Abdollai Mostafa, Ayar Ayub, Khorashadizadeh Mohammad, Kouhpeikar Hamideh
Department of Nursing, Tabas School of Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Department of Statistics, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
J Caring Sci. 2023 Feb 26;12(2):79-83. doi: 10.34172/jcs.2023.30508. eCollection 2023 Jun.
One of the most important strategies to control COVID-19 pandemic is vaccination. Effective vaccination coverage is necessary to control this pandemic. Therefore, in this study we investigated acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among Iranian population.
A cross-sectional study conducted through Pors Line in South Khorasan Province of Iran. 1043 people participated in this study. Results were analyzed with SPSS software version 13.
85.2% of the participants wanted to receive the vaccine. Vaccine acceptance was higher in participants that were over 41 years old. Moreover, rate of vaccine acceptance was higher in men than women. Major concern about vaccination was fear of its side effects. Vaccine acceptance increased with increasing education level.
Results of this study showed that one of the most important reasons for vaccine rejection is the fear of vaccine side effects.
控制新冠疫情最重要的策略之一是接种疫苗。有效的疫苗接种覆盖率对于控制这一疫情至关重要。因此,在本研究中,我们调查了伊朗人群对新冠疫苗的接受度及相关因素。
在伊朗霍拉桑省南部通过波尔在线开展了一项横断面研究。1043人参与了本研究。结果使用SPSS 13.0软件进行分析。
85.2%的参与者愿意接种疫苗。41岁以上的参与者对疫苗的接受度更高。此外,男性的疫苗接受率高于女性。对疫苗接种的主要担忧是害怕其副作用。疫苗接受度随着教育水平的提高而增加。
本研究结果表明,拒绝接种疫苗的最重要原因之一是害怕疫苗副作用。