Kara Esen Beril, Can Gunay, Pirdal Betul Zehra, Aydin Sumeyye Nur, Ozdil Aysenur, Balkan Ilker Inanc, Budak Beyhan, Keskindemirci Yilmaz, Karaali Ridvan, Saltoglu Nese
Department of Public Health, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Kocamustafapasa, Fatih, Istanbul 34098, Turkey.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Kocamustafapasa, Fatih, Istanbul 34098, Turkey.
Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Nov 17;9(11):1343. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9111343.
Healthcare workers are among risk groups in the COVID-19. Even if they are not infected with the disease, they witness the effects of the pandemic. The aim of the study is to determine the factors affecting COVID-19 vaccination status and reasons for vaccine hesitancy of healthcare personnel in our hospital. Firstly, the vaccination status and demographic characteristics of all healthcare personnel was evaluated. After that, a survey was applied to 408 vaccinated and 297 nonvaccinated personnel. Within the first month after the beginning of vaccination, 66% of 3937 healthcare personnel received a COVID-19 vaccine. The number of vaccinated personnel was higher among doctors, master graduates or higher educational levels and basic science-laboratory unit workers. In the surveyed group, being under the age of 50 (OR:1.85), being nondoctor healthcare personnel (nurse/midwife OR:1.78, administrative personnel OR:3.42, patient attendant/cleaning staff OR:4.11, security guard/other OR:2.96), having had the disease before (OR:2.36), not having the flu vaccine (OR:3.24) and hesitancy about other vaccines (OR:6.61) were found to be independent risk factors for not having a COVID-19 vaccine or having it late. The three most common reasons for not getting vaccinated were doubt on the efficacy of the vaccine, distrust of its content, and fear of side effects. Taking steps by considering the main factors of hesitancy among healthcare personnel will increase the vaccine acceptance.
医护人员属于新冠疫情中的风险群体。即便他们未感染该疾病，也见证了疫情的影响。本研究的目的是确定影响我院医护人员新冠疫苗接种状况的因素以及疫苗犹豫的原因。首先，评估了所有医护人员的接种状况和人口统计学特征。之后，对408名接种疫苗人员和297名未接种疫苗人员进行了一项调查。在疫苗接种开始后的第一个月内，3937名医护人员中有66%接种了新冠疫苗。医生、硕士及以上学历人员以及基础科学实验室单位的工作人员中接种疫苗的人数较多。在被调查群体中，年龄在50岁以下（比值比：1.85）、非医生医护人员（护士/助产士比值比：1.78、行政人员比值比：3.42、患者陪护/清洁人员比值比：4.11、保安/其他人员比值比：2.96）、曾感染过该疾病（比值比：2.36）、未接种流感疫苗（比值比：3.24）以及对其他疫苗存在犹豫（比值比：6.61）被发现是未接种新冠疫苗或延迟接种的独立风险因素。未接种疫苗的三个最常见原因是对疫苗效力存疑、对其成分不信任以及担心副作用。考虑医护人员犹豫的主要因素采取措施将提高疫苗接种率。
