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JDR Vol.17 No.1 pp. 21-30
(2022)
doi: 10.20965/jdr.2022.p0021

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Questionnaire Survey on COVID-19 Vaccination at Okayama University in Japan: Factors Promoting Vaccination Among Young Adults

Chigusa Higuchi*,†, Naomi Matsumoto**, Yoshiaki Iwasaki*, Takashi Yorifuji**, Junichiro Yamazaki***, Yasutomo Nasu***, and Hirofumi Makino***

*Okayama University Health Service Center
2-1-1 Tsushima Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama 700-8530, Japan

Corresponding author

**Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

***Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

Received:
October 4, 2021
Accepted:
December 3, 2021
Published:
January 30, 2022
Keywords:
COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine hesitancy, young adults, information literacy, satisfaction
Abstract

COVID-19 has been prevalent worldwide since 2019. Increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage is an important measure to combat the disease. An online survey was conducted with university students and personnel who were vaccinated against COVID-19 at a mass vaccination event to examine the factors promoting vaccination among young adults. The online survey was conducted with persons vaccinated at Okayama University from June 5 to September 27, 2021. Although the number of those who had fever >37.5°C increased after the second vaccination compared to the first, the vaccinated persons got more satisfied after the second shot.

Cite this article as:
C. Higuchi, N. Matsumoto, Y. Iwasaki, T. Yorifuji, J. Yamazaki, Y. Nasu, and H. Makino, “Questionnaire Survey on COVID-19 Vaccination at Okayama University in Japan: Factors Promoting Vaccination Among Young Adults,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.17 No.1, pp. 21-30, 2022.
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