Sandooja Chirag, Kishore Jugal, Debnath Aninda, Ahmad Aftab
Department of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, IND.
Cureus. 2022 Dec 29;14(12):e33108. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33108. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Introduction COVID-19 is one of the most formidable obstacles that humanity has encountered in this century. The death rate was high among the elderly in India; therefore, getting the elderly vaccinated was one of the most important things to do. Objective We conducted this study to assess the perception and attitude about the COVID-19 vaccines among the elderly population. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at Fatehpur Beri, New Delhi. We selected 108 participants using systematic random sampling. We used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect the data. Results Out of 108 participants, 52.8% were men. Among them, 9.3% of participants had tested positive before. The average number of days of illness among the participants was 5.3 (SD + 3.5). Males had a higher average day of illness (5.5, SD +3.7) than females (4.9, SD +3.3). Among those who had not been vaccinated, 73.3% of participants said they would receive the vaccine, 6.7% were unsure, and 20% were not willing to receive the vaccine. Conclusion COVID vaccination in an elderly population showed a relatively high vaccine acceptance rate, and the willingness to get the vaccine was also high among the unvaccinated.
引言
新冠病毒病（COVID-19）是人类在本世纪遇到的最严峻挑战之一。印度老年人的死亡率很高；因此，让老年人接种疫苗是最重要的事情之一。
目的
我们开展这项研究以评估老年人群对COVID-19疫苗的认知和态度。
方法
这项横断面研究在新德里的法塔赫布尔贝里进行。我们采用系统随机抽样选取了108名参与者。我们使用半结构化问卷收集数据。
结果
在108名参与者中，52.8%为男性。其中，9.3%的参与者之前检测呈阳性。参与者的平均患病天数为5.3天（标准差+3.5）。男性的平均患病天数（5.5，标准差+3.7）高于女性（4.9，标准差+3.3）。在未接种疫苗的参与者中，73.3%的人表示他们会接种疫苗，6.7%的人不确定，20%的人不愿意接种疫苗。
结论
老年人群中的新冠疫苗接种显示出相对较高的疫苗接受率，未接种疫苗者接种疫苗的意愿也很高。
