Intention of nurses to accept coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination and change of intention to accept seasonal influenza vaccination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey.
Vaccine
; 38(45): 7049-7056, 2020 10 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-752762
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Maintaining health of healthcare workers with vaccination is a major component of pandemic preparedness and acceptance of vaccinations is essential to its success. This study aimed to examine impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on change of influenza vaccination acceptance and identify factors associated with acceptance of potential COVID-19 vaccination.METHOD:
A cross-sectional self-administered anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among nurses in Hong Kong, China during 26 February and 31 March 2020. Their previous acceptance of influenza vaccination and intentions to accept influenza and COVID-19 vaccination were collected. Their relationship with work-related and other factors were examined using multiple multinomial logistic regressions.RESULTS:
Responses from 806 participants were retrieved. More nurses changed from vaccination refusal to hesitancy or acceptance than those changed from acceptance to vaccination hesitancy or refusal (15.5% vs 6.8% among all participants, P < 0.001). 40.0% participants intended to accept COVID-19 vaccination, and those in private sector (OR 1.67, 95%CI 1.11-2.51), with chronic conditions (OR 1.83, 95%CI 1.22-2.77), encountering with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients (OR 1.63, 95%CI 1.14-2.33), accepted influenza vaccination in 2019 (OR 2.03, 95%CI 1.47-2.81) had higher intentions to accept it. Reasons for refusal and hesitation for COVID-19 vaccination included "suspicion on efficacy, effectiveness and safety", "believing it unnecessary", and "no time to take it".CONCLUSION:
With a low level of COVID-19 acceptance intentions and high proportion of hesitation in both influenza and COVID-19 vaccination, evidence-based planning are needed to improve the uptake of both vaccinations in advance of their implementation. Future studies are needed to explore reasons of change of influenza vaccination acceptance, look for actual behaviour patterns of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and examine effectiveness of promotion strategies.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Influenza Vaccines
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Vaccination
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Coronavirus Infections
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Influenza, Human
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Vaccine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.vaccine.2020.09.021
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