Healthcare workers’ willingness to receive COVID-19 booster dose and associated factors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Autor: Bertin Mindje Kolomba, Francois Kalenga Luhembwe, Deca Blood Banza Ndala, Pacifique Kanku Wa Ilunga, Paul Ciamala Mukendi, Amide Ngongo Kitenge, John Ngoy Lumbule, Elie Kilolo Ngoy, Antoine Umba Ilunga, Judith Mbidi Miema, Christelle Kalikat Mwavita, Guillaume Ngoy Mwamba, Aime Cikomola Wa Bene, Audry Mulumba Wakamba, Alain Ngashi Ngongo, Michel Kabamba Nzaji
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 21645515
2164-554X
2164-5515
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2357214
Popis: ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 booster dose is considered an important adjunct for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic due to reports of reduced immunity in fully vaccinated individuals. The aims of this study were to assess healthcare workers’ intention to receive the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine and to identify predictive factors among healthcare workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among healthcare workers selected in two provinces, Kasai Oriental, and Haut-Lomami. Data were collected using a questionnaire administered through structured face-to-face interviews, with respondents using a pre-tested questionnaire set up on the Open Data Kit (ODK Collect). All data were analyzed using SPSS v26.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). Vaccination coverage for COVID-19, considering declarations by health workers, is around 85.9% for the province of Kasai Oriental and 85.8% for Haut-Lomami. A total of 975 responses were collected, 71.4% of health workers at Kasai Oriental and 66.4% from Haut-Lomami declared a definite willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster. The duration of protection was the main reason for accepting a booster COVID-19 dose for 64.6% of the respondents. Logistic regression analysis showed that having chronic diseases (aOR = 2.95 [1.65–5.28]), having already received one of the COVID-19 vaccines (aOR = 2.72 [1.43–5. 19]); the belief that only high-risk individuals, such as healthcare professionals and elderly people suffering from other illnesses, needed a booster dose (aOR = 1.75 [1.10–2.81]). Considering the burden of COVID-19, a high acceptance rate for booster doses could be essential to control the pandemic. Our results are novel and could help policymakers design and implement specific COVID-19 vaccination programs to reduce reluctance to seek booster vaccination.
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