Objective To examine the willingness for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination and its influencing factors among adult attendees of outpatient clinics in Kunming city of Yunnan province.
Methods Using convenient sampling, we conducted a voluntary self-administered anonymous questionnaire survey among 756 attendees aged ≥ 18 years recruited at outpatient clinics of a grade A tertiary hospital in Kunming city during March – April 2020.
Results Of the 730 participants with valid responses, 697 (95.48%) reported the willingness to have the vaccine against COVID-19 and 33 (4.52%) reported the unwillingness for the vaccination. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis revealed that the participants with following characteristics were more likely to have the vaccination willingness: considering 100 – 499 yuan (RMB) as an acceptable price for per dose of the vaccine (versus less than 100 yuan: odds ratio OR = 4.141), with the education of undergraduate and graduate (versus junior high school and lower: OR = 11.807 and OR = 16.974), being public official and professional or technical staff (versus jobless person: OR = 2.166 and OR = 10.092), acquiring COVID-19 epidemic-related information through WeChat (versus newspaper: OR = 4.005), and regarding the vaccination as the most effective measure to prevent COVID-19 (OR = 8.850). Worrying about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine was the main reason of the unwillingness for the vaccination.
Conclusion The willingness for COVID-19 vaccination is at a relatively high level among adult attendees of outpatient clinics in Kunming city a the price of the vaccine, education, occupation, and health literacy should be concerned for the promotion of the vaccination.
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