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ABSTRACT: Background
Acceptance and willingness to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine are unknown.Aims
We compared attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination in people suffering from depression or anxiety disorder and people without mental disorders, and their willingness to pay for it.Method
Adults with depression or anxiety disorder (n = 79) and healthy controls (n = 134) living in Chongqing, China, completed a cross-sectional study between 13 and 26 January 2021. We used a validated survey to assess eight aspects related to attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccines. Psychiatric symptoms were assessed by the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale.Results
Seventy-six people with depression or anxiety disorder (96.2%) and 134 healthy controls (100%) reported willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. A significantly higher proportion of people with depression or anxiety disorder (64.5%) were more willing to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine than healthy controls (38.1%) (P ≤ 0.001). After multivariate adjustment, severity of depression and anxiety was significantly associated with willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccination among psychiatric patients (P = 0.048). Non-healthcare workers (P = 0.039), health insurance (P = 0.003), living with children (P = 0.006) and internalised stigma (P = 0.002) were significant factors associated with willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccine in healthy controls.Conclusions
To conclude, psychiatric patients in Chongqing, China, showed high acceptance and willingness to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine. Factors associated with willingness to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine differed between psychiatric patients and healthy controls.
SUBMITTER: Hao F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8365102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hao Fengyi F Wang Bokun B Tan Wanqiu W Husain Syeda Fabeha SF McIntyre Roger S RS Tang Xiangdong X Zhang Ling L Han Xiaofan X Jiang Li L Chew Nicholas W S NWS Tan Benjamin Yong-Qiang BY Tran Bach B Zhang Zhisong Z Vu Gia Linh GL Vu Giang Thu GT Ho Roger R Ho Cyrus S CS Sharma Vijay K VK
BJPsych open 20210811 5
<h4>Background</h4>Acceptance and willingness to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine are unknown.<h4>Aims</h4>We compared attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination in people suffering from depression or anxiety disorder and people without mental disorders, and their willingness to pay for it.<h4>Method</h4>Adults with depression or anxiety disorder (<i>n</i> = 79) and healthy controls (<i>n</i> = 134) living in Chongqing, China, completed a cross-sectional study between 13 and 26 January 2021. We used a va ...[more]