Do sources of health information regarding COVID-19 differ among vaccinated and unvaccinated nursing students?
dc.contributor.author | Selby, Kendra | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Lapeyrouse, Lisa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-23T17:17:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/175564 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Vaccine hesitancy among nurses can contribute to patient hesitancy about the need for and safety of COVID-19 vaccination. Understanding and addressing vaccine hesitancy among nurses is a critical public health issue. Purpose: The current study aims to identify factors related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among nursing students attending the University of Michigan-Flint. Methods: Secondary data analysis was conducted using an online survey distributed to nursing students. A total of two hundred and thirty surveys were received, but after removing incomplete surveys, the final sample size was (n = 194). Descriptive statistics were conducted and analyzed to identify the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination and reported sources of health information. Results: In this study, 87% of nursing students were vaccinated, and 12% were not. Unvaccinated nursing students (UNS) were older with a mean age of 40 vs 35 ( p < .001). The majority of UNS identified as having an “other” political affiliation compared to 41% of vaccinated nursing students who identified as Democrat/Liberal (33%) (p <.001). Vaccinated (73.4%) and unvaccinated (62.5%) nursing students both reported the CDC as their primary source of health information regarding COVID-19. Yet, a much larger percent of vaccinated nursing students (89.3% vs 58.3%) agreed/strongly agreed the CDC was a source of creditable and accurate health information (p < .001). Implications: To address vaccine hesitancy among nursing students, socio-demographic factors such as political affiliation and trust in governmental agencies need to be addressed. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | student nurses | en_US |
dc.subject | vaccination rate | en_US |
dc.subject | health information | en_US |
dc.subject | vaccine hesitancy | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject.other | health education | en_US |
dc.subject.other | nursing | en_US |
dc.title | Do sources of health information regarding COVID-19 differ among vaccinated and unvaccinated nursing students? | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreename | Master of Public Health (MPH) | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreediscipline | Public Health | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantor | University of Michigan-Flint | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeemember | July, Jori | |
dc.identifier.uniqname | 13201681 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/175564/1/Selby2023.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/6778 | |
dc.description.filedescription | Description of Selby2023.pdf : Thesis | |
dc.working.doi | 10.7302/6778 | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Dissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's) |
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