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. 2022 Nov 29;12(1):20564.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25221-2.

The influence of anxiety and fear of COVID-19 on vaccination hesitancy among postsecondary students

Andrej Šorgo  1 , Nuša Crnkovič  2 , Katarina Cesar  2 , Špela Selak  2 , Mitja Vrdelja  2 , Branko Gabrovec  3
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The influence of anxiety and fear of COVID-19 on vaccination hesitancy among postsecondary students

Andrej Šorgo et al. Sci Rep. .

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to explore the influence of anxiety and fear of COVID-19 on vaccination hesitancy among Slovenian postsecondary students. A cross-sectional study using a set of previously tested instruments and ad hoc questions created by the authors was chosen as the method to gain insight into various health and sociodemographic aspects of Slovenian postsecondary students affected by the COVID-19-induced closures and suspensions of educational activities at tertiary educational institutions (N = 5999). Overall, 39.7% of participating students expressed an intention to get vaccinated at the first possible opportunity, whereas 29.2% expressed no intent to do so. The highest vaccine hesitancy was observed among prospective teachers (50.3%) and the lowest among prospective physicians (5,7%). When examining the role of anxiety and fear of COVID-19 on the Slovenian postsecondary students' intentions to get vaccinated the results of logistic regression showed that only fear of COVID-19 played a mild and significant role.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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