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. 2021 Jul 7;18(14):7260.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147260.

Explicit and Intrinsic Intention to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination among Heterosexuals and Sexual Minorities in Taiwan

Yen-Ju Lin  1   2 , Yu-Ping Chang  3 , Wen-Jiun Chou  4   5 , Cheng-Fang Yen  1   2
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Explicit and Intrinsic Intention to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination among Heterosexuals and Sexual Minorities in Taiwan

Yen-Ju Lin et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The present study compared the levels of explicit and intrinsic intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination among sexual minority and heterosexual individuals and examined the association of explicit and intrinsic intentions with sexual orientation. We enrolled 171 sexual minority and 876 heterosexual individuals through a Facebook advertisement. The participants' explicit and intrinsic intentions to receive COVID-19 vaccination and their risk perception of COVID-19 were measured. We discovered that sexual minority individuals had higher levels of explicit and intrinsic intention to receive vaccination relative to heterosexual individuals. Intrinsic intention was positively associated with explicit intention after the effects of demographic characteristics and risk perception of COVID-19 were controlled for. Sexual orientation did not moderate the association between explicit and intrinsic intentions. The present study determined the relationship between sexual orientation and intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination.

Keywords: COVID-19; intention; risk perception; sexual orientation; vaccination.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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