Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Willingness among Health Care Workers: A Quick Online Survey in India

Autor:	Mukesh Bairwa, Kalpana Beniwal, Rajesh Kumar, Yogesh Bahurupi, Ravi Kant
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Vaccines Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Willingness business.industry Health Personnel COVID-19 Vaccination Coronavirus Family medicine Health care medicine Original Article Family Practice business
Zdroj:	Korean Journal of Family Medicine
ISSN:	2092-6715 2005-6443
Popis:	Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a large number of deaths along with severe socio-economic effects. The vaccine is considered to be the last hope to control viral transmission. This study aimed to explore the determinants of health care workers’ (HCWs) willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccination.Methods: A structured, pre-validated, and pre-tested questionnaire was administered online to 599 HCWs including physicians, residents, and nurses from different types of healthcare set-ups across India. Information was collected regarding vaccine acceptability, attitude toward vaccination, and reasons for hesitancy. The chi-square test, followed by multinomial regression analysis, was applied to determine the factors associated with HCWs’ vaccination willingness.Results: It was found that 73 % (n=437) of HCWs were willing to accept the vaccines, while 10.85% (n=65) refused and 16.2% (n=96) needed more time to decide. Gender (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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