Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Associated Factors among College Students in China: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Xuelian Xu, Junye Bian, Zhihui Guo, Xinyi Li, Weijie Zhang, Bingyi Wang, Yinghui Sun, Xiaojun Meng and Huachun Zou ()
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Xuelian Xu: School of Literature and Education, Bengbu University, Bengbu 233030, China
Junye Bian: School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
Zhihui Guo: School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
Xinyi Li: School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
Weijie Zhang: School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
Bingyi Wang: School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
Yinghui Sun: School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
Xiaojun Meng: Wuxi Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxi 214023, China
Huachun Zou: School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: Our study aims to assess the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination and its associated factors among Chinese college students. A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 18 May to 17 June 2022. A total of 3916 participants were included. The coverage of the first dose, complete vaccination and booster vaccination among college students was 99.49%, 81.96% and 79.25%, respectively. College students with an older age (AOR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.57–0.90), non-medical major (0.47, 0.37–0.61) and studying in north-east China (0.35, 0.22–0.58) were less likely to complete vaccination. Individuals who were female (1.62, 1.35–1.94) and received a recombinant subunit vaccine (8.05, 5.21–12.45) were more likely to complete vaccination. Non-medical students (0.56, 0.43–0.73) and students studying in north-east China (0.28, 0.16–0.49) were less likely to receive a booster dose, while female students (1.51, 1.23–1.85) had a higher likelihood. The main reason for being unvaccinated was “contraindication” (75.00%), and the main reason for not receiving a booster dose was “being too busy to attend to it” (61.37%). This study demonstrated a high adherence to the COVID-19 vaccination policy among Chinese college students. Targeted strategies should be applied to remove barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among college students.

Keywords: COVID-19; vaccination; college students; education; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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