Sugawara Norio, Yasui-Furukori Norio, Fukushima Atsuhito, Shimoda Kazutaka
Health Services Center for Students and Staff, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu 321-0293, Tochigi, Japan.
Department of Psychiatry, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu 321-0293, Tochigi, Japan.
Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Nov 8;9(11):1295. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9111295.
Medical students may come in contact with individuals infected with COVID-19 in their clinical rotations. A high level of acceptance of vaccination is needed for them to protect their health and the health of patients from this disease. The objectives of this study were to (1) obtain information on medical students' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination, (2) assess factors associated with students' attitudes, and (3) identify predictors of their willingness to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Using a cross-sectional design, we conducted a questionnaire survey of medical students in July 2021. For this survey, we employed a 15-item questionnaire specifically developed to assess the students' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination. Of the 742 distributed questionnaires, 496 (294 males and 202 females) were completed. Among all the participants, 89.1% (442/496) received the second dose of the vaccine, and 90.7% (450/496) indicated that they would hypothetically receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the future. Furthermore, 84.5% (419/496) of all the participants were willing to receive a third dose of the vaccine. Regarding willingness to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, multiple logistic regression models showed that students' grade and their responses to Q1 (positive attitude toward vaccination), Q9 (belief in the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccination), Q10 (concern about the excessively rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines), Q12 (need for aspects of pre-pandemic life), and Q14 (concern about the sustainability of immunity) had significant associations with this outcome. Confidence in vaccines, relaxation of mobility restrictions, and concern about the sustainability of immunity motivate willingness to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in medical students.
医学生在临床实习期间可能会接触到感染新冠病毒的个体。为保护自身健康以及患者健康免受该疾病侵害，他们需要对疫苗接种有较高的接受度。本研究的目的是：（1）了解医学生对新冠疫苗接种的态度；（2）评估与学生态度相关的因素；（3）确定其接受第三剂新冠疫苗意愿的预测因素。我们采用横断面设计，于2021年7月对医学生进行了问卷调查。此次调查使用了一份专门设计的包含15个条目的问卷，以评估学生对新冠疫苗接种的态度。在分发的742份问卷中，496份（294名男性和202名女性）被完成。在所有参与者中，89.1%（442/496）接种了第二剂疫苗，90.7%（450/496）表示他们未来可能会接种新冠疫苗。此外，所有参与者中有84.5%（419/496）愿意接种第三剂疫苗。关于接受第三剂新冠疫苗的意愿，多元逻辑回归模型显示，学生的年级以及他们对问题1（对疫苗接种的积极态度）、问题9（相信新冠疫苗接种提供的保护）、问题10（对新冠疫苗研发过快的担忧）、问题12（对疫情前生活方面的需求）和问题14（对免疫力可持续性的担忧）的回答与这一结果有显著关联。对疫苗的信心、出行限制的放宽以及对免疫力可持续性的担忧促使医学生愿意接受第三剂新冠疫苗。
