COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience
| Autor: | Yilmaz Keskindemirci, Ridvan Karaali, Betul Zehra Pirdal, Beril Kara Esen, Aysenur Ozdil, Ilker Inanc Balkan, Beyhan Budak, Sumeyye Nur Aydin, Günay Can, Nese Saltoglu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) media_common.quotation_subject Immunology Disease Article Drug Discovery Pandemic Health care Medicine Pharmacology (medical) media_common Pharmacology Distrust business.industry COVID-19 University hospital vaccination Vaccination Infectious Diseases Security guard Family medicine vaccine hesitancy business healthcare personnel |
| Zdroj: | Vaccines Volume 9 Issue 11 Vaccines, Vol 9, Iss 1343, p 1343 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-393X |
| Popis: | Healthcare workers are among risk groups in the COVID-19. Even if they are not infected with the disease, they witness the effects of the pandemic. The aim of the study is to determine the factors affecting COVID-19 vaccination status and reasons for vaccine hesitancy of healthcare personnel in our hospital. Firstly, the vaccination status and demographic characteristics of all healthcare personnel was evaluated. After that, a survey was applied to 408 vaccinated and 297 nonvaccinated personnel. Within the first month after the beginning of vaccination, 66% of 3937 healthcare personnel received a COVID-19 vaccine. The number of vaccinated personnel was higher among doctors, master graduates or higher educational levels and basic science-laboratory unit workers. In the surveyed group, being under the age of 50 (OR:1.85), being nondoctor healthcare personnel (nurse/midwife OR:1.78, administrative personnel OR:3.42, patient attendant/cleaning staff OR:4.11, security guard/other OR:2.96), having had the disease before (OR:2.36), not having the flu vaccine (OR:3.24) and hesitancy about other vaccines (OR:6.61) were found to be independent risk factors for not having a COVID-19 vaccine or having it late. The three most common reasons for not getting vaccinated were doubt on the efficacy of the vaccine, distrust of its content, and fear of side effects. Taking steps by considering the main factors of hesitancy among healthcare personnel will increase the vaccine acceptance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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