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Acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics
INTRODUCTION: The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic that killed more than one million people. Scientists around the world are looking for prophylactic treatment against this virus. OBJECTIVES: The objective of our study was to assess the acceptability of prophylactic treatment against CO...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9471473/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.815 |
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author | Kefi, H. El Kefi, K. Bouzouita, I. Baatout, A. Brahim, C. Bencheikh Krir, W. Oumaya, A. |
author_facet | Kefi, H. El Kefi, K. Bouzouita, I. Baatout, A. Brahim, C. Bencheikh Krir, W. Oumaya, A. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic that killed more than one million people. Scientists around the world are looking for prophylactic treatment against this virus. OBJECTIVES: The objective of our study was to assess the acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics. METHODS: Descriptive and cross-sectional study including paramedics (nurses, orderlies) from the military hospital of Tunis. Data collection was carried out by a clinical psychologist. We studied the acceptability of prophylactic treatment by paramedics, reasons for refusal and factors that may affect this choice. RESULTS: A total of 161 paramedics agreed to answer our questionnaire. The average age was 37.73 years. The average number of years worked was 14.95 years. There were 85 women (52.8%) and 76 men (47.2%). Only 59 (36.6%) agreed to take prophylactic treatment for COVID-19. The main reason for refusal was fear of side effects 57 (34.7%). Sufficient hindsight was the main factor that could make them change their decisions. This refusal was definitive for 55 (34.2%) paramedics. CONCLUSIONS: Fear of drug side effects exceeds the fear of COVID.19. An information and communication strategy on the value of prophylactic treatments during a pandemic must be developed. |
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spelling | pubmed-94714732022-09-29 Acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics Kefi, H. El Kefi, K. Bouzouita, I. Baatout, A. Brahim, C. Bencheikh Krir, W. Oumaya, A. Eur Psychiatry Abstract INTRODUCTION: The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic that killed more than one million people. Scientists around the world are looking for prophylactic treatment against this virus. OBJECTIVES: The objective of our study was to assess the acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics. METHODS: Descriptive and cross-sectional study including paramedics (nurses, orderlies) from the military hospital of Tunis. Data collection was carried out by a clinical psychologist. We studied the acceptability of prophylactic treatment by paramedics, reasons for refusal and factors that may affect this choice. RESULTS: A total of 161 paramedics agreed to answer our questionnaire. The average age was 37.73 years. The average number of years worked was 14.95 years. There were 85 women (52.8%) and 76 men (47.2%). Only 59 (36.6%) agreed to take prophylactic treatment for COVID-19. The main reason for refusal was fear of side effects 57 (34.7%). Sufficient hindsight was the main factor that could make them change their decisions. This refusal was definitive for 55 (34.2%) paramedics. CONCLUSIONS: Fear of drug side effects exceeds the fear of COVID.19. An information and communication strategy on the value of prophylactic treatments during a pandemic must be developed. Cambridge University Press 2021-08-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9471473/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.815 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstract Kefi, H. El Kefi, K. Bouzouita, I. Baatout, A. Brahim, C. Bencheikh Krir, W. Oumaya, A. Acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics |
title | Acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics |
title_full | Acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics |
title_fullStr | Acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics |
title_full_unstemmed | Acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics |
title_short | Acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics |
title_sort | acceptability of prophylactic treatment against covid-19 by paramedics |
topic | Abstract |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9471473/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.815 |
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