Metin Salih, Eraybar Suna, Aygun Huseyin, Ekinci Ferhat
Bursa Provincial Health Directorate Public Hospitals Services Presidency, Bursa Turkey.
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Bursa City Hospital, Emergency Department, Bursa, Turkey.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2023 Feb 28;17(2):157-165. doi: 10.3855/jidc.17618.
This study aims at finding valuable information for predicting vaccination intentions against COVID-19 to guide future interventions to address hesitation.
This observational study consists of 1010 volunteer health workers from the state hospitals in Bursa, and 1111 volunteers from the non-healthcare group, unvaccinated against COVID-19. In the study, the participants were asked about their sociodemographic information and reasons for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine by face-to-face interview.
We classified the unvaccinated healthcare worker group as group 1, and the unvaccinated non-health workers group as group 2. Between groups 1 and 2, vaccination refusal, education level, income level, and pregnancy status were statistically significant (p < 0.001). The groups differed in the reasons for vaccine refusal and recommending vaccination to the relatives of those who refused vaccination (p < 0.001).
Healthcare workers have priority among high-risk groups considered candidates for early vaccination. Therefore, it is important to consider health professionals' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination to better address barriers to widespread vaccination. The role of healthcare professionals is also important, as it encourages the entire community to be vaccinated with role-modeling behavior and advises patients and communities.
本研究旨在寻找有价值的信息，以预测针对新冠病毒的疫苗接种意愿，为未来解决接种犹豫问题的干预措施提供指导。
本观察性研究包括来自布尔萨市立医院的1010名志愿医护人员，以及1111名来自非医疗保健群体、未接种新冠疫苗的志愿者。在研究中，通过面对面访谈询问参与者的社会人口统计学信息以及拒绝接种新冠疫苗的原因。
我们将未接种疫苗的医护人员组归类为第1组，未接种疫苗的非医护人员组归类为第2组。在第1组和第2组之间，疫苗接种拒绝情况、教育水平、收入水平和怀孕状况具有统计学意义（p < 0.001）。两组在拒绝接种疫苗的原因以及向拒绝接种疫苗者的亲属推荐接种疫苗方面存在差异（p < 0.001）。
医护人员在被视为早期接种疫苗候选人的高风险群体中具有优先地位。因此，考虑卫生专业人员对新冠疫苗接种的态度对于更好地解决广泛接种疫苗的障碍很重要。医护人员的作用也很重要，因为他们通过榜样行为鼓励整个社区接种疫苗，并为患者和社区提供建议。
