Abstract
BackgroundCoronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a great impact on global health, but with relatively few confirmed cases in Taiwan. People in Taiwan showed excellent cooperation with the government for disease prevention and faced social and behavioral changes during this period. This study aimed to investigate people’s knowledge of COVID-19, attitudes and practices regarding vaccinations for influenza, pneumococcus and COVID-19.MethodsWe conducted a community-based, cross-sectional questionnaire survey from September 2020 to October 2020 among adults in northern Taiwan. The four-part questionnaire included questions on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19.ResultsAmong a total of 410 respondents, 58.5% were categorized as having “good knowledge” responding to COVID-19. Among the total respondents, 86.6% were willing to receive influenza or pneumococcal vaccines, and 76% of them acted to receive COVID-19 immunization once the vaccine became available. Compared with the respondents with poor knowledge of COVID-19, those with good knowledge had a more positive attitude toward receiving influenza or pneumococcal immunization (OR 3.26, 95% CI = 1.74–6.12).ConclusionsParticipants with good knowledge of COVID-19 had greater intent to receive immunization for influenza or pneumococcal vaccine. The promotion of correct knowledge of both COVID-19 and immunization preparations is necessary.
Highlights
BackgroundThe pandemic coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged from Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has spread widely across the world
Compared with the respondents with poor knowledge of COVID-19, those with good knowledge had a more positive attitude toward receiving influenza or pneumococcal immunization
In comparison with the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, which reached 77.5 million people infected with a mortality of approximately 1.7 million, there were 770 cumulative confirmed cases, mostly imported, and 7 deaths reported in Taiwan as of December 22nd, 2020 [8, 9]
Summary
BackgroundThe pandemic coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged from Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has spread widely across the world. The disease was not prevalent in Taiwan due to the contributions of brisk responses by the government to disease control and cooperation from the general population of Taiwan [2]. Information about the disease entity, the route of transmission and the preventive guidelines were updated soon after the COVID-19 outbreak [3,4,5]. The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) updated the population regarding the confirmed cases and quarantine policies daily and educated the public to ensure they had access to correct information about self-hygiene and disease prevention from the very beginning [6]. COVID-19 confirmed case number updating, policy renewals, such as the required duration for quarantine, and disease prevention guidelines, such as social distancing and hand washing, were announced on these social media platforms. This study aimed to investigate people’s knowledge of COVID19, attitudes and practices regarding vaccinations for influenza, pneumococcus and COVID-19
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