TABLE 1.
Assessing measures with items and sources of TPB and Health Belief Model (HBM)
| Model | Measures | Items | No. of items | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPB | Behavioural intention to receive COVID‐19 | I am planning to get the COVID‐19 vaccine this year. | 3 | Yang (2015) |
| If I will get an opportunity to get the COVID‐19 vaccine, I will try to get vaccination. | ||||
| I will put my sincere efforts to get Covid‐19 vaccine. | ||||
| Attitude towards vaccination | I feel that getting the COVID‐19 vaccine is good. | 3 | Yang (2015) | |
| I feel that getting the COVID‐19 vaccine is beneficial. | ||||
| I feel that getting the COVID‐19 vaccine is wise decision. | ||||
| Subjective norm | My family members think I should get the COVID‐19 vaccine. | 4 | Ajzen (1988) | |
| Generally speaking, I want to do what my family members think I should do. | ||||
| My close friends think I should get the COVID‐19 vaccine. | ||||
| Generally speaking, I want to do what my close friends think I should do. | ||||
| Self‐efficacy | I know just what to do to get the COVID‐19 vaccine., | 3 | Ajzen and fishbein (2005) | |
| I know how to get the COVID‐19 vaccine. It is easy for me to get the COVID‐19 vaccine if I wanted to. | ||||
| Perceived behavioural control | If I am offered a vaccine against COVID‐19, I am sure I will be vaccinated, and this decision is entirely up to me. | 1 | Shmueli (2021) | |
| Health belief model components | Perceived susceptibility: | The COVID‐19 can happen to many people, including my family, loved ones and friends. | 4 | Rosenstock (1966) |
| I Am at risk of suffering from the COVID‐19. | ||||
| The COVID‐19 can happen anytime to anyone, such as a healthy individual. | ||||
| The chance of me contracting the COVID‐19 is high. | ||||
| Perceived severity: | The COVID‐19 causes death quickly. | 4 | Becker (1984) | |
| Many people can die from the COVID‐19. | ||||
| A person who contracts the COVID‐19 will die if not treated. | ||||
| The COVID‐19 is a fatal virus. | ||||
| Perceived benefits | Taking the COVID‐19 vaccine will be effective in preventing me from contracting the virus. | 3 | Yang (2015) | |
| Taking the COVID‐19 vaccine will help to boost my body immunity in battling the virus. | ||||
| Taking the COVID‐19 vaccine will help me to save my family from infection. | ||||
| Perceived barrier | Taking the COVID‐19 vaccine will result in certain side effects to my body. | 3 | Yang (2015) | |
| My body may react adversely to the COVID‐19 vaccine. | ||||
| It is risky to take the COVID‐19 vaccine because there is high risk of side‐effects from COVID‐19 vaccination. |