Section of Dentistry (Orthodontics), Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Dent Med Probl. 2022 Jan-Mar;59(1):21-26. doi: 10.17219/dmp/145491.
One of the greatest inventions of the 21st century is the development of vaccines against the life-threatening pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Whenever a new medication or treatment modality is introduced globally, it is accompanied by anxiety in the general public and among health care professionals.
The aim of the study was to explore factors that may influence the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among dental health care professionals, as they are the first subgroup in the population to receive the vaccine.
A survey-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 164 health care professionals (general dentists, dental specialists with 2 years of experience after graduation and dental assistants). Data was collected by sending a URL link to the hardand soft-copy questionnaire on Google Forms through all social media platforms. The questionnaire had 2 sections - the 1st part concerned the demographic details and the 2nd part was designed to assess the acceptance of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among dental health care professionals and the related factors. The normality of the data was assessed with the Shapiro-Wilk test. The Cox regression algorithm was applied to evaluate the factors associated with the acceptance of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
Out of 164 participants, 85.37% showed a positive attitude toward vaccination and only 7.32% of dental health care professionals were not willing to get vaccinated; out of them, 5 were males and 7 were females. Those who refused to get vaccinated included 3.6% of general dentists, 21.1% of dental specialists and 11.7% of dental assistants. The complications of major concern were fever, myalgia and the lethargic condition immediately after vaccination.
A small percentage of health care professionals declined to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the main reason was uncertainty about the associated side effects. The respondents were mostly concerned about such side effects as fever, myalgia and the lethargic condition immediately after vaccination.
21 世纪最伟大的发明之一是针对由严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV-2）引起的危及生命的 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行开发疫苗。每当全球引入新的药物或治疗方式时，公众和医疗保健专业人员都会感到焦虑。
本研究旨在探讨可能影响牙科保健专业人员对 COVID-19 疫苗接种接受程度的因素，因为他们是人群中第一个接种疫苗的亚组。
对 164 名医疗保健专业人员（普通牙医、毕业后 2 年的牙科专家和牙科助理）进行了基于调查的横断面研究。通过所有社交媒体平台向 Google Forms 的硬拷贝和软拷贝问卷发送 URL 链接来收集数据。问卷有 2 部分-第 1 部分涉及人口统计学细节，第 2 部分旨在评估牙科保健专业人员对 SARS-CoV-2 疫苗接种的接受程度和相关因素。使用 Shapiro-Wilk 检验评估数据的正态性。应用 Cox 回归算法评估与 SARS-CoV-2 疫苗接种接受程度相关的因素。
在 164 名参与者中，85.37%对疫苗接种持积极态度，只有 7.32%的牙科保健专业人员不愿意接种疫苗；其中 5 名是男性，7 名是女性。拒绝接种疫苗的人包括 3.6%的普通牙医、21.1%的牙科专家和 11.7%的牙科助理。主要关注的并发症是接种疫苗后立即出现发热、肌痛和昏睡状态。
一小部分医疗保健专业人员拒绝接种 COVID-19 疫苗，主要原因是对相关副作用的不确定性。受访者主要关注接种疫苗后立即出现的发热、肌痛和昏睡等副作用。
