{"id":4638,"date":"2025-07-08T09:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/?post_type=abstract&p=4638"},"modified":"2025-07-08T09:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:23:11","slug":"determinants-of-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-among-senior-citizens-in-dauis-bohol","status":"publish","type":"abstract","link":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/abstract\/determinants-of-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-among-senior-citizens-in-dauis-bohol\/","title":{"rendered":"Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Senior Citizens in Dauis, Bohol"},"content":{"rendered":"

Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Senior Citizens in Dauis, Bohol<\/h2><\/div>

Jonah Christi Mi\u00f1oza-Ancog, MD and Wilnilia R. Causing, MD, FÂ鶹ֱ²¥<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Background<\/strong>: Vaccine hesitancy among senior citizens remains common in many countries. This was significantly observed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Dauis, Bohol, Philippines. However, there is limited research on the factors influencing this hesitancy.<\/p>\n

Objective<\/strong>: This study aimed to identify the determinants associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among senior citizens in the municipality of Dauis, Bohol.<\/p>\n

Methods<\/strong>: This case-control study employed a modified survey questionnaire adapted from relevant literatures. A total of 497 registered senior citizens participated, of whom 331 were vaccinated against COVID-19 and 166 were unvaccinated. The study determined the socio-demographic factors, health status, and perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine safety. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with vaccine hesitancy.<\/p>\n

Results<\/strong>: The study found that respondents aged 84 and older were significantly more likely to exhibit vaccine hesitancy (p = 0.018, OR = 7.817). In contrast, factors associated with a reduced likelihood of hesitancy included having tertiary education (p = 0.012, OR = 0.239), a low income (p = 0.042, OR = 0.138), receiving an annual flu vaccine (p = 0.020, OR = 0.328), and perceiving the COVID-19 vaccine as safe (p = 0.000, OR = 0.032).<\/p>\n

Conclusion: <\/strong>Age is a significant determinant of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Educational attainment, monthly income, receipt of annual influenza vaccine and perception on vaccine safety were found to be influential determinants. These findings offer valuable insights for evidence-based interventions to enhance vaccine acceptance to this vulnerable population.<\/p>\n

Key words<\/strong>: Vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,258],"tags":[16,37,266,106],"class_list":["post-4638","abstract","type-abstract","status-publish","hentry","category-abstract","category-abstract-2025-volume-63-issue-1","tag-abstract","tag-covid-19-pandemic","tag-vaccination","tag-vaccine-hesitancy"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/abstract\/4638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/abstract"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/abstract"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/abstract\/4638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4640,"href":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/abstract\/4638\/revisions\/4640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepafp.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}