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Perception of COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in India and Saudi Arabia
Background: COVID-19 vaccines were made available to the public by the end of 2020. However, little is known about COVID-19 booster dose (CBD) vaccine perception among healthcare workers (HCW) worldwide. The present study aims to assess the perception of CBD vaccines among healthcare workers in Indi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9332579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35897309 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158942 |
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author | Vellappally, Sajith Naik, Sachin Alsadon, Omar Al-Kheraif, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alayadi, Haya Alsiwat, Areej Jaber Kumar, Aswini Hashem, Mohamed Varghese, Nibu Thomas, Nebu George Anil, Sukumaran |
author_facet | Vellappally, Sajith Naik, Sachin Alsadon, Omar Al-Kheraif, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alayadi, Haya Alsiwat, Areej Jaber Kumar, Aswini Hashem, Mohamed Varghese, Nibu Thomas, Nebu George Anil, Sukumaran |
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description | Background: COVID-19 vaccines were made available to the public by the end of 2020. However, little is known about COVID-19 booster dose (CBD) vaccine perception among healthcare workers (HCW) worldwide. The present study aims to assess the perception of CBD vaccines among healthcare workers in India and Saudi Arabia (SA). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs in two countries, India and SA. Data were gathered through the use of a self-administered questionnaire. A convenience sampling technique was utilized to collect the data. Results: A total of 833 HCW responses were collected from the two countries, with 530 participants from India and 303 participants from SA responding to the questionnaire. Among them, 16% from India and 33% from SA were unwilling to take a CBD (p < 0.005). The primary reasons for not being willing were concerns about whether the vaccine would be effective (32%) and concerns about probable long-term side effects (31%). Concerns about not knowing enough about the vaccination (30%) and the possibility of long-term side effects (28%) were the primary concerns in SA. Regression analysis showed that males, urban residents, and post-graduates were more willing to take the CBD. Conclusion: There is a good perception of CBD and some hesitancy in receiving the booster dose among HCWs in both countries. The introduction of personalized education, risk communication, and deliberate policy could help to reduce the number of people who are unwilling to take a booster shot. |
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spelling | pubmed-93325792022-07-29 Perception of COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in India and Saudi Arabia Vellappally, Sajith Naik, Sachin Alsadon, Omar Al-Kheraif, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alayadi, Haya Alsiwat, Areej Jaber Kumar, Aswini Hashem, Mohamed Varghese, Nibu Thomas, Nebu George Anil, Sukumaran Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: COVID-19 vaccines were made available to the public by the end of 2020. However, little is known about COVID-19 booster dose (CBD) vaccine perception among healthcare workers (HCW) worldwide. The present study aims to assess the perception of CBD vaccines among healthcare workers in India and Saudi Arabia (SA). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs in two countries, India and SA. Data were gathered through the use of a self-administered questionnaire. A convenience sampling technique was utilized to collect the data. Results: A total of 833 HCW responses were collected from the two countries, with 530 participants from India and 303 participants from SA responding to the questionnaire. Among them, 16% from India and 33% from SA were unwilling to take a CBD (p < 0.005). The primary reasons for not being willing were concerns about whether the vaccine would be effective (32%) and concerns about probable long-term side effects (31%). Concerns about not knowing enough about the vaccination (30%) and the possibility of long-term side effects (28%) were the primary concerns in SA. Regression analysis showed that males, urban residents, and post-graduates were more willing to take the CBD. Conclusion: There is a good perception of CBD and some hesitancy in receiving the booster dose among HCWs in both countries. The introduction of personalized education, risk communication, and deliberate policy could help to reduce the number of people who are unwilling to take a booster shot. MDPI 2022-07-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9332579/ /pubmed/35897309 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158942 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Vellappally, Sajith Naik, Sachin Alsadon, Omar Al-Kheraif, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alayadi, Haya Alsiwat, Areej Jaber Kumar, Aswini Hashem, Mohamed Varghese, Nibu Thomas, Nebu George Anil, Sukumaran Perception of COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in India and Saudi Arabia |
title | Perception of COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in India and Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Perception of COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in India and Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Perception of COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in India and Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Perception of COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in India and Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Perception of COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in India and Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | perception of covid-19 booster dose vaccine among healthcare workers in india and saudi arabia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9332579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35897309 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158942 |
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