Survey data on the attitudes of adolescents in Hong Kong towards the COVID-19 vaccination
Wilfred Hing-Sang Wong,
Daniel Leung,
Gilbert T. Chua,
Jaime Sou Da Rosa Duque,
Sinéad Peare,
Hung Kwan So,
Sau Man Chan,
Mike Yat-Wah Kwan,
Patrick Ip,
Yu Lung Lau
Affiliations
Wilfred Hing-Sang Wong
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
Daniel Leung
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
Gilbert T. Chua
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
Jaime Sou Da Rosa Duque
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
Sinéad Peare
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
Hung Kwan So
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
Sau Man Chan
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
Mike Yat-Wah Kwan
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
Patrick Ip
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
Yu Lung Lau
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China; Corresponding author.
To our best knowledge, this article presents a novel data set on Hong Kong's adolescents’ attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccination, excluding their parental opinions. This research used a cross-sectional questionnaire survey, which collects data from the population at a single point in time. Our questionnaire was designed in both English and Chinese for the adolescents’ convenience, using a self-designed, online questionnaire website, which was sent to 30 secondary schools across Hong Kong at the beginning of June 2021, to be completed by 31st June 2021. This gathered a total of 2609 surveys, excluding those which did not fit into the criteria. As the data has identified factors that affect vaccine hesitancy, government authorities can use the data to choose effective ways to promote the COVID-19 vaccination and to educate the general population about the benefits of receiving it.
