COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Its Risk Factors in Iranian Health Workers 2021.
Iran J Med Sci
; 47(5): 461-467, 2022 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2030605
ABSTRACT
Background:
Ensuring vaccine acceptance in societies is a growing challenge for healthcare systems worldwide. This study aimed to identify factors associated with vaccine acceptance rates.Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted as a national web-based survey from February 9th-13th, 2021, just before the release of the COVID-19 vaccine in Shiraz, Iran. Independent variables included age, gender, occupation, history of COVID-19 infection, underlying diseases, and source of information. The willingness to be vaccinated was the dependent variable. A logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship between different variables and the willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The significance level was set at less than 0.05. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21.Results:
Of 2,699 healthcare respondents, 70.3% indicated a willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, of whom 49.2% preferred to receive a foreign vaccine and 24.68% desired to receive an Iranian vaccine. The women were more willing to receive the vaccine (67.6%) than the men (78.2%). Based on the results of logistic regression, gender (P<0.001) and job (P=0.005) were the most important associating factors to the willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Conclusion:
Although the majority of participants were willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, 29.6% were not yet ready. Women's healthcare providers were more hesitant to recommend the vaccine. As a result, the findings of this study can help policymakers and decision-makers in the field of health, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19 in raising the level of vaccination awareness among healthcare workers.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Iran J Med Sci
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
IJMS.2022.92923.2425
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