Factors associated with decision making on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among college students in South Carolina
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IRB: The research protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board at University of South Carolina.Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable Measures Demographics: Participants were asked to provide their demographic information including gender (0 = female, 1 = male), age (years), annual family income (from < $10,000 to ≥ $100,000), race/ethnicity (e.g., White/Caucasian, Black/Africa American), and school year (i.e., Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, first or second year in their master or … SciScore for 10.1101/2020.12.03.20243543: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement Consent: An online informed consent was presented to the participants before they began the survey.
IRB: The research protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board at University of South Carolina.Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable Measures Demographics: Participants were asked to provide their demographic information including gender (0 = female, 1 = male), age (years), annual family income (from < $10,000 to ≥ $100,000), race/ethnicity (e.g., White/Caucasian, Black/Africa American), and school year (i.e., Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, first or second year in their master or doctoral program). Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources Data were collected using RedCap, a web-based survey platform which has been widely used in public health studies (Paris & Hynes, 2019). RedCapsuggested: (REDCap, RRID:SCR_003445)All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software version 26. SPSSsuggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:There are several methodological limitations in the current study. First, data were collected from a convenience sample of college students in South Carolina. Findings in the current study may not be generalized to students in other states. Second, self-report data may be subject to response bias, such as social desirability. Third, cross-sectional data cannot draw causal inferences. Fourth, measures on factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination decision making were self-developed and have not been validated. Future research should use a random sample, apply a longitudinal design, and validate self-developed measures. Despite these limitations, the current study is one of the first attempts to explore COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among college students in the South. We identified an acceptance rate of 60.6%, which is lower than that in general population and merits a public health attention since young adults have comparable risk of COVID-19 with other age groups. Our findings show factors associated with vaccination decision making were weighed differently by college students with different vaccine acceptance levels, which may have important implications to public health practices. Acceptance-enhancing interventions or vaccine communications in colleges could benefit from tailoring contents to the patterns of decision making. College leaders and healthcare providers need to be aware of their important role in promoting COVID-19 vaccination. The success of vaccination may st...
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