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Population around the world had huge concern toward COVID19 disease that affect directly or indirectly on all populations' lives. It caused by novel virus called sever acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), therefore;The Iraqi Ministry of Health (MOH) and numerous scientific agencies had advised to promote population for receiving Covid 19 vaccines as Largest astride of an attempt to reduce the serious challenges burden of Covidi 9 in global. Aims of Study are: 1-To evaluate prevalence of the willingness to accept different types of COVID19 vaccines in middle and south of Iraq. 2-Compare the vaccinated and unvaccinated of the southern Iraqi population and detection some factor behind acceptance of COVID19 vaccines. Method: Based Cross-Sectional Observational Study utilized validated questionnaire.it conducted from 5 February to 5 April 2022 and distribute in two ways,online and manually, depending on the different living locations of the participants. Results: The total number of participants' responses was 767. It is obtained from the distribution of surveys in different ways. 104 of participants were excluded due to not giving complete answers to the survey questionnaire. On the other hand, 42 of the participants were excluded due to not living in the middle and south of Iraq. 621 participants from the total participant response were enrolled in the study analysis. Half of participants were 50.08% female and other half were 49.92% male with 52.33% of the participants were married. About two-third of the participants accepted to receive covid19 vaccines (75.68%), while 24.31 % of the participants were unvaccinated(14.65% of them hesitant and 9.66% rejecters). Most of participants were from Basra city (79.87%) and more than half of them were vaccinated and other were unvaccinated (71.98% versus 28.02%) (P value=0.000). Two-third of the participants had graduated degree bachelor and more (75.8%) and the percent of vaccinated group of them were significantly higher than unvaccinated (80.9% versus 19.1%) (P value = 0.000). Less than half of the participants were the healthcare providers (35.91%) and the percent of vaccinated group of them were significantly higher than unvaccinated (82.96% versus 17.04%) (P value=0.002). A small percent of the participants had a chronic disease (15.46%) and 79.17% of them accepted to receive covid19 vaccines which was higher than unvaccinated (20.83%, where 9.3% hesitant and 11.45% rejecters). More than half of participants had sign and symptoms of Covid19 infection (61.84%) and 78.39% of them were vaccinated which was significantly higher than unvaccinated (21.61%) (P value=0.046) and only 41.22% of them were diagnosed by doctor. More than half of the participants had one of the family members and/or friends died from corona virus (66.51%) and 79.18% of them were vaccinated which was significantly higher than unvaccinated (20.82%) (P value=0.004). Conclusion From above results, the percent of covid 19 vaccines acceptance was higher than hesitancy and rejection. The higher rate of covid 19 vaccines acceptance could be related to many factors that might affect on the success of vaccinated programs, including: level of education, place of living, had sign and symptoms of Covid19 infection have family members and/or friends died from covid19 and are members of the health care providers. Knownledgment The study was supported by clinical trial
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In this article, the effects of social isolation which can lead to increasing feelings of loneliness and abandonment for some are examined. The article analyses findings which emerged from a qualitative study carried out with older people in three distinct areas in Scotland (city, rural and urban) who were shielding during Covid-19. It focuses on the ways in which social isolation affected them and the extent to which information and communication technology (ICT) and telecare technologies served to mitigate key aspects. The key themes which emerged from the research included loneliness as 'multi-layered', with these layers including 'disconnections between loneliness and social isolation';'well-being reversals';'neighbours as strangers';'disjointed communities and co-production' and 'service abandonment'. Additional themes which emerged focused on 'ICT rebounds and evolvement' and 'hope, buoyancy and reciprocity'. These layers and themes can be seen to have longer term significance with regard to the implications for social work and social care planning as we move forward. They also emphasise the need for greater cohesiveness between health, telecare and social care services.
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to increases in family violence in Australia and elsewhere. In response, organisations in the domestic and family violence (DFV) sector, had to adapt to the emerging public health measures and worked collaboratively to protect the most vulnerable in the community. These services, including courts, rapidly transformed their methods of service delivery that are likely to continue for some time. But what have been the implications/impacts of these rapid changes on the DFV service sector in Australia? How have these impacts informed the future needs of the DFV sector? And what is needed to strengthen this community sector of the future? This article reports on the findings of a national research project examining the impacts of COVID-19 on the DFV service sector and the adaptations and innovations that emerged in response. The study highlights that the surge in demand for services put pressure on an already overwhelmed workforce/service sector and provided an opportunity for front line workers to contribute to building a robust sector to respond to future crisis events. These findings have significant implications for future DFV sector service delivery, and for the social work profession as a whole.