Factors affecting nurses' intention to accept the COVID-19 vaccine: A cross-sectional study.
Public Health Nurs
; 38(5): 781-788, 2021 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1394000
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To measure COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and related factors to undercover nurses' concerns and fears.DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study. SAMPLE The study included 639 nurses; 83% were women and 80% under 50 years. MEASUREMENT A self-administered questionnaire was used. It included demographic characteristics, COVID-19-related fears and concerns, COVID-19 vaccine perceived benefits, and intention toward getting the vaccine.RESULTS:
Forty percent of the nurses planned to get the vaccine when available, 41% would take it later when adequate protection and safety were presented, and 18% would never take it. Significant factors associated with vaccination intention were as follows age (adjusted OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.02-1.99); lack of knowledge about the vaccine (adjusted OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.81-3.8); concern about long-term side effects (adjusted OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.4-2.9); fear of injection (adjusted OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.04-2.13); natural immunity preference (adjusted OR 5.8, 95% CI 4.5-8.3); media misrepresentation (adjusted OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.2-2.4); and getting COVID-19 from the vaccine (adjusted OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.1-2.1).CONCLUSION:
COVID-19 vaccine safety and side-effects concerns impact nurses' intentions to accept the vaccine and may result in low acceptance rates. Urgent action is needed to address these fears and raise confidence, as nurses' vaccine-related decisions can affect the public's vaccine acceptance.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vaccination
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Intention
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
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Nurses
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Public Health Nurs
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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