20.500.12556/DKUM-93773 Seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among health and medical college students a discrete choice experiment Seasonal influenza is a highly contagious virus posing significant health risks, especially tochildren, pregnant women, and older adults. Despite its crucial role in prevention andreducing severity, vaccination rates among medical and health students, who frequentlyinteract with vulnerable groups, remain low. This study investigates attributes of influenzavaccines that predict vaccination decisions within this population, while also examininghow these preferences vary based on the health literacy levels of the respondents.Between May and June 2024, 239 Slovenian medical and health students completed anonline discrete choice experiment presenting vaccines varying in efficacy, side effects, andadministration site. Preferences were analyzed to identify key attributes. Results showedthat higher efficacy and fewer side effects drove vaccine choice across all disciplines.Medical students favored faculty-based vaccination, whereas nursing and other healthdiscipline students preferred GP offices and NIPH units. Health literacy did not alter theimportance of efficacy and safety, but those with sufficient literacy showed a strongerpreference for GP settings over faculty sites. Campaigns should emphasize vaccine efficacyand the low risk of severe side effects, reassuring that mild reactions are transient.Facilitating GP-based vaccination for nursing and other health discipline students mayfurther improve uptake. seasonal influenza vaccination decision-making health behavior students discrete choice experiment sezonska gripa cepljenje odločanje zdravstvena vedenja študenti eksperiment diskretne izbire true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-07-19 03:11:01 2025-08-25 14:36:19 2025-08-26 03:35:34 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 1-12 št. 1, št. članka 2530287 Letn. 21 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2025-04-25 2025-07-02 2025-07-09 316.334.52:37.011.3:614.47 243068163 10.1080/21645515.2025.2530287 2164-554X RAZ_Lamot_Monika_2025.pdf RAZ_Lamot_Monika_2025.pdf 1 7553ABAD4F6A52CE83A73ED50236B14C 99dcbda8c15515e6a086b2d6e9ce14d9db4a835e64b5c24140c86923f264d041 442fca71-81b0-11f0-adee-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=196241 https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2530287 0 5b28abe9-81b0-11f0-adee-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=196242 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0