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- The study aimed to evaluate how often US college students practiced preventative COVID-19 behaviors and their willingness to get vaccinated during the pandemic.
- Out of the 653 college students surveyed from March to August 2020, a significant majority (81.5%) expressed willingness to get vaccinated, with preventive behavior engagement being generally high.
- No major differences were found in preventative behavior or vaccine willingness based on sex or location, with the primary motivation for vaccination being a desire to help end COVID-19 outbreaks.
Article Abstract
To assess the frequency of preventative COVID-19 behaviors and vaccination willingness among United States (US) college and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants ( = 653) were ≥18 years old and students at institutions for higher education in the US in March 2020. Students self-reported preventative behaviors, willingness to be vaccinated, and social contact patterns during four waves of online surveys from May-August 2020. Student engagement in preventative behaviors was generally high. The majority of students intended to be vaccinated (81.5%). Overall, there were no significant differences in the proportion adopting preventative behaviors or in willingness to be vaccinated by sex or geographic location. The most common reason for willingness to get vaccinated was wanting to contribute to ending COVID-19 outbreaks (44.7%). Early in the pandemic, college students primarily reported willingness to vaccinate and adherence to preventative behaviors. Outreach strategies are needed to continue this momentum.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10014473 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2115301 | DOI Listing |
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