Acceptance of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine among health-care personnel in India: a cross-sectional survey during the initial phase of vaccination

Singhania, Nikhil; Kathiravan, Sanjana; Pannu, Ashok Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2021.03.008

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“…Singhania et al in a study conducted on Indian HCWs found strong association of vaccine non-acceptance with concerns about vaccine effectiveness, adverse effects and low perception of disease severity. 13 These findings were consistent with observations made byother similar studies, where concerns of vaccine safety were predominant. [14][15][16]…”

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“…12 In a study to assess acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among Indian HCW, 33.8% of HCWs had an intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine but were not sure, again depicting uncertainty towards a new vaccine. 13 Despite being more qualified than other HCWs and general population, the In this study, doubt regarding vaccine safety was the most common association with negative attitude among HCWs. Singhania et al in a study conducted on Indian HCWs found strong association of vaccine non-acceptance with concerns about vaccine effectiveness, adverse effects and low perception of disease severity.…”

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Attitude of healthcare workers towards coronavirus 2019 disease vaccine: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Kundra

Kaur

Dadra

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Healthcare workers are among the first group to receive coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) vaccine, and their attitude towards the vaccine is likely to affect vaccine acceptance among general population. We aimed to study the attitude of HCWs towards COVID-19 vaccine and determine the factors associated with it.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted through a written questionnaire prior to first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the month of January, 2021, at a district hospital in Ludhiana, Punjab. HCWs were categorized as having negative, positive or mixed attitude based on their response to a written questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS version 24.0.Results: More than half of the participants had negative attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine (N=274, 54.5%), while less than a third had positive attitude (N=141, 28.0%) and rest had mixed attitude (N=88, 17.5%). Younger HCWs (<50 years), nurses, females and those living with chronic medical or psychiatric illness showed higher chance of negative attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine, while doctors, paramedical staff, HCWs with higher qualification and urban dwellers had mixed response. On logistic regression analysis, being a female HCW was significantly associated with negative attitude while being a doctor or nurse was significantly associated with mixed attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine. Doubt regarding safety was the commonest response observed among all variables.Conclusions: In the presence of a high proportion of HCWs having negative attitude, targeted interventions should be planned to address specific concerns of HCWs, so as to increase the overall vaccine acceptance for COVID-19 vaccine.

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Attitude of healthcare workers towards coronavirus 2019 disease vaccine: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Kundra

Kaur

Dadra

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…Another study across India found 20.5% HCWs were hesitant for COVID-19 vaccine. 25,26 The coverage of vaccination reported to be much higher in rural and tribal areas at 80% as compared to 50% in urban districts of MP. All states have shown similar trend, which is contrary to belief that rural would have lower vaccination.…”

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers amidst ongoing pandemic

Singh

Agarwal

Iqbal

2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Beyond the current pandemic of COVID-19 disease, development and subsequently global access of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 is vital. However, concern about vaccine hesitancy (delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite availability of vaccination services) is a growing issue. With limited literature, this study aims to explore vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 disease among health care workers.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional anonymous online survey on heath care workers of medical college, Agra from 1 to 15 January 2021. Survey consisted of questions on demographic background, health status, and willingness for vaccination, reasons for unwillingness and items related to information about COVID-19 vaccination.Results: The study received responses from 400 health care workers. In present study, 233 (58.25%) responded that they are very likely to get COVID-19 vaccine (vaccine acceptance). 33.50% of HCWs were uncertain about being vaccinated (vaccine hesitant) and 8.25% HCWs reported that they are very unlikely to get vaccinated (vaccine resistant). Females were less willing for vaccination and significant gender wise difference was found. Majority of participants cited side effects (56%) and fast moving clinical trials (45%) as reasons for not going for vaccination. In context of COVID appropriate behavior, 93%, 77% and 70% responded that they will wear mask, practice social distancing and avoid social gatherings respectively even after vaccination.Conclusions: Our study finds that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in HCWs is 41.75%. Governments, public health officials and advocacy groups must be prepared to address hesitancy and build vaccine literacy so that the public will accept vaccine.

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“…Our study showed that the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy rate in HCWs during the second wave of the pandemic was 6.3%. This was significantly lower than vaccine hesitancy rates in HCWs before the second wave in India, estimated to be 20.7% [ 4 ]. At this point, vaccine safety, efficacy, and possible side effects were the top reasons for vaccine hesitancy.…”

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“…As of late 2020, vaccine acceptance rates worldwide ranged from 23.6% to 97% in the general population and 27.7% to 78.1% in healthcare workers (HCW) [ 2 ]. During the first wave of the pandemic in India, the vaccine acceptance rate amongst HCWs in India, who were among the first to receive the vaccine, was 79.3% [ 4 ]. Their acceptance of the vaccine is crucial to ensure primary prevention of the disease and the appropriate dissemination of vaccine-related information.…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Workers Amidst the Second Wave of the Pandemic in India: A Single Centre Study

Joshi¹,

Sridhar²,

Tenneti³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy amongst healthcare workers (HCW) has been reported in varying degrees in different parts of the world. In this study, we investigate the degree of vaccine hesitancy amongst HCWs and factors associated with it during the second wave of the pandemic in our centre. Methods We undertook this single-centre, cross-sectional study in an urban tertiary care hospital, using a modified Oxford COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale. We performed descriptive and appropriate univariate analysis. We used the Kruskal Wallis test as appropriate, and Spearman rank correlation to evaluate the relation between general attitude to vaccination and COVID vaccine hesitancy score. Results We obtained 223 responses. The majority of HCWs in our sample (n = 201; 90.1%) had received at least one dose of the vaccine. The mean (SD) Oxford vaccine hesitancy score was 28.54 ± 2.05, with no significant difference observed between doctors (28.45 ± 2.26) and nurses (28.68 ± 1.70), or across different specialities. Of the respondents, 92.7% (n = 216) responded positively to taking the vaccine. The lack of dependents at home was the only significant contributor to vaccine hesitancy. Age, gender, marital status, and COVID-19 infection status did not significantly affect vaccine hesitancy. Conclusion We found a significantly lower degree of hesitancy towards COVID-19 amongst HCWs in our centre during the pandemic’s second wave. A more comprehensive and multi-centric study is required to validate this finding.

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Acceptance of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine among health-care personnel in India: a cross-sectional survey during the initial phase of vaccination

Cited by 21 publications

References 6 publications

Attitude of healthcare workers towards coronavirus 2019 disease vaccine: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Attitude of healthcare workers towards coronavirus 2019 disease vaccine: a hospital based cross-sectional study

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers amidst ongoing pandemic

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Workers Amidst the Second Wave of the Pandemic in India: A Single Centre Study

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