Cross-sectional survey identifies factors influencing hepatitis vaccine hesitancy in Chinese university students, suggesting strategies for improvement.
Key Points
This research aims to estimate hepatitis vaccine hesitancy prevalence and identify modifiable factors among Chinese university students.
Multicampus cross-sectional survey conducted from December 2023 to February 2024.
Two-stage stratified cluster design used to recruit participants from ten universities across China.
Hesitancy measured using an 11-item adapted Vaccine Hesitancy Scale.
51.8% of respondents exhibited hepatitis vaccine hesitancy.
Seniors showed significantly higher hesitancy than juniors.
Higher perceived risk linked to lower hesitancy levels.