National University, 11114, 11111 Khartoum, 79371, Sudan.
J Immunol Res. 2022 Feb 9;2022:3392667. doi: 10.1155/2022/3392667. eCollection 2022.
Elderly and patients with comorbid conditions have higher risk of infection and complications. Vaccination hesitancy is defined as the refusal of vaccine or the delay in accepting it despite the availability of vaccines and vaccination services. This study was aimed at assessing knowledge, perception, and acceptability of healthcare staff towards different types of COVID-19 vaccination. A multicenter hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study was implemented to study the knowledge, perception, and acceptability of healthcare staff towards COVID-19 vaccination. Multistage sampling technique was applied. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire filled by the participants. 400 participants were studied. 61% of the participants were females, and the most frequent age reported was between 18 and 35 years (67%). A statistically significant association ( = 0.048) was found between knowledge about vaccination and professions. The most common vaccine type known and accepted was AstraZeneca vaccine. On assessing acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination, acceptance rate was high (63.8%) and 22.7% of the participants had already got vaccinated. The rejection rate among our staff was 27.4%. This study was conducted in April, 2021. Majority of our healthcare staff believed that vaccination is the key to combat the pandemic. One of the issues and concerns about vaccination was the safety and the risk of developing acute adverse events ( = 0.001). Encouraging factor for vaccination was the fear of getting infection themselves and their families. The present study revealed the presence of good knowledge and acceptability among medical staff towards COVID-19 vaccinations in Sudan.
老年人和伴有合并症的患者有更高的感染和并发症风险。疫苗犹豫被定义为尽管疫苗和疫苗接种服务可用，但拒绝或延迟接种疫苗。本研究旨在评估医护人员对不同类型 COVID-19 疫苗的认知、看法和可接受性。采用多中心医院描述性横断面研究来研究医护人员对 COVID-19 疫苗接种的认知、看法和可接受性。采用多阶段抽样技术。通过参与者填写的自我管理问卷收集数据。共研究了 400 名参与者。61%的参与者为女性，报告的最常见年龄为 18 至 35 岁（67%）。知识与职业之间存在统计学显著关联（=0.048）。最常见的已知和可接受的疫苗类型是阿斯利康疫苗。在评估 COVID-19 疫苗接种的可接受性时，接受率很高（63.8%），并且有 22.7%的参与者已经接种了疫苗。我们的工作人员中有 27.4%的人拒绝接种疫苗。本研究于 2021 年 4 月进行。我们的大多数医护人员认为接种疫苗是对抗这一大流行病的关键。接种疫苗的一个问题和关注点是安全性和发生急性不良事件的风险（=0.001）。接种疫苗的鼓励因素是担心自己和家人感染。本研究揭示了苏丹医护人员对 COVID-19 疫苗接种的良好知识和可接受性。
