title: Predictors of hepatitis A vaccine coverage among university students in Korea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the status of hepatitis A vaccination, knowledge, and health beliefs among university students in Korea and identify factors influencing their hepatitis A vaccination rate.
  
  
  METHODS
  A self-reporting survey was conducted with 367 university students in Korea via descriptive survey. Data were collected on demographics, status of hepatitis A vaccination, knowledge, and health beliefs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The hepatitis A vaccination rate was 23.4%. The hepatitis A vaccination rate was significantly higher in those who had a general awareness about the hepatitis A (odds ratio [OR] = 3.56, P = 0.003), those with some overseas travel experience (OR = 2.64, P = 0.025), those perceiving the benefits of hepatitis A vaccination (OR = 1.66, P = 0.023), and those perceiving barriers (inversed) to hepatitis A vaccination (OR = 1.95, P = 0.011).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To promote hepatitis A vaccination among university students, information and education should be provided to improve their health beliefs. In addition, this demographic should be a major target population for hepatitis A vaccination. This study's results suggest that the development of national promotional campaigns and hepatitis A vaccination programs based on predictors of the vaccination rate are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Hoseo University, Chungnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Seungmi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Sil
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines
keywords: hepatitis A; knowledge; university; vaccination