High COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Eye Healthcare Workers in Uganda.
Vaccines (Basel)
; 10(4)2022 Apr 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1810355
ABSTRACT
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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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Vaccines10040609
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