Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination Among Health Care Workers in India
Indian Journal of Community Health
; 35(1):89-93, 2023.
Article
in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-2326689
ABSTRACT
Background:
The coronavirus disease 2019 has been spread almost all over the world in the last two years, including in India. Vaccines are a critical tool in the battle against COVID-19, and India has flagged the largest vaccination drive on 16 January 2021. Although public acceptance was varying, which can lead to non-acceptance. Aim &Objective:
To estimate an acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors. Settings andDesign:
An analytical cross-sectional study among health care workers in India Methods &Material:
It was conducted using a validated, self-administrated online survey questionnaire, and data were analyzed using SPSS 23 version. The outcome variable was healthcare workers' acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine.Results:
A total of 450 HCWs participated, including 205(45.6%) women and 245(54.4%) men. A total of 270 (60%) subjects will accept vaccines, while 33.3% were unwilling to accept and wait for vaccines. Male gender (OR=3.14), being married and experienced (OR=11.49), vaccine effectiveness (OR=6.4), vaccine safety (OR=3.4), and past history (OR=2.28) were significantly associated. On applying logistic regression for associated factors, gender (B= -1.145, S.E.= 0.200, Wald 32.748), being married (B= -1.482, S.E.= 0.216, Wald 46.937), for experienced (B= -0.865, S.E.= 0.200, effectiveness (B= -1.856, S.E.= 0.245, Wald 57.431), Safety (B= -1.224, S.E.= 0.202, Wald 36.633) and past history (B= -0.357, S.E.= 0.248, Wald 2.071) found significant. Recommendation Proper information is crucial and healthcare workers' attitudes about vaccines are an important factor for acceptance and recommendation of the vaccine to the public for population-wide coverage.
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Databases of international organizations
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Web of Science
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Journal of Community Health
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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