Awareness, views, and expectations about COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in India

Introduction: Several vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been licensed and are being administered worldwide in various countries. However, the awareness, behaviors, and expectations of COVID-19 vaccines among dental clinic patients are poorly understood. Methods: An e-survey w...

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Autores principales:	P J Swathy Anand, Kiran S Shankar, Teena Haneef, Lekshmy S R Nair, K M Seniya, R A Soorya
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Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021
Materias:	attitudes coronavirus disease 2019 knowledge perceptions vaccine Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Analytical chemistry QD71-142
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bfc40cb6bdc14f8796346480b5439a592021-11-19T12:15:51ZAwareness, views, and expectations about COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in India0975-740610.4103/jpbs.jpbs_337_21https://doaj.org/article/bfc40cb6bdc14f8796346480b5439a592021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2021;volume=13;issue=6;spage=980;epage=984;aulast=Anandhttps://doaj.org/toc/0975-7406Introduction: Several vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been licensed and are being administered worldwide in various countries. However, the awareness, behaviors, and expectations of COVID-19 vaccines among dental clinic patients are poorly understood. Methods: An e-survey was carried out among 1800 patients who visited dental clinics in India. The survey was carried out using a questionnaire of four parts and informed consent (i.e. sociodemographics, knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions). The investigators used Internet methods for data collection during the pandemic. Results: The mean awareness score was significantly higher among participants who reported having a university/higher level of schooling, being in the upper socioeconomic status community, living in cities, and having previously received all required vaccines. The mean attitude score was slightly higher for participants who reported being female and had a history of getting all required vaccinations. Just over half (52%) of participants felt everyone should be vaccinated. This interpretation was slightly higher among females than males (56.9% vs. 47.9%, P = 0.004). Conclusions: The results indicate that patients attending dental clinics in India have insufficient awareness but more optimistic attitudes about the COVID-19 vaccine. Immediate health promotion campaigns must be implemented before vaccine schedules in order to increase awareness.P J Swathy AnandKiran S ShankarTeena HaneefLekshmy S R NairK M SeniyaR A SooryaWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticleattitudescoronavirus disease 2019knowledgeperceptionsvaccinePharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441Analytical chemistryQD71-142ENJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 6, Pp 980-984 (2021)
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spellingShingle	attitudes coronavirus disease 2019 knowledge perceptions vaccine Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Analytical chemistry QD71-142 P J Swathy Anand Kiran S Shankar Teena Haneef Lekshmy S R Nair K M Seniya R A Soorya Awareness, views, and expectations about COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in India
description	Introduction: Several vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been licensed and are being administered worldwide in various countries. However, the awareness, behaviors, and expectations of COVID-19 vaccines among dental clinic patients are poorly understood. Methods: An e-survey was carried out among 1800 patients who visited dental clinics in India. The survey was carried out using a questionnaire of four parts and informed consent (i.e. sociodemographics, knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions). The investigators used Internet methods for data collection during the pandemic. Results: The mean awareness score was significantly higher among participants who reported having a university/higher level of schooling, being in the upper socioeconomic status community, living in cities, and having previously received all required vaccines. The mean attitude score was slightly higher for participants who reported being female and had a history of getting all required vaccinations. Just over half (52%) of participants felt everyone should be vaccinated. This interpretation was slightly higher among females than males (56.9% vs. 47.9%, P = 0.004). Conclusions: The results indicate that patients attending dental clinics in India have insufficient awareness but more optimistic attitudes about the COVID-19 vaccine. Immediate health promotion campaigns must be implemented before vaccine schedules in order to increase awareness.
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author	P J Swathy Anand Kiran S Shankar Teena Haneef Lekshmy S R Nair K M Seniya R A Soorya
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title	Awareness, views, and expectations about COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in India
title_short	Awareness, views, and expectations about COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in India
title_full	Awareness, views, and expectations about COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in India
title_fullStr	Awareness, views, and expectations about COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in India
title_full_unstemmed	Awareness, views, and expectations about COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in India
title_sort	awareness, views, and expectations about covid-19 vaccinations: a cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in india
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/bfc40cb6bdc14f8796346480b5439a59
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Awareness, views, and expectations about COVID-19 vaccinations: A cross-sectional study of dental clinic patients in India

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