Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination among Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Workers of Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics in the Northern Region of Slovakia
| Autor: | Henrieta Hudečková, Viera Svihrova, Romana Ulbrichtová, Jan Svihra, Maria Tatarkova |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Slovakia COVID-19 Vaccines Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Health Personnel Logistic regression Ambulatory Care Facilities Article Vaccination status Health care Medicine Outpatient clinic Humans business.industry healthcare workers SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Hospitals Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine hesitancy vaccination business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 18; Issue 23; Pages: 12695 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12695, p 12695 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph182312695 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to analyse attitudes, motivation, and reasons for hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers (HCWs) in northern Slovakia. A cross-sectional study was conducted between 30 August 2021 and 30 September 2021. An anonymous questionnaire was administered. The study was completed by 1277 employees. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify predictors of COVID-19 vaccination status. A total of 1076 (84.3%) were vaccinated, and 201 (15.7%) were unvaccinated. Physician job type (OR = 1.77; CI95 1.13–2.78), history of COVID-19 (OR = 0.37; CI95 0.26–0.37), influenza vaccination at any time (OR = 1.97; CI95 1.12–3.46), compulsory vaccination for HCWs (OR = 9.15; CI95 2.92–28.62), and compulsory vaccination for selected groups (OR = 9.71; CI95 2.75–34.31) were the predictors significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccination acceptance. Non-physician HCWs, employees in hospitals, and employees without a history of COVID-19 significantly more distrusted the efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19. Results of our study confirmed that physicians have higher vaccination rates and lower hesitance to get vaccinated than non-physician HCWs. HCWs play an important role in influencing vaccination decisions and can be helpful in vaccine advocacy to the general public. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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