Sociodemographic correlates of older adult acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine

Sociodemographic correlates of older adult acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine

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Introduction: An increase of the COVID-19 global statistics in late 2019 prompted the swift manufacturing of vaccines to protect people, especially older adults, from the debilitating effects of the disease.This study aimed to determine the socio-demographic correlates of older adults and their relationship with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.Methods: This correlational study invited the entire population of Thermometers older adults to answer the survey.In total, 89 elderly individuals participated in face-to-face interviews because of the old age limitations.The tool used consisted of two parts.

The first part determined the socio-demographic correlates.The second part assessed the level of acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine.Rank Biserial and Spearman Rho were used to measure the correlations between the sociodemographic variables and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.Results: The respondents were predominantly female (n = 45; 50.56%), with an elementary level of education (n High Horse Trail DURAhide = 48; 53.

93%), below PHP 10,000.00 for monthly family income (n=77; 86.52%), unemployed (n=79; 88.76%), and Roman Catholic (n = 87; 97.75%).

Generally, older adults will not accept the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically if it has less than a 50% effectiveness (n = 51; 57.30%) and if they have existing medical conditions (n = 51; 57.30%).Finally, the findings suggest that employment status has a significant negative relationship with the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine (r = -0.357, p = 0.

0001).Conclusions: 47.19% to 57.30% of older adults will not accept the COVID-19 vaccine.National and local government units need to intensify their vaccination campaigns to persuade the public to engage with the free COVID-19 vaccines.