期刊
VACCINE
卷 40, 期 31, 页码 4081-4089出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.097
关键词
COVID-19; Global health; Healthcare provider; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccination; Vaccine hesitancy
资金
- CUNY
- MSD
This study assessed the vaccine acceptance among healthcare providers and found that a portion of them were hesitant to receive the vaccine. Physicians were the least hesitant. Lower income and younger age were associated with higher hesitancy. Concerns about vaccine safety and risk, as well as lack of trust in equitable distribution, were major factors contributing to hesitancy.
Background: Several early COVID-19 studies aimed to assess the potential acceptance of a vaccine among healthcare providers, but relatively few studies of this population have been published since the vaccines became widely available. Vaccine safety, speed of development, and low perceived disease risk were commonly cited as factors for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among this group. Purpose and methods: In a secondary analysis based on a cross-sectional, structured survey, the authors aimed to assess the associations between self-reported vaccine hesitancy and a number of sociodemographic and COVID-19 vaccine perception factors using data from 3,295 healthcare providers (physicians, nurses, community health workers, other healthcare providers) in 23 countries. Findings: 494 (15.0%) of the participants reported vaccine hesitancy, of whom 132 (4.0%) would outright refuse to accept a COVID-19 vaccine. Physicians were the least hesitant. Vaccine hesitancy was more likely to occur among those with less than the median income and, to a lesser degree, younger age. Safety and risk concerns and lack of trust that vaccines would be equitably distributed were strongly associated with hesitancy, less so were concerns about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Interpretation: Findings suggest a need to address safety and risk concerns through tailored messaging, training, and/or incentive approaches among healthcare providers, as well as the need for international and national vaccination efforts to ensure equitable distribution. (C) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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