Investigating factors affecting COVID-19 vaccination intention among college nursing students using health belief model

This study investigates the current state of vaccination against COVID-19 among nursing students and identifies the factors that affect their vaccination intention. The subjects who agreed and understood the purpose of this study were 2nd year nursing students who have not undergone clinical practice at C University in G City. Data collection online took place from August 30 to September 4, 2021. In this study, the appropriate number of samples was met by using the questionnaire answered by 137 out of 198 students in the final analysis. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS WIN 25.0 program. As a result of the study. COVID-19 vaccination intention showed a significantly positive correlation with perceived sensitivity (r=.573, p<.001), perceived seriousness (r=.564, p<.001), perceived benefit (r=.747, p<.001), cues to action (r=.546, p<.001), self-efficacy (r=.856, p<.001) and a significantly correlation with perceived barrier (r=-.244, p=.004). Statistically, influencing factors on COVID-19 vaccination intention were self-efficacy (β=.55, p<.001), perceived benefit (β=.28, p<.001), and cues to action (β=.11, p=.019) accounting for 80% of the total change. In other words, the higher the self-efficacy, the higher the perceived benefit, and the higher the cues to action, the higher the vaccination intention of college nursing students.&nbsp