COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy and Intention to Take COVID-19 Vaccine among People Aged 18 Years and Above

Abstract

The objectives of the research were to study COVID-19 vaccine literacy and study relationship between the literacy and the intention to take COVID-19 vaccine among people aged 18 years and above. The sample included 628 persons recruited by using the purposive sampling method. The collecting of data was performed from August 2021 to October 2021. The research tools included (1) demographic data assessment form, (2) a COVID-19 vaccine literacy questionnaire, and (3) a questionnaire on the intention to take COVID-19. The 2 questionnaires was reliable with the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.97 and 0.84, respectively. Data were analyzed by using frequency, mean, standard deviation and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. The results showed that (1) overall COVID-19 vaccine literacy scores among the samples were between 13-101 points from the full score of 105 points, indicating a high COVID-19 vaccine literacy. Most aspects of the COVID-19 vaccine literacy were at high level except the communication skills which was at a moderate level; and (2) there was a significant association between the overall COVID-19 vaccine literacy and the intention to take vaccine (rs=0.182, p<0.05). All six aspects of the COVID-19 vaccine literacy was statistically associated with the intention to take the vaccine. The results of the research can be used as information to adjust medical and health strategies to promote appropriate COVID-19 vaccine literacy among people in Thailand.