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Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia


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Abdullah, Noor Shahira and Ching, Siew Mooi and Ali, Hanifatiyah (2023) Willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among adults with chronic disease: a cross-sectional study in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Malaysian Family Physician, 18. art. no. 30. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1985-207X; eISSN: 1985-2274

Abstract

Introduction: Booster vaccination has been shown to reduce transmission and serious infection with COVID-19. This study examined the willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine and its associated factors among high-risk patients at Klinik Kesihatan Putrajaya Presint 9. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among patients aged ≥18 years attending Klinik Kesihatan Putrajaya Presint 9 with a high risk of contracting COVID-19 recruited via systematic random sampling. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. A multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the associated factors. Results: The response rate for this study was 97.4% (N=489). The median patient age was 55 years. Approximately 51.7% were men, and 90.4% were Malays. Approximately 81.2% were willing to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine. The patients who perceived COVID-19 as a serious illness (Adjusted Odd Ratio, AOR=2.414), those who perceived COVID-19 booster vaccines as beneficial (AOR=7.796), those who disagreed that COVID-19 booster vaccines have many side effects (AOR=3.266), those who had no doubt about the content of COVID-19 vaccines (AOR=2.649) and those who were employed (AOR=2.559) and retired (AOR=2.937) were more likely to be willing to receive a booster vaccine than those who were unemployed and those who did not have close friends or family members who contracted severe COVID-19 (AOR=2.006). Conclusion: The majority of the participants were willing to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine. Healthcare authorities should take initiatives to design targeted public intervention programmes to increase the willingness for COVID-19 booster vaccination.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.51866/oa.260
Publisher: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine booster; Chronic disease; Primary care; Good health and well-beingbooster; COVID-19; Malaysia; Sars-COV-2; Vaccine
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2025 08:10
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2025 08:10
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108507
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