A Global Survey of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Healthcare Workers.

Autor:	Noushad M; Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Rastam S; Vision Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Nassani MZ; Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Al-Saqqaf IS; University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia., Hussain M; Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan., Yaroko AA; Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria., Arshad M; Kannur Dental College, Kerala, India., Kirfi AM; Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria., Koppolu P; Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Niazi FH; Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Elkandow A; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Darwish M; Vision Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Abdalla Nassar AS; Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan., Abuzied Mohammed SO; King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia., Abdalrady Hassan NH; King Faisal Medical Complex, Taif, Saudi Arabia., Abusalim GS; Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Samran A; Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alsalhani AB; Vision Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Demachkia AM; São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil., de Melo RM; São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil., Luddin N; Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia., Husein A; Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia., Habib A; College of Dentistry, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria., Suleyman F; University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey., Osman HA; Umma University, Kajiado, Kenya., Al-Awar MS; Al-Razi University, Sana'a, Yemen., Dimashkieh MR; Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Swapna LA; Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Barakat A; Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alqerban A; Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2022 Feb 08; Vol. 9, pp. 794673. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 08 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2021.794673
Abstrakt:	Objectives: Even though several effective vaccines are available to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, wide disparities in vaccine distribution, and vaccine acceptance rates between high- and low-income countries appear to be major threats toward achieving population immunity. Our global descriptive study aims to inform policymakers on factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers (HCWs) in 12 countries, based on income index. We also looked for possible predictors of vaccine acceptance among the study sample. Methods: A structured questionnaire prepared after consultation with experts in the field and guided by the "Report of the SAGE working group on vaccine hesitancy" was administered among 2,953 HCWs. Upon obtaining informed consent, apart from demographic information, we collected information on trust in vaccines and health authorities, and agreement to accept a COVID-19 vaccine. Results: Although 69% of the participants agreed to accept a vaccine, there was high heterogeneity in agreement between HCWs in low and lower-middle income countries (L-LMICs) and upper-middle- and high-income countries (UM-HICs), with acceptance rates of 62 and 75%, respectively. Potential predictors of vaccine acceptance included being male, 50 years of age or older, resident of an UM-HIC, updating self about COVID-19 vaccines, greater disease severity perception, greater anxiety of contracting COVID-19 and concern about side effects of vaccines. Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among HCWs in L-LMICs was considerably low as compared to those from UM-HICs. The lowest vaccine acceptance rates were among HCWs from the African continent. This underlines the need for the implementation of country-specific vaccine promotion strategies, with special focus on increasing vaccine supply in L-LMICs. Competing Interests: Author AE is employed by Hamad Medical Corporation. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2022 Noushad, Rastam, Nassani, Al-Saqqaf, Hussain, Yaroko, Arshad, Kirfi, Koppolu, Niazi, Elkandow, Darwish, Abdalla Nassar, Abuzied Mohammed, Abdalrady Hassan, Abusalim, Samran, Alsalhani, Demachkia, de Melo, Luddin, Husein, Habib, Suleyman, Osman, Al-Awar, Dimashkieh, Swapna, Barakat and Alqerban.)
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