A Global Survey of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Healthcare Workers

Noushad, Mohammed; Rastam, Samer; Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria; Al-Saqqaf, Inas Shakeeb; Hussain, Mudassir; Yaroko, Ali Ango; Arshad, Mohammed; Kirfi, Abdullahi Musa; Koppolu, Pradeep; Niazi, Fayez Hussain; Elkandow, Ali E. M.; Darwish, Mahmoud; Nassar, Ahmad Salim Abdalla; Mohammed, Sami; Hassan, Nasser Hassan Abdalrady; Abusalim, Ghadah Salim; Samran, Abdulaziz; Alsalhani, Anas B.; Demachkia, Amir Mohidin; Melo, Renata Marques de; Luddin, Norhayati; Husein, Adam; Habib, Amir; Suleyman, Firas; Osman, Hussein Ali; Al-Awar, Mohammed Sadeg; Dimashkieh, Mohiddin R.; Swapna, Lingam Amara; Barakat, Ali; Alqerban, Ali

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.794673

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“…Greater rates of vaccine hesitancy have been observed in low and lower-middleincome countries [239] possibly due to limited resources or mistrust of other nations where the vaccine was produced.…”

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COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers—A Review

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated vaccine have highlighted vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers (HCWs). Vaccine hesitancy among this group existed prior to the pandemic and particularly centered around influenza vaccination. Being a physician, having more advanced education, and previous vaccination habits are frequently associated with vaccine acceptance. The relationship between age and caring for patients on COVID-19 vaccination is unclear, with studies providing opposing results. Reasons for hesitancy include concerns about safety and efficacy, mistrust of government and institutions, waiting for more data, and feeling that personal rights are being infringed upon. Many of these reasons reflect previous attitudes about influenza vaccination as well as political beliefs and views of personal autonomy. Finally, several interventions to encourage vaccination have been studied, including education programs and non-monetary incentives with the most effective studies using a combination of methods.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers—A Review

2022

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“…This study is part of a large project on global COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Therefore, the methodology and the questionnaire followed is similar across all the studies ( 8 ). A cross-sectional self-administered survey was conducted among HCWs in Yemen between 6 July and 10 August 2021.…”

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“…Participants were then asked if they had access to COVID-19 vaccines. Responses were rated on a five-point Likert scale from 1 “strongly agree” to 5 “strongly disagree” ( 8 ).…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Associated With Vaccine Inequity Among Healthcare Workers in a Low-Income Fragile Nation

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Nassani

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ObjectivesPreventing severe disease and acquiring population immunity to COVID-19 requires global immunization coverage through mass vaccination. While high-income countries are battling vaccine hesitancy, low-income and fragile nations are facing the double dilemma of vaccine hesitancy and lack of access to vaccines. There is inadequate information on any correlation between vaccine hesitancy and access to vaccines. Our study in a low-income nation aimed to fill this gap.MethodsIn the backdrop of a severe shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in Yemen, a low-income fragile nation, we conducted a nation-wide cross-sectional survey among its healthcare workers (HCWs), between 6 July and 10 August 2021. We evaluated factors influencing agreement to accept a COVID-19 vaccine and any potential correlation between vaccine acceptance and lack of access to vaccines.ResultsOverall, 61.7% (n = 975) of the 1,581 HCWs agreed to accept a COVID-19 vaccine. Only 45.4% of the participants agreed to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine, with no sex dependent variations. Although several determinants of vaccine acceptance were identified, including, having a systemic disease, following the updates about COVID-19 vaccines, complying with preventive guidelines, having greater anxiety about contracting COVID-19, previous infection with COVID-19, believing COVID-19 to be a severe disease, and lower concern about the side effects of COVID-19, the strongest was access to vaccines (OR: 3.18; 95% CI: 2.5–4.03; p-value: 0.001).ConclusionThe immediate and more dangerous threat in Yemen toward achieving population immunity is the severe shortage and lack of access to vaccines, rather than vaccine hesitancy, meaning, improving access to vaccines could lead to greater acceptance.

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“…Among the high-income countries, commonly reported reasons for denying vaccination were issues regarding vaccine safety and efficacy, the perception of being at low risk of severe infection, and low levels of trust in state authorities or other institutions [ 25 ]. Significant heterogeneity regarding vaccine acceptance was seen among health workers from countries with high-income versus low- to middle-income countries, with the former reporting a higher propensity to accept the vaccine [ 26 ].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Primary Care Physicians towards COVID-19 in Greece: A Cross-Sectional Study

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The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians and residents towards the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in Greece during March 2021. The population frame for the study was a list of currently practicing primary care physicians and residents who were registered within one of the main associations of general/family medicine in Greece. Hierarchical multiple logistic regression analysis was performed for practices at higher levels (vs. lower) in relation to knowledge, attitudes, and general characteristics of participants. Overall, 194 participants completed the survey (e-response rate: 38.4%). In total, 94% of participants were familiar with official recommendations regarding SARS-CoV-2, and 88.7% were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 or promptly intended to be. Physicians working in the private sector had a higher average practices score when compared to physicians working in the public sector (87.6 vs. 81.9, p < 0.05). Higher levels of attitudes predicted greater odds for higher levels of practices (odds ratio = 4.18, p < 0.05). Despite the relatively high COVID-19 vaccination rate of physicians, several participants were unvaccinated due to a then unscheduled first dose appointment. Attitudes were the only determinant for more proper practices towards the prevention of COVID-19.

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A Global Survey of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Healthcare Workers

Cited by 23 publications

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COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers—A Review

COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers—A Review

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Associated With Vaccine Inequity Among Healthcare Workers in a Low-Income Fragile Nation

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Primary Care Physicians towards COVID-19 in Greece: A Cross-Sectional Study

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