The relationship between Information Sources and the Public Intention toward Vaccinating against Covid-19: A Field Study in Terms of the Health Belief Model

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Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Arts - Minia University

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This study investigates the factors influencing the intention to vaccinate against COVID-19, and to determine the relative impact of information sources on vaccine acceptance in the Egyptian context using the Health Beliefs Model (HBM). As for research methodology, by designing a cross-sectional survey, the study adopted a quantitative approach to data collection and analysis. The study used an online survey to collect data from 482 respondents eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccine, between October 1 and 8, 2021.
Concerning Findings, the results showed that Perceived severity, Perceived susceptibility, Perceived benefits, Perceived barriers were found to be Positive predictors of COVID-19 vaccination intention, although Cues to action were negative predictors of COVID-19 vaccination intention. As for results, in total, 69.3% of the participants were willing to accept a CO-VID-19 vaccine once available. Male participants were more willing to accept a COVID-19 vaccine than females, the results also highlighted a number of factors affecting receiving the vaccine, foremost of which was the fear for the parents, the type and how Vaccine works, and its availability.

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