| Autor: |
Ilesh S Kotecha, Disha Alkeshbhai Vasavada, Parveen Kumar, Lubna Mohammed Rafik Nerli, Deepak Sachidanand Tiwari, Dipesh V Parmar |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 63-67 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2772-4204 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/shb.shb_20_21 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: India approved the “Covishield” vaccine for emergency use and began the first vaccination drive from January 16, 2021. As the new coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine was developed within a short period, public acceptance for this new vaccine remains uncertain. Vaccine hesitancy remains an important challenge in the immunization against COVID-19. The aim of the current study was to assess different hesitancies, attitude, and beliefs about COVID-19 vaccine among health-care workers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among health-care professionals from 5th to January 15, just before the commencement of the first vaccination drive. All the participants were requested to fill out semi-structured pro forma containing following sections: (1) demographic details and (2) attitude and belief questionnaire. Following this, a lecture of around 45–60 min was conducted by trained professionals comprising of an education module. After the educational session, participants' willingness to take the vaccine was reassessed. Results: Totally, 598 participants participated in the study. Of these, 47% participants were not willing to take the vaccine. Participants with age |
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