School of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2024 Dec 31;20(1):2369358. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2369358. Epub 2024 Jul 7.
Medical and dental professionals should continue to adhere to preventive measures after COVID-19 vaccination due to their increased risk of exposure to the virus, particularly as new variants emerge that may heighten their risk perception and susceptibility. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on complacency to adherence to COVID-19 preventive behavioral measures and mental health among medical and dental professionals. In this cross-sectional study 410 medical and dental professionals were recruited from different medical and dental hospitals in Islamabad, Pakistan. The data was collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire comprising of three sections (socio-demographic, information of preventive behaviors performance against COVID-19 after vaccination, mental health status). A chi-square test and ordinal logistic regression were used for analysis. Post COVID-19 vaccination there was decrease in the frequency of use of hand washing, sanitizers (70.2%), and social distancing (60.5%), however greeting with a handshake (58.8%) and use of public transport (45.9%) seen upward trend among participants. Only face mask usage post-vaccination was statistically significant ( < .05) in association with age, marital status, and years of working Experience. The greatest decrease in the usage of masks after COVID-19 vaccination was seen in age group of 10-30 (41.7%) and working experience group of 0-5 years (39.7%). All the preventive behaviors are statistically significant ( < .05) associated with the mental status of the participants except online shopping and use of public transport. These results indicate the presence of vaccination-induced complacency in adherence to COVID-19 preventive behavioral measures among healthcare professionals.
医学和牙科专业人员由于接触病毒的风险增加,应继续坚持 COVID-19 疫苗接种后的预防措施,尤其是随着新的变异株出现,可能会增加他们对风险的认知和易感性。因此,本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 疫苗接种对医学和牙科专业人员对 COVID-19 预防性行为措施的坚持和心理健康的影响。在这项横断面研究中,从巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡的不同医疗和牙科医院招募了 410 名医学和牙科专业人员。使用有效的和可靠的问卷收集数据,问卷包括三个部分(社会人口统计学、接种疫苗后预防 COVID-19 的行为表现信息、心理健康状况)。使用卡方检验和有序逻辑回归进行分析。接种 COVID-19 疫苗后,洗手、消毒剂(70.2%)和保持社交距离(60.5%)的频率下降,然而,与握手(58.8%)和使用公共交通工具(45.9%)的频率呈上升趋势。只有接种疫苗后戴口罩的行为与年龄、婚姻状况和工作经验年限呈统计学显著相关( < .05)。接种 COVID-19 疫苗后,口罩使用量下降最大的是年龄在 10-30 岁之间的人群(41.7%)和工作经验在 0-5 年之间的人群(39.7%)。除了网上购物和使用公共交通工具外,所有预防行为都与参与者的精神状态呈统计学显著相关( < .05)。这些结果表明,在医疗保健专业人员中,存在接种疫苗后对 COVID-19 预防性行为措施的坚持产生的自满情绪。