Ibrahim Abdulrazak Mohamed, Hamayoun Mohammad, Farid Muhammad, Al-Umra Umar, Shube Mukhtar, Sumaili Kyandindi, Shamalla Lorraine, Malik Sk Md Mamunur Rahman
World Health Organization, Mogadishu 63565, Somalia.
Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services, Mogadishu P.O. Box 22, Somalia.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Apr 17;11(4):858. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11040858.
Coverage of COVID-19 vaccines in Somalia remains low, including among health workers. This study aimed to identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health workers. In this cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study, 1476 health workers in government and private health facilities in Somalia's federal member states were interviewed face-to-face about their perceptions of and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. Both vaccinated and unvaccinated health workers were included. Factors associated with vaccine hesitancy were evaluated in a multivariable logistic regression analysis. Participants were evenly distributed by sex, and their mean age was 34 (standard deviation 11.8) years. The overall prevalence of vaccine hesitancy was 38.2%. Of the 564 unvaccinated participants, 39.0% remained hesitant. The factors associated with vaccine hesitancy were: being a primary health care worker (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.37, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.15-4.90) or a nurse (aOR = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.05-4.25); having a master's degree (aOR = 5.32, 95% CI: 1.28-22.23); living in Hirshabelle State (aOR = 3.23, 95% CI: 1.68-6.20); not having had COVID-19 (aOR = 1.96, 95% CI: 1.15-3.32); and having received no training on COVID-19 (aOR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.02-2.32). Despite the availability of COVID-19 vaccines in Somalia, a large proportion of unvaccinated health workers remain hesitant about being vaccinated, potentially influencing the public's willingness to take the vaccine. This study provides vital information to inform future vaccination strategies to achieve optimal coverage.
索马里新冠疫苗的接种率仍然很低,在卫生工作者中也是如此。本研究旨在确定与卫生工作者对新冠疫苗犹豫态度相关的因素。在这项基于问卷调查的横断面研究中,对索马里联邦成员国政府和私立卫生机构的1476名卫生工作者进行了面对面访谈,询问他们对新冠疫苗的看法和态度。接种疫苗和未接种疫苗的卫生工作者都包括在内。在多变量逻辑回归分析中评估了与疫苗犹豫相关的因素。参与者按性别均匀分布,平均年龄为34岁(标准差11.8)。疫苗犹豫的总体患病率为38.2%。在564名未接种疫苗的参与者中,39.0%仍然犹豫不决。与疫苗犹豫相关的因素包括:是初级卫生保健工作者(调整后的优势比(aOR)=2.37,95%置信区间(CI):1.15-4.90)或护士(aOR=2.12,95%CI:1.05-4.25);拥有硕士学位(aOR=5.32,95%CI:1.28-22.23);居住在希兰州(aOR=3.23,95%CI:1.68-6.20);未感染过新冠病毒(aOR=1.96,95%CI:1.15-3.32);以及未接受过新冠病毒培训(aOR=1.54,95%CI:1.02-2.32)。尽管索马里有新冠疫苗供应,但很大一部分未接种疫苗
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