Vaccine Trust Gauge: Mixed methods research to measure and understand vaccine trust

Masoud, Dima; Pierz, Amanda; Rauh, Lauren; Cruz, Alanna Kate; Palmedo, Chris; Ratzan, Scott C.

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.06.025

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“…The public vaccination efforts of HCWs are notably impacted by the positive attitudes they hold towards monkeypox vaccination. Public confidence is bolstered and vaccination rates are increased when HCWs demonstrate assurance in the safety and efficacy of the vaccine [ 116 ]. The community is reassured of the vaccine’s benefits, and misinformation is refuted through the influence of their potent endorsement.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness of Healthcare Workers in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region to Vaccinate against Human Monkeypox: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Ahmed,

Abdulqadir,

Omar

et al. 2023

Vaccines

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Although human monkeypox infections had not been recorded in the Kurdistan region of Iraq as of August 2023, the rapid growth of cases worldwide and the detection of monkeypox in neighboring Middle Eastern nations call for careful planning and timely response measures. Educating and empowering frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) so that they can act to curb the spread of monkeypox infections are core elements of primary prevention and protecting public health. Therefore, this study aimed to assess HCWs’ knowledge and attitudes about monkeypox and their willingness to vaccinate against monkeypox. By employing a convenience sampling method, an online survey was disseminated via Google Forms between 1 November 2022 and 15 January 2023. The researchers utilized regression analyses to ascertain the factors associated with the three parameters: knowledge, attitude, and the willingness to vaccinate. A total of 637 HCWs were included in the analysis (ages ranged between 21 and 51 years). The mean overall scores were 8.18 of a max score of 16 (SD 3.37), 3.4 of 5 (SD 1.37), and 2.41 of 5 (SD 1.25) for knowledge, attitude, and willingness to vaccinate, respectively. A multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that HCWs who had heard about monkeypox before 2022 rather than later had a higher level of knowledge (AOR: 4.85; 95% CI: 2.81–8.36; p < 0.001). In addition, those who had newly joined the workforce or had less than 1 year experience in practice had more positive attitudes about curbing monkeypox (AOR: 0.35; 95% CI: 0.20–0.59; p < 0.01) than those who practiced for longer. No significant predictors of willingness to vaccinate against monkeypox were identified. The research revealed that HCWs exhibited a relatively low level of monkeypox knowledge. They also had poor attitudes towards monkeypox vaccination and were therefore reluctant to receive the vaccines. Imparting knowledge about the infectious disease can cultivate better awareness and attitudes among HCWs as to their roles in mitigating the spread of an epidemic in the foreseeable future.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness of Healthcare Workers in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region to Vaccinate against Human Monkeypox: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Ahmed,

Abdulqadir,

Omar

et al. 2023

Vaccines

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Public Perceptions Of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies In Europe: Socioeconomic Status And Trust Were Factors

Falk,

Neumann-Böhme,

Sabat

et al. 2023

Health Affairs

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness to Vaccinate for Mpox among Healthcare Workers in Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Ahmed,

Abdulqadir,

Omar

et al. 2023

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Educating healthcare workers (HCWs) to take action against monkeypox (mpox) is an important part of public health prevention efforts. The study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to vaccinate against mpox among HCWs in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. This study utilized an online cross-sectional survey that was disseminated via Google Forms between November, 1, 2022 and January, 15, 2023, employing a convenience sampling method. The researchers utilized logistic regression to ascertain the factors associated with knowledge, attitude and willingness to vaccinate. A total of 637 HCWs were included in the analysis (ages ranged between 21 and 51 years old). The mean overall score and standard deviation of the knowledge, attitude, and willingness assessment on mpox were 8.18±3.37 out of (0–16), 3.40±1.37 out of (0–5), 2.41±1.25 out of (0–5), respectively. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that HCWs who heard about mpox before 2022 had a higher level of knowledge (AOR: 4.85; 95% CI: 2.81-8.36; p < 0.001). In addition, those who had less than 1 year of practice had a positive attitude about mpox (AOR: 0.35; 95% CI: 0.20-0.59; p < 0.01). Finally, none of the variable groups had the capacity to predict willingness to be vaccinated against mpox. The research revealed that HCWs exhibit a relatively low level of knowledge and attitude towards mpox, as well as a low level of willingness to receive mpox vaccinations. Further, there is an urgent need to increase their knowledge and attitude, as the success of efforts to control the global epidemic depends on them.

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Vaccine Trust Gauge: Mixed methods research to measure and understand vaccine trust

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness of Healthcare Workers in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region to Vaccinate against Human Monkeypox: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness of Healthcare Workers in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region to Vaccinate against Human Monkeypox: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Public Perceptions Of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies In Europe: Socioeconomic Status And Trust Were Factors

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness to Vaccinate for Mpox among Healthcare Workers in Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

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