Department of Medicine, Royal Hospital, PC 111 Aseeb, PO Box 1331, Muscat, Oman.
Department of Sociology and Rural Studies, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.
J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2022 Mar;12(1):1-6. doi: 10.1007/s44197-021-00018-0. Epub 2021 Dec 20.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among health care workers (HCWs) is widely reported. Here we report on the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy and the factors associated with it in a sample of non-vaccinated HCWs. Data from 433 not vaccinated medical and non-medical HCWs from various health care facilities after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccination in Oman were analyzed. Most of the participants were nurses (41.5%) followed by physicians (37.5%) and non-medical HCWs (21%). Forty percent of HCWs were willing to uptake the COVID-19 vaccines. Physicians and male HCWs had more positive attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccines than nurses and female HCWs. Concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines including unknown health issues, efficacy and safety were stated by the participants. Our results show a low level of willingness to uptake the COVID-19 vaccines among HCWs, an issue that must be urgently addressed.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫苗犹豫在医护人员（HCWs）中广泛报道。在这里，我们报告了在阿曼 COVID-19 疫苗接种引入后，对未接种疫苗的 HCWs 样本中疫苗犹豫的流行率和相关因素。对来自不同医疗机构的 433 名未接种疫苗的医护人员（包括医生和护士）进行了数据分析。大多数参与者是护士（41.5%），其次是医生（37.5%）和非医护人员（21%）。40%的 HCWs 愿意接种 COVID-19 疫苗。医生和男性 HCWs 对 COVID-19 疫苗的态度比护士和女性 HCWs 更为积极。参与者表示对 COVID-19 疫苗存在担忧，包括未知的健康问题、疗效和安全性。我们的结果显示，HCWs 接种 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿较低，这是一个亟待解决的问题。
