Student COVID-19 vaccination preferences in China: A discrete choice experiment

Wang, Siyuan, Maitland, Elizabeth ORCID: 0000-0003-1551-4787, Wang, Tiantian, Nicholas, Stephen and Leng, Anli (2022) Student COVID-19 vaccination preferences in China: A discrete choice experiment. Frontiers in Public Health, 10. 997900-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.997900

Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Objective</jats:title><jats:p>This study uses a discrete choice experiment (DCE) questionnaire to investigate student vaccination preferences for both intrinsic and extrinsic attributes.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>A two-part DCE questionnaire was distributed to 1,138 students through face-to-face interviews at vaccination centers in Qingdao, China. Conditional logit models were used to understand student preference trade-offs. Mixed logit models (MLM) and sub-group analysis were conducted to understanding student preference heterogeneity.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>We found that students preferred vaccines with fewer side effects (β = 0.845; 95% CI, 0.779–0.911), administered through third level health facilities (β = 0.170; 95% CI, 0.110–0.230), and had at least 1 year duration of protection (β = 0.396; 95% CI, 0.332–0.461. Higher perception of COVID-19 risks (β = 0.492; 95% CI, 0.432–0.552) increased the likelihood of student vaccination uptake. Surprisingly, vaccine effectiveness (60%) and percentages of acquaintances vaccinated (60%) reduced vaccination utility, which points to free-rider problems. In addition, we find that student study majors did not contribute to preference heterogeneity, and the main disparities in preferences were attributed to student risk tolerances.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title><jats:p>Both intrinsic and extrinsic attributes were influential factors shaping student preferences for COVID-19 vaccines. Our results inform universities and local governments across China on targeting their vaccination programs.</jats:p></jats:sec>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	student vaccination, COVID-19 vaccination, vaccination preference, DCE, vaccination utility
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2022 07:47
Last Modified:	01 May 2023 09:12
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2022.997900
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.985582
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3165701