High COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Eye Healthcare Workers in Uganda
| Autor: | Juliet Otiti-Sengeri, Omaido Blair Andrew, Rebecca Claire Lusobya, Immaculate Atukunda, Caroline Nalukenge, Abubakar Kalinaki, John Mukisa, Damalie Nakanjako, Robert Colebunders |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Vaccines, Vol 10, Iss 4, p 609 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 10040609 2076-393X |
| DOI: | 10.3390/vaccines10040609 |
| Popis: | Background: Protecting healthcare workers against COVID-19 disease is crucial, and COVID-19 vaccination is the most effective method to do so. Eye healthcare workers provide routine care in proximity, increasing infection risk, hence their need for full vaccination. This study determined COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and barriers to its uptake among eye healthcare workers practicing in Uganda. Methods: This was a cross-sectional online and telephone survey based on the health belief model (HBM), conducted in June–August 2021. A modified Poisson regression model with robust standard errors was used to determine the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Results: In total, 300 (85%) of the 357 eye healthcare workers participated in the study with mean age 43 ± 8 years and 182 (60.7%) were men. Overall, 97.6% (95% CI: 95.9–99.4) had accepted and/or were willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, 65.3% had received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 97 (32.3%) reported the intention to accept the vaccine when it became available. Among the HBM constructs, high perceived susceptibility and high perceived benefits were significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Conclusions: The acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among eye healthcare workers in Uganda is very high. There is a dire need to make vaccines available to developing nations like Uganda. |
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