Rima Nath|Asif Imtiaz|Shobod Deba Nath|Emran Hasan
Role of Vaccine Hesitancy, eHealth Literacy, and Vaccine Literacy in Young Adults’ COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Intention in a Lower-Middle-Income Country
North South University|University of Dhaka|London School of Economics and Political Science|Dhaka International University|University of Dhaka|Bangladesh University of Professionals
various control measures including vaccination taken flatten covid19 epidemic curve across globe however bangladesh many young adults considered asymptomatic transmitter disease waiting get first shot therefore potential predictors young adults vaccine uptake intention significant ensure maximum vaccination available study examined vaccine hesitancy ehealth literacy vaccine literacy associated young adults covid19 vaccine uptake intention lowermiddleincome country total 343 young adults participated study using ordinary least square probit estimation examined effect explanatory variables interest vaccine uptake intention vaccine hesitancy emerged strongest predictor vaccine uptake intention ehealth literacy shared positive association vaccine uptake intention vaccine literacy significant association make young adults feel confident vaccine transmitting latest vaccine safety updates authentic channels essential government aim enhance ehealth literacy young adults increased level ehealth literacy enable young adults extract reliable healthrelated information efficiently ever