provide health education regarding transmission prevention, promote COVID-19 vaccination, and reduce myths regarding side-effects and risk perception.
■在一所大型公立大学的四个学期中,从个人健康课程中招募了2,252名参与者。
■参与者完成了匿名在线调查。分析了组间的变化,以捕捉与COVID-19相关的观念和行为的变化。
■与COVID-19相关的担忧,感知的严重性,随着时间的推移,COVID-19的疫苗接种显着减少。然而,流感疫苗接种状态没有下降。疫苗接种犹豫的三大原因是对副作用的担忧,健康和年轻,并且感染的风险很低。
鉴于COVID-19可能具有地方性,大学必须继续提供有关预防传播的健康教育,促进COVID-19疫苗接种,并减少关于副作用和风险感知的神话。