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Factors Affecting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Adolescents: Theory of Planned Behavior
Vaccine is produced to scale down the adverse effects of viral infections among people. Most adolescents experience Covid-19 without symptoms, so it becomes a source of transmission. Therefore, it is significant to give them vaccines. The current study employed an analytic observation method with a cross-sectional approach. It was conducted in Malang. 415 adolescents were involved through a simple random sampling technique. The dependent variable is Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among adolescents. The independent variables include subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, attitude, and intention. The data were obtained through a questionnaire, and they were analyzed by using multiple linear regression. Subjective norm (b= 0.15, CI 95% = -0.01 to 0.30, p= 0.051), perceived behavioral control (b= 0.13, CI 95% = 0.03 to 0.23, p= 0.013), attitude (b= 0.36, CI 95% = 0.28 to 0.43, p <0.001), and intention (b= 0.14, CI 95% = 0.03 to 0.25, p= 0.012) pose a relationship with Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among adolescents, and the finding is statistically significant. Subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, attitude, and intention are factors affecting Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among adolescents.
Index Terms- subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, attitude, intention, adolescent