| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to identify the patterns that influence the risk perception of the COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Secondly, to explore the main factors influencing the COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Norway. Lastly, to provide recommendations on influencing vaccine uptake to improve the mass immunization program for future pandemics. An online questionnaire is applied as a research tool to collect data. Data from 150 respondents is apprehended, and the data is further analyzed using statistical analysis software (SPSS and R). Both descriptive and multiple logistics regression analysis is used to analyze variables and the significance of their relations to other independent variables. The research found that the main influencing factor of COVID-19
vaccine acceptance is the recommendations from the authorities and the ministry of health (34.00%), followed by vaccine effectiveness (28.67%), fear of adverse side effects (20.67%), and increased of positive COVID-19 cases (16.67%). In addition, the Statistical analysis found that variables such as gender, age groups, education level, location, and ethnicity significantly influence the risk perception of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. | |
