Zewude Bewunetu, Habtegiorgis Tewodros, Hizkeal Ashenafi, Dela Tamirat, Siraw Getahun
Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo town, Ethiopia.
Department of Civics and Ethical Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo town, Ethiopia.
Pragmat Obs Res. 2021 Dec 16;12:131-145. doi: 10.2147/POR.S344848. eCollection 2021.
We examined the perceptions of healthcare workers about the side-effects of COVID-19 vaccine and the types of side-effects they experienced in the post-vaccination period.
An institutional-based cross-sectional survey research design was used in which a semi-structured questionnaire was distributed to collect quantitative data from healthcare workers in Southern Ethiopia that were selected on the basis of a multi-stage cluster sampling technique. After inserting the completed cases into SPSS software, descriptive statistical techniques, such as frequencies, percentages, charts and inferential statistical tool, particularly binary logistic regression analysis, were used to analyze and present the data.
Majority (43.6%) of respondents perceive that COVID-19 vaccine will have muscle pain around the injection site, followed by fever (39.9%), problems of blood clots (37.8%), headache (35.6%), fatigue (33.5%), and aching limbs (16%). And 63.6%) of them reported that they have experienced muscle pain around the injection site after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, followed by fatigue (42%), headache (37.2%), fever (34.2%), redness around the injection site (21.6%), and swelling around the injection site (17.8%). Moreover, 25% reported that the fear of potential side-effects of COVID-19 vaccine inhibited them from taking the vaccine. Above all, it is found that respondents' expectation of COVID-19 vaccine to have such serious side-effects is significantly associated to their educational status (OR = 0.229; P < 0.01; 95%C.I.: 0.080-0.651).
While the expectations of most of the healthcare workers regarding the side-effects of the vaccine are parallel to the normal reactions of the vaccine, a significant proportion of the study participants have reported that they perceive COVID-19 vaccine will have life-threatening side-effects. Such fears have also played a role in affecting vaccine uptake. Therefore, the Ministry of Health, and other concerned government bodies should create further awareness on COVID-19 vaccine and related safety issues.
我们调查了医护人员对新冠疫苗副作用的看法以及他们在接种疫苗后经历的副作用类型。
采用基于机构的横断面调查研究设计，通过发放半结构化问卷，运用多阶段整群抽样技术从埃塞俄比亚南部的医护人员中收集定量数据。将完整的案例录入SPSS软件后，使用频率、百分比、图表等描述性统计技术以及二元逻辑回归分析等推断性统计工具对数据进行分析和呈现。
大多数（43.6%）受访者认为新冠疫苗会导致注射部位肌肉疼痛，其次是发热（39.9%）、血栓问题（37.8%）、头痛（35.6%）、疲劳（33.5%）和四肢酸痛（16%）。63.6%的受访者报告称接种新冠疫苗后经历过注射部位肌肉疼痛，其次是疲劳（42%）、头痛（37.2%）、发热（34.2%）、注射部位发红（21.6%）和注射部位肿胀（17.8%）。此外，25%的受访者表示对新冠疫苗潜在副作用的恐惧使他们不愿接种疫苗。最重要的是，发现受访者对新冠疫苗有如此严重副作用的预期与他们的教育程度显著相关（OR = 0.229；P < 0.01；95%置信区间：0.080 - 0.651）。
虽然大多数医护人员对疫苗副作用的预期与疫苗的正常反应相符，但相当一部分研究参与者报告称他们认为新冠疫苗会有危及生命的副作用。这种恐惧也影响了疫苗接种率。因此，卫生部和其他相关政府机构应进一步提高对新冠疫苗及相关安全问题的认识。
