Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon.
Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
BMC Oral Health. 2021 Sep 29;21(1):484. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01831-6.
Dentists are at high risk of exposure to occupational Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since vaccination is crucial to control COVID-19 pandemic, we aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and its determinants among Lebanese practicing dentists.
A cross-sectional online study was conducted between February 15 and 22, 2021, among dentists practicing in Lebanon. Prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was estimated. A multivariable modified Poisson regression model was used to explore determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.
In total, 86% of participants were willing to receive or have already received a COVID-19 vaccine. Having received the influenza vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to a 12% increase in the COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rate. In addition, participants having moderate and high COVID-19 vaccination knowledge levels were more likely to accept receiving the vaccine, and participants whose fear of COVID-19 level was high were more likely to accept receiving the vaccine compared to those having a low fear level. Contrarily, those who visit the medical doctor only when needed and once a year were less likely to accept COVID-19 vaccine compared to participants who routinely visit the medical doctor.
Our study showed a high level of acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among Lebanese practicing dentists. And since knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination was associated with the vaccine acceptance, it should be improved and updated to further increase the acceptance rate. High acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among dentists is expected to have a positive impact among the population in terms of increasing awareness and vaccine uptake.
牙医面临着感染职业性 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的高风险。由于接种疫苗对控制 COVID-19 大流行至关重要，我们旨在评估黎巴嫩执业牙医对 COVID-19 疫苗的接受程度及其决定因素。
2021 年 2 月 15 日至 22 日，在黎巴嫩进行了一项横断面在线研究，对象为执业牙医。估计 COVID-19 疫苗接种接受率。使用多变量修正泊松回归模型来探讨 COVID-19 疫苗接种接受的决定因素。
共有 86%的参与者愿意接受或已经接受了 COVID-19 疫苗。在 COVID-19 大流行期间接种流感疫苗与 COVID-19 疫苗接种接受率增加 12%相关。此外，具有中等和高 COVID-19 疫苗接种知识水平的参与者更有可能接受疫苗接种，而对 COVID-19 的恐惧程度较高的参与者更有可能接受疫苗接种，而对 COVID-19 的恐惧程度较低的参与者则不太可能接受疫苗接种。相反，与定期看医生的参与者相比，只有在需要时和每年仅看一次医生的参与者不太可能接受 COVID-19 疫苗。
我们的研究表明，黎巴嫩执业牙医对 COVID-19 疫苗接种的接受程度很高。由于对 COVID-19 疫苗的了解与疫苗接种的接受程度相关，因此应加以改进和更新，以进一步提高接种率。牙医对 COVID-19 疫苗的高接受度有望在提高认识和疫苗接种率方面对人群产生积极影响。
