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Determinants of healthcare workers perceptions, acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional study from the United Arab Emirates
Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among health-care workers (HCWs) is crucial for controlling the pandemic and ensuring HCW and patient safety. Information on the acceptance of different COVID-19 vaccines is lacking. Despite the United Arab Emirates (UAE) having vaccinated most of its population, vacci...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8928822/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34752716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1994300 |
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author | Saddik, Basema Al-Bluwi, Najlaa Shukla, Ankita Barqawi, Hiba Alsayed, Hawra Ali Hussain Sharif-Askari, Narjes Saheb Temsah, Mohamad-Hani Bendardaf, Riyad Hamid, Qutayba Halwani, Rabih |
author_facet | Saddik, Basema Al-Bluwi, Najlaa Shukla, Ankita Barqawi, Hiba Alsayed, Hawra Ali Hussain Sharif-Askari, Narjes Saheb Temsah, Mohamad-Hani Bendardaf, Riyad Hamid, Qutayba Halwani, Rabih |
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description | Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among health-care workers (HCWs) is crucial for controlling the pandemic and ensuring HCW and patient safety. Information on the acceptance of different COVID-19 vaccines is lacking. Despite the United Arab Emirates (UAE) having vaccinated most of its population, vaccine acceptance still raises concerns. This study explores COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, vaccine choice, and associated factors among HCWs in the UAE. An online national cross-sectional study was conducted among 517 HCWs. Acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines were assessed, and logistic regression analysis identified predictors for vaccine acceptance. More than half (58%) of HCWs were willing to take the vaccine and give it to their family. Reasons for taking the vaccine were concerns for families contracting COVID-19 (67%) and social responsibility (64%). Reasons for refusals included concerns with side-effects (61%). Most HCWs knew of the Pfizer (79%) and Sinopharm (57%) vaccines; however, acceptance was higher for Pfizer (35%) and AstraZeneca (21%) vaccines. Being male and being influenza vaccinated predicted willingness to take the vaccine (aOR: 2.34; 95% CI:1.34–4.08; p ≤ 0.001) and (aOR: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.29–3.51; p ≤ 0.001), respectively. HCWs who expressed concerns with inadequate safety data were less likely to take the vaccine (aOR: 0.17; 95% CI: 0.10–0.30; p ≤ 0.001). Additionally, side effects, perception of risk, and level of trust of company and country of manufacture predicted acceptance and choice of vaccines. Effective vaccine policy campaigns to improve acceptance should target HCW’s knowledge and awareness of perceived risks of COVID-19, safety data, social responsibility, and individual preferences for vaccine choice. |
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spelling | pubmed-89288222022-03-18 Determinants of healthcare workers perceptions, acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional study from the United Arab Emirates Saddik, Basema Al-Bluwi, Najlaa Shukla, Ankita Barqawi, Hiba Alsayed, Hawra Ali Hussain Sharif-Askari, Narjes Saheb Temsah, Mohamad-Hani Bendardaf, Riyad Hamid, Qutayba Halwani, Rabih Hum Vaccin Immunother Coronavirus – Research Paper Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among health-care workers (HCWs) is crucial for controlling the pandemic and ensuring HCW and patient safety. Information on the acceptance of different COVID-19 vaccines is lacking. Despite the United Arab Emirates (UAE) having vaccinated most of its population, vaccine acceptance still raises concerns. This study explores COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, vaccine choice, and associated factors among HCWs in the UAE. An online national cross-sectional study was conducted among 517 HCWs. Acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines were assessed, and logistic regression analysis identified predictors for vaccine acceptance. More than half (58%) of HCWs were willing to take the vaccine and give it to their family. Reasons for taking the vaccine were concerns for families contracting COVID-19 (67%) and social responsibility (64%). Reasons for refusals included concerns with side-effects (61%). Most HCWs knew of the Pfizer (79%) and Sinopharm (57%) vaccines; however, acceptance was higher for Pfizer (35%) and AstraZeneca (21%) vaccines. Being male and being influenza vaccinated predicted willingness to take the vaccine (aOR: 2.34; 95% CI:1.34–4.08; p ≤ 0.001) and (aOR: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.29–3.51; p ≤ 0.001), respectively. HCWs who expressed concerns with inadequate safety data were less likely to take the vaccine (aOR: 0.17; 95% CI: 0.10–0.30; p ≤ 0.001). Additionally, side effects, perception of risk, and level of trust of company and country of manufacture predicted acceptance and choice of vaccines. Effective vaccine policy campaigns to improve acceptance should target HCW’s knowledge and awareness of perceived risks of COVID-19, safety data, social responsibility, and individual preferences for vaccine choice. Taylor & Francis 2021-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8928822/ /pubmed/34752716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1994300 Text en © 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) ), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
spellingShingle | Coronavirus – Research Paper Saddik, Basema Al-Bluwi, Najlaa Shukla, Ankita Barqawi, Hiba Alsayed, Hawra Ali Hussain Sharif-Askari, Narjes Saheb Temsah, Mohamad-Hani Bendardaf, Riyad Hamid, Qutayba Halwani, Rabih Determinants of healthcare workers perceptions, acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional study from the United Arab Emirates |
title | Determinants of healthcare workers perceptions, acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional study from the United Arab Emirates |
title_full | Determinants of healthcare workers perceptions, acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional study from the United Arab Emirates |
title_fullStr | Determinants of healthcare workers perceptions, acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional study from the United Arab Emirates |
title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of healthcare workers perceptions, acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional study from the United Arab Emirates |
title_short | Determinants of healthcare workers perceptions, acceptance and choice of COVID-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional study from the United Arab Emirates |
title_sort | determinants of healthcare workers perceptions, acceptance and choice of covid-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional study from the united arab emirates |
topic | Coronavirus – Research Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8928822/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34752716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1994300 |
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