Knowledge and Opinions about the COVID-19 Vaccine and Vaccination Decision of Staffs Operating at U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport, Rayong Province

Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to 1) study the knowledge level about the COVID-19 vaccine 2) study the level of the opinion about COVID-19 vaccine and 3) study the COVID-19 vaccination decision. The 205 samples were the staff who work at the U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport, Rayong Province. The sample was selected using the quota proportion. The data was conducted between March and April 2021. The data were collected using a questionnaire to construct this research. The descriptive statistics were used to analyze the general information, risk of COVID-19, knowledge, opinions, and the COVID-19 vaccination decision using the frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The results showed that most of the people, who were the sample in this study, are 20-30 years old, studying for a bachelor's degree and higher education level, and have an income between 10,000-20,000 bath per month. They were chronic diseases and at risk of COVID-19 at 23.41% and 23.41%, respectively. The levels of knowledge and opinions about the COVID-19 vaccine were high level (44.88%) and moderate level (57.56%), respectively. The 34.63% of samples intended to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, however, they had not been vaccinated. The 30.24% and 29.27% of the sample were refusing and hesitating groups of COVID-19 vaccination, respectively. Their reasons showed that they did not believe in the COVID-19 vaccination, and they hesitated to the efficiency of the COVID-19 vaccine at 35.48% and 43.33%, respectively.  The results of this study should be used to define a strategy to create the COVID-19 vaccine understanding for staff.