Debendra Nath Roy , Pritom Mondal , Md Maruf Hossain , Md Shah Azam , Ekramul Islam
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Abstract
Background
Despite the proven therapeutic potential of bivalent vaccine primer doses against COVID-19, acceptance of vaccine booster doses (VBDs) varies among various subgroups of the global population. This study investigated the acceptance of COVID-19 VBDs among trainees and students of health professions in Bangladesh and compared the potential factors influencing their VBDs decisions.
Methods
The questionnaire was deployed in an online-enabled layout and conveniently sent to encounters between June 10, 2023 and September 10, 2023. Data from 501 trainees and 501 students were compared (response rate 80.8 % vs.78.3 %) to explore the study objectives.
Results
The pooled COVID-19 VBDs acceptance rates were 90.2 % (95 % Confidence Interval [CI]:87.6─92.8) vs. 93.2 % (95 % [CI]: 91.2─95.2) between trainees and students. The binary logistic analysis revealed that out of twelve factors “equal safety” (Adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 4.476 vs. 6.459), “efficacy” ([aOR]:3.673 vs. 2.913), “repeated immunity” ([aOR]: 1.729 vs. 2.247), and “self-priority” ([aOR]:3.108 vs. 4.645) had a significant positive association (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05) with VBDs acceptance in both groups. There were varied effects on several predictors. Among trainee professionals, "communication" and "booster mandate" were associated significantly ([aOR]:1.534 and 1.748, respectively; p < 0.05) with VBDs acceptance, whereas "information source" and "culture" were associated ([aOR]:3.692 and 3.151, respectively; p < 0.05) significantly with VBDs acceptance in the student cohort.
Conclusions
There was a satisfactory acceptance level of COVID-19 VBDs among healthcare participants, and several multidimensional factors influenced their VBDs decisions in different ways. For enhancing public booster immunization decisions against COVID-19, individual health expectations must be linked to wider societal influences.
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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.
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