Development of a herpes zoster vaccination intention scale and identification of factors associated with vaccine hesitancy among middle-aged and older attendees in community health centers: A Protection Motivation Theory based study
HZ vaccine hesitancy is shaped by psychological and contextual factors. Public health strategies should prioritize perceived rewards, self-efficacy, and response costs. The tools developed in this study may guide targeted interventions in primary care. Future research should validate them across populations and assess their predictive utility in real-world settings.
Authors
- Ruijie Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4971-1802)
- Linfei Cai
- Meili Shang
- Yang Ni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0636-2363)
- Ting Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6058-6806)
- Ying Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1816-0367)
- Y. Sheng
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Health Commission of Jilin Province (CN)
- Global Services (Slovakia) (SK)
- Community Health Center (US)
- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital (CN)
- Tongji Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Municipal Center For Disease Control Prevention (CN)
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2516947
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71