Factors Related COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Among The Elderly with Chronic Disease Banphai District, Khon kaen Provice

Abstract

This cross-sectional analytical research. The purpose of this study  was to  study the rate  of Covid-19 vaccination  among  the elderly  with  chronic  diseases. Banphai  District,  Khon Kaen Province. A total of 216 elderly people with seven chronic diseases  were randomly  sampled. Data were collect using questi  onnaires  validated   by  content  validation  from  experts.  All  items had an  IOC  value of 0.5 or  higher   for  all  items  and  the  accuracy  of  the  instrument  using    the  coefficients.  Cronbach’s alpha is 0.91 Data  were  analyzed  using  frequency, percentage,  mean, median, standard  deviation, maximum, minimum and  multiple  logistic  regression. The results  showed  that  the  rate of Covid-19  vaccination  booster  was 52.8%  among  the elderly  with  chronic  diseases  (95% CI:46.1% to 59.5). The  statistically  significant  elderly  groups were: (1) Age People  aged  80  years  and  over  are vaccinated  3.12  times  as  much  as  people  age  60-69  years (Adjusted OR= 3.12; 95%CI : 1.25-7.77,pvalue=0.015) (2) The level of education: people  with secondary education or higher  are vaccinated  2.29  times  as  those  who  are not at school and primary  school (Adjusted OR = 2.29 ; 95%CI : 1.12-4.69, P value = 0.022) (3) Place to receive  services  or consult  service  place. (Adjusted OR = 2.37; 95%CI :1.29-4.35,P value = 0.005) (4) Perceptions based on expectation   of  Covid-19  vaccine  efficacy  People  with  high  awareness  will  be  vaccinated  3.32 times that with low-medium awareness.(Adjusted OR = 3.32; 95%CI :1.46-7.52, P value = 0.004) (5) Self-efficacy in preventing  Covid-19  People  with  high  awareness  are vaccinated  to  2.16 as  much as people with moderate perception. (Adjusted OR = 2.16; 95%CI : 1.17-3.98,P value = 0.014) (6) Awareness  of  the  decision to get booster Covid-19  vaccination  People with high awareness were 2.51 times  more likely  to  be vaccinated  than  people  with  low-moderate  awareness. (Adjusted OR= 2.51; 95%CI : 1.29-4.88, P value = 0.007) Therefore, health officials should encourage elderly people in the community, both sick and non-sick, to have good health awareness and access to accurate information.