COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in Thailand

Abstract Background The COVID-19 vaccines provide renewed hope in the fight against the recent pandemic. To ensure widespread vaccination, it is crucial to analyze vaccine willingness and its determinants among physicians, key health care influencers. This study aimed to assess acceptance rate and i...

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Autores principales:	May Sirikalyanpaiboon, Krittin Ousirimaneechai, Jeerath Phannajit, Panyavee Pitisuttithum, Watsamon Jantarabenjakul, Roongruedee Chaiteerakij, Leilani Paitoonpong
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Materias:	COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy Vaccine acceptance SARS-CoV-2 vaccine Healthcare Physicians Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:343d0dcad42d4d57967fed777a23cb3d2021-11-28T12:41:37ZCOVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in Thailand10.1186/s12879-021-06863-51471-2334https://doaj.org/article/343d0dcad42d4d57967fed777a23cb3d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06863-5https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334Abstract Background The COVID-19 vaccines provide renewed hope in the fight against the recent pandemic. To ensure widespread vaccination, it is crucial to analyze vaccine willingness and its determinants among physicians, key health care influencers. This study aimed to assess acceptance rate and identify factors associated with vaccine hesitancy among Thai physicians. Methods A cross-sectional online-based questionnaire was distributed to all physicians at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during March 31, 2021 to April 30, 2021 in order to assess their attitudes toward receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Reasons for vaccine acceptance and refusal as well as predictors of vaccine hesitancy were analyzed by bivariate and multivariable analysis. Results A total of 705 complete responses were received with 95.6% (n = 675) of physicians expressing willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Only one of the 31 physicians (4.4%) who expressed a hesitancy or unwillingness to be vaccinated was a faculty member; the others were physicians-in-training. Approximately one-fifths of physicians surveyed were also not willing to recommend the vaccine to their family members (21.4%, n = 151) or patients (18.7%, n = 132). Using multivariable logistic regression, vaccine hesitancy was independently associated with preference for particular vaccines over the government allocated option, especially for mRNA vaccine (aOR 8.86; 95% CI 1.1–71.54; p = 0.041). Vaccine literacy showed an inverse relationship (aOR 0.34; 95% CI 0.13–0.9; p = 0.029) with vaccine hesitancy. Uncertainty of the vaccine efficacy (83.9%) and fear of adverse events (48.4%) were major concerns contributing to vaccine hesitancy. Conclusion This study revealed a high rate of physician willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine especially among staffs; however, a significant proportion would not currently suggest vaccination to their families or patients. Restrictions on vaccine choice and vaccine illiteracy, together with concerns over adverse effects and uncertainty of efficacy, were associated with negative attitudes toward vaccination. To raise acceptance of the vaccination program, efforts should be made to balance individual preference for vaccine type in addition to increasing the availability of accurate data on safety and efficacy for each vaccine.May SirikalyanpaiboonKrittin OusirimaneechaiJeerath PhannajitPanyavee PitisuttithumWatsamon JantarabenjakulRoongruedee ChaiteerakijLeilani PaitoonpongBMCarticleCOVID-19Vaccine hesitancyVaccine acceptanceSARS-CoV-2 vaccineHealthcarePhysiciansInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENBMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy Vaccine acceptance SARS-CoV-2 vaccine Healthcare Physicians Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
spellingShingle	COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy Vaccine acceptance SARS-CoV-2 vaccine Healthcare Physicians Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 May Sirikalyanpaiboon Krittin Ousirimaneechai Jeerath Phannajit Panyavee Pitisuttithum Watsamon Jantarabenjakul Roongruedee Chaiteerakij Leilani Paitoonpong COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in Thailand
description	Abstract Background The COVID-19 vaccines provide renewed hope in the fight against the recent pandemic. To ensure widespread vaccination, it is crucial to analyze vaccine willingness and its determinants among physicians, key health care influencers. This study aimed to assess acceptance rate and identify factors associated with vaccine hesitancy among Thai physicians. Methods A cross-sectional online-based questionnaire was distributed to all physicians at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during March 31, 2021 to April 30, 2021 in order to assess their attitudes toward receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Reasons for vaccine acceptance and refusal as well as predictors of vaccine hesitancy were analyzed by bivariate and multivariable analysis. Results A total of 705 complete responses were received with 95.6% (n = 675) of physicians expressing willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Only one of the 31 physicians (4.4%) who expressed a hesitancy or unwillingness to be vaccinated was a faculty member; the others were physicians-in-training. Approximately one-fifths of physicians surveyed were also not willing to recommend the vaccine to their family members (21.4%, n = 151) or patients (18.7%, n = 132). Using multivariable logistic regression, vaccine hesitancy was independently associated with preference for particular vaccines over the government allocated option, especially for mRNA vaccine (aOR 8.86; 95% CI 1.1–71.54; p = 0.041). Vaccine literacy showed an inverse relationship (aOR 0.34; 95% CI 0.13–0.9; p = 0.029) with vaccine hesitancy. Uncertainty of the vaccine efficacy (83.9%) and fear of adverse events (48.4%) were major concerns contributing to vaccine hesitancy. Conclusion This study revealed a high rate of physician willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine especially among staffs; however, a significant proportion would not currently suggest vaccination to their families or patients. Restrictions on vaccine choice and vaccine illiteracy, together with concerns over adverse effects and uncertainty of efficacy, were associated with negative attitudes toward vaccination. To raise acceptance of the vaccination program, efforts should be made to balance individual preference for vaccine type in addition to increasing the availability of accurate data on safety and efficacy for each vaccine.
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author	May Sirikalyanpaiboon Krittin Ousirimaneechai Jeerath Phannajit Panyavee Pitisuttithum Watsamon Jantarabenjakul Roongruedee Chaiteerakij Leilani Paitoonpong
author_facet	May Sirikalyanpaiboon Krittin Ousirimaneechai Jeerath Phannajit Panyavee Pitisuttithum Watsamon Jantarabenjakul Roongruedee Chaiteerakij Leilani Paitoonpong
author_sort	May Sirikalyanpaiboon
title	COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in Thailand
title_short	COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in Thailand
title_full	COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in Thailand
title_fullStr	COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed	COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in Thailand
title_sort	covid-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in thailand
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/343d0dcad42d4d57967fed777a23cb3d
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and determinants among physicians in a university-based teaching hospital in Thailand

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