COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience

Healthcare workers are among risk groups in the COVID-19. Even if they are not infected with the disease, they witness the effects of the pandemic. The aim of the study is to determine the factors affecting COVID-19 vaccination status and reasons for vaccine hesitancy of healthcare personnel in our...

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Autores principales:	Beril Kara Esen, Gunay Can, Betul Zehra Pirdal, Sumeyye Nur Aydin, Aysenur Ozdil, Ilker Inanc Balkan, Beyhan Budak, Yilmaz Keskindemirci, Ridvan Karaali, Nese Saltoglu
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 vaccination healthcare personnel vaccine hesitancy Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:076487529aeb402dbba6f493ec9d72122021-11-25T19:11:29ZCOVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience10.3390/vaccines91113432076-393Xhttps://doaj.org/article/076487529aeb402dbba6f493ec9d72122021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/11/1343https://doaj.org/toc/2076-393XHealthcare workers are among risk groups in the COVID-19. Even if they are not infected with the disease, they witness the effects of the pandemic. The aim of the study is to determine the factors affecting COVID-19 vaccination status and reasons for vaccine hesitancy of healthcare personnel in our hospital. Firstly, the vaccination status and demographic characteristics of all healthcare personnel was evaluated. After that, a survey was applied to 408 vaccinated and 297 nonvaccinated personnel. Within the first month after the beginning of vaccination, 66% of 3937 healthcare personnel received a COVID-19 vaccine. The number of vaccinated personnel was higher among doctors, master graduates or higher educational levels and basic science-laboratory unit workers. In the surveyed group, being under the age of 50 (OR:1.85), being nondoctor healthcare personnel (nurse/midwife OR:1.78, administrative personnel OR:3.42, patient attendant/cleaning staff OR:4.11, security guard/other OR:2.96), having had the disease before (OR:2.36), not having the flu vaccine (OR:3.24) and hesitancy about other vaccines (OR:6.61) were found to be independent risk factors for not having a COVID-19 vaccine or having it late. The three most common reasons for not getting vaccinated were doubt on the efficacy of the vaccine, distrust of its content, and fear of side effects. Taking steps by considering the main factors of hesitancy among healthcare personnel will increase the vaccine acceptance.Beril Kara EsenGunay CanBetul Zehra PirdalSumeyye Nur AydinAysenur OzdilIlker Inanc BalkanBeyhan BudakYilmaz KeskindemirciRidvan KaraaliNese SaltogluMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19vaccinationhealthcare personnelvaccine hesitancyMedicineRENVaccines, Vol 9, Iss 1343, p 1343 (2021)
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 vaccination healthcare personnel vaccine hesitancy Medicine R Beril Kara Esen Gunay Can Betul Zehra Pirdal Sumeyye Nur Aydin Aysenur Ozdil Ilker Inanc Balkan Beyhan Budak Yilmaz Keskindemirci Ridvan Karaali Nese Saltoglu COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience
description	Healthcare workers are among risk groups in the COVID-19. Even if they are not infected with the disease, they witness the effects of the pandemic. The aim of the study is to determine the factors affecting COVID-19 vaccination status and reasons for vaccine hesitancy of healthcare personnel in our hospital. Firstly, the vaccination status and demographic characteristics of all healthcare personnel was evaluated. After that, a survey was applied to 408 vaccinated and 297 nonvaccinated personnel. Within the first month after the beginning of vaccination, 66% of 3937 healthcare personnel received a COVID-19 vaccine. The number of vaccinated personnel was higher among doctors, master graduates or higher educational levels and basic science-laboratory unit workers. In the surveyed group, being under the age of 50 (OR:1.85), being nondoctor healthcare personnel (nurse/midwife OR:1.78, administrative personnel OR:3.42, patient attendant/cleaning staff OR:4.11, security guard/other OR:2.96), having had the disease before (OR:2.36), not having the flu vaccine (OR:3.24) and hesitancy about other vaccines (OR:6.61) were found to be independent risk factors for not having a COVID-19 vaccine or having it late. The three most common reasons for not getting vaccinated were doubt on the efficacy of the vaccine, distrust of its content, and fear of side effects. Taking steps by considering the main factors of hesitancy among healthcare personnel will increase the vaccine acceptance.
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author	Beril Kara Esen Gunay Can Betul Zehra Pirdal Sumeyye Nur Aydin Aysenur Ozdil Ilker Inanc Balkan Beyhan Budak Yilmaz Keskindemirci Ridvan Karaali Nese Saltoglu
author_facet	Beril Kara Esen Gunay Can Betul Zehra Pirdal Sumeyye Nur Aydin Aysenur Ozdil Ilker Inanc Balkan Beyhan Budak Yilmaz Keskindemirci Ridvan Karaali Nese Saltoglu
author_sort	Beril Kara Esen
title	COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience
title_short	COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience
title_full	COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience
title_fullStr	COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience
title_full_unstemmed	COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience
title_sort	covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in healthcare personnel: a university hospital experience
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/076487529aeb402dbba6f493ec9d7212
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Personnel: A University Hospital Experience

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