Factors Associated with Non-Vaccination of Covid-19 Vaccines of High-Risk 608 Group in Mueang Chum Phae Municipality, Chum Phae District, Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

Abstract

 The COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has resulted in enormous social and economic problems worldwide. Currently, specific preventive drugs and vaccines have been developed for the disease. It was found that vaccination is the best and most cost-effective way to prevent disease. and reduce the death rate The group that should receive the most vaccine is the high-risk 608 group, including the elderly, patients with 7 congenital diseases, namely chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, stroke, obesity, weighing more than 90 kilograms, cancer, diabetes and pregnant women aged 12 weeks or more.Purpose: To study factors associated with non-vaccination of COVID-19 vaccines of high-risk 608 group in Chum Phae municipality, Chum Phae district, Khon Kaen province.Material and Methods: The sample consisted of 524 people using a simple random sampling method consisting of a study group, 262 people who had not yet been vaccinated and a control group, 262 people who received 3 doses of vaccination. Data were collected in February. to March 2023 using an interview form The relationship was analyzed by Multiple logistic regression.Main findings: The results showed that the factors associated with non-vaccination of COVID-19 at the significance level of 0.05 aged 60 years and over (  1.78; 95% CI: 1.12-2.84), in the occupational group (  1.91; 95% CI: 1.25-2.91), had a history of COVID-19 infection (  1.97; 95% CI: 1.30-3.01). In acknowledging the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine was low/moderate (  3.21; 95% CI: 2.08-4.93). The barrier to vaccination was inconvenience of traveling to vaccination (  2.62; 95% CI: 1.70-4.03). And fear of vaccine side effects (  1.77; 95% CI: 1.09-2.88).Recommendations: Vaccination services should provide education to build understanding and confidence in the efficacy of vaccines. Due to personal factors such as age, occupation, history of COVID-19 infection resulting in non-vaccination and the service system should be developed to be convenient for access to reduce the problem of non-vaccination.