Knowledge, attitude, and belief of health-care workers toward COVID-19 Vaccine at a tertiary care center in India

Ilesh Kotecha, D. Vasavada, Parveen Kumar, L. Nerli, D. Tiwari, Dipesh V. Parmar
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Introduction: India approved the “Covishield” vaccine for emergency use and began the first vaccination drive from January 16, 2021. As the new coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine was developed within a short period, public acceptance for this new vaccine remains uncertain. Vaccine hesitancy remains an important challenge in the immunization against COVID-19. The aim of the current study was to assess different hesitancies, attitude, and beliefs about COVID-19 vaccine among health-care workers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among health-care professionals from 5th to January 15, just before the commencement of the first vaccination drive. All the participants were requested to fill out semi-structured pro forma containing following sections: (1) demographic details and (2) attitude and belief questionnaire. Following this, a lecture of around 45–60 min was conducted by trained professionals comprising of an education module. After the educational session, participants' willingness to take the vaccine was reassessed. Results: Totally, 598 participants participated in the study. Of these, 47% participants were not willing to take the vaccine. Participants with age <35 years, experience <5 years, and working in rural areas have statistically significant unwillingness to take vaccine, on Chi-square test. Getting sick from vaccine, contracting the disease after vaccination, fear of adverse effect, uncertain efficacy, and death due to vaccine are concerns related to vaccination hesitancy. After the educational session, 82% of the participants were willing to take the vaccine. Conclusion: Inadequate knowledge about vaccine contributed significantly to denial for vaccination. Educational program was effective in addressing the concerns of participants about vaccination, improving vaccine usage and hence control of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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印度一家三级医疗中心医护人员对COVID-19疫苗的知识、态度和信念
导语:印度批准紧急使用“Covishield”疫苗,并于2021年1月16日开始首次疫苗接种活动。由于新型冠状病毒病-2019 (COVID-19)疫苗是在短时间内开发出来的,因此公众对这种新疫苗的接受程度仍不确定。疫苗犹豫仍然是COVID-19免疫工作中的一个重要挑战。本研究的目的是评估卫生保健工作者对COVID-19疫苗的不同犹豫、态度和信念。方法:从1月5日至1月15日,在第一次疫苗接种活动开始之前,对卫生保健专业人员进行了横断面研究。所有参与者都被要求填写半结构化的形式表格,包括以下部分:(1)人口统计细节;(2)态度和信念问卷。随后,由训练有素的专业人员进行了约45-60分钟的讲座,其中包括一个教育模块。教育课程结束后,对参与者接种疫苗的意愿进行了重新评估。结果:共有598名参与者参与了这项研究。其中,47%的参与者不愿意接种疫苗。经卡方检验,年龄<35岁、经验<5年、在农村工作的受试者不愿接种疫苗有统计学意义。因接种疫苗而生病、接种后感染疾病、担心不良反应、不确定效果、因接种疫苗而死亡等是与疫苗接种犹豫有关的问题。教育课程结束后,82%的参与者愿意接种疫苗。结论:疫苗知识不足是拒绝接种疫苗的重要原因。教育项目有效地解决了参与者对疫苗接种的担忧,改善了疫苗的使用,从而控制了COVID-19大流行。
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Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior
Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior Social Sciences-Health (social science)
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