Evaluation of Israeli healthcare workers knowledge and attitudes toward the COVID‐19 vaccine
| Autor: | Ellen Bamberger, Isaac Srugo, Livnat Sharkansky, Loai Ganaim, Irina Chistyakov, Hussein Zaitoon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty COVID-19 Vaccines Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Influenza vaccine Health Personnel Logistic regression Odds Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Pandemic Humans Medicine Israel Health behaviors General Nursing Health beliefs Populations at Risk across the Lifespan‐population Studies business.industry Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Cross-Sectional Studies Snowball sampling Attitude Influenza Vaccines Family medicine Infectious diseases Female business |
| Zdroj: | Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) |
| ISSN: | 1525-1446 0737-1209 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/phn.12987 |
| Popis: | Objectives Healthcare workers (HCWs) are considered an important target group for the COVID‐19 vaccines. The current study assesses the knowledge and attitudes of Israeli HCWs regarding COVID‐19 immunization, and how various occupational and demographic factors may underlie COVID‐related knowledge and attitudes differences. Methods Following a pre‐test to validate measures, a cross‐sectional online anonymous survey was distributed to HCWs using a snowball sampling method. Results The survey was completed by 714 participants (mean age 39.9; range 18–74; 447 female), 52% doctors, 32% nurses, and the remainder by paramedical staff. Of the respondents, 553 (77.4%) answered the question are you in favor of getting the COVID‐19 vaccine, 105 (14.7%) were not sure, and 56 (7.8%) were not in favor. Doctors had higher odds of agreement as compared to both nurses (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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