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January 17, 2026Human Vaccines & ImmunotherapeuticsOpen Access

Perceived risk and time costs as correlates of hepatitis vaccine hesitancy among Chinese university students: A ten‑university cross‑sectional study

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ZLZhenwei LiBXBinyue XuHYHaiyan Yang

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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.

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Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696b2616d2a12237a9349552https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2611473
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