期刊名称：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
电子版ISSN：1308-5581
出版年度：2022
卷号：14
期号：2
页码：5973-5982
DOI：10.9756/INT-JECSE/V14I2.675
语种：English
出版社：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
摘要：This study aimed to explore the attitude of the public towards COVID-19 booster vaccination inVijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Materials and methods: A study was conducted in urban and rural areas of Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh. A -structured questionnaire was used to interview around 700 respondents who took two doses of the covid-19 vaccine. Finally, the data were analyzed with 456 respondents, who filled out the questionnaire. The questionnaire included three parts socio-demographic characteristics, selected factors, and beliefs about COVID-19 booster vaccination. The data collected was analyzed using Microsoft excel software and using SPSS. Results: About the Covid-19 booster vaccination, 80.7% of the public in the age group of 20-40 are ready to take the booster dose without hesitation, followed by 87.5% of the public in the age group of 40-60 are ready to take booster dose without hesitation, followed by 100% respondents in the age group60-80 are ready to take booster dose without hesitation, followed by100% respondents in the age group80 and above are ready to take booster dose without hesitation take covid-19 booster dose in the study areaout of 390 respondents under the age group of 20-40, majority, 80.76% respondents’ are expressing that Govt. should supply covid-19 booster dose at free of cost. Out of 48 respondents, under the age group of 40-60, majority83.51% of respondents are expressing that Govt. should supply covid-19 booster dose free of cost, followed by 100% of respondents under the age group of 60-80 expressing that Govt. should supply covid-19 booster dose at free of cost, followed by 50% respondents under the age group of 80 and above are expressing that Govt. should supply covid-19 booster dose at free of cost Conclusion: Most of the publicis ready to take the booster covid-19 vaccine. They believe that preventive mechanisms like social distance, wearing the mask, and sanitizers will be better than taking a booster dose vaccination. So the government has to create awareness about the covid-19 booster dose and should eliminate apprehensions about the covid-19 vaccine. The sportspersons and movie stars have to take initiation to curtail apprehensions in the minds of the public. The colleges have to conduct awareness programs to educate the public with the help of healthcare warriors.
