AlMusawi Safiya, Radhi Marya, Mani Prabu Kumar Thrshith, AlSalman Eman, Khaleel Mohammed, Altaitoon Khalil, Majeed Fatema, AlMusawi Zakeya
Medical Microbiology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BHR.
General Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Isa Town, BHR.
Cureus. 2025 Apr 18;17(4):e82519. doi: 10.7759/cureus.82519. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Background Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are the cornerstone of any successful vaccination program. Their knowledge, attitude, and hesitancy are major factors in vaccination uptake. Aim We sought to study the knowledge, attitude, and hesitancy towards the recommended vaccination among healthcare professionals in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among HCPs at governmental hospitals and primary healthcare centers in the Kingdom of Bahrain. HCPs completed a standardized questionnaire online or in person related to their vaccine knowledge and attitude. Data were weighted for different demographic characteristics. To assess vaccine hesitancy, 15 questions related to vaccine-related attitudes and self-vaccination attitudes were used. Answers to the questions were scored, and the scoring was categorized as low hesitancy, moderate hesitancy, and high hesitancy. Results The study included 552 HCPs. The majority of the participants (75%) believed that vaccines are safe, and 85.5% believed that vaccines protect against infectious diseases. Hepatitis B vaccine and varicella vaccine uptake were less compared to other types of vaccine. None or low vaccine hesitancy was found in 75.2% of the HCPs. Long-term side effects were found to be the highest concern about vaccination in our participants, with 48.4%. 72.5% of participants had not received any training related to vaccination, and 44.1% of those who did had their last training more than 3 years ago. Conclusions Interventions are required to help hesitant HCPs adopt more proactive vaccination practices, and the implementation of policies to check the vaccination status and training is needed urgently.
背景 医疗保健专业人员（HCPs）是任何成功的疫苗接种计划的基石。他们的知识、态度和犹豫程度是疫苗接种率的主要因素。 目的 我们试图研究巴林王国医疗保健专业人员对推荐疫苗接种的知识、态度和犹豫程度。 方法 对巴林王国政府医院和初级医疗保健中心的医疗保健专业人员进行了横断面调查。医疗保健专业人员通过在线或亲自填写一份与他们的疫苗知识和态度相关的标准化问卷。对不同人口特征的数据进行了加权处理。为了评估疫苗犹豫程度，使用了15个与疫苗相关态度和自我接种态度有关的问题。对问题的答案进行评分，并将评分分为低犹豫程度、中度犹豫程度和高犹豫程度。 结果 该研究包括552名医疗保健专业人员。大多数参与者（75%）认为疫苗是安全的，85.5%的人认为疫苗可预防传染病。与其他类型的疫苗相比，乙肝疫苗和水痘疫苗的接种率较低。75.2%的医疗保健专业人员没有或只有很低的疫苗犹豫程度。在我们的参与者中，长期副作用被发现是对疫苗接种最担心的问题，占48.4%。72.5%的参与者没有接受过任何与疫苗接种相关的培训，而接受过培训的人中，44.1%的人最后一次培训是在3年多以前。 结论 需要采取干预措施来帮助犹豫不决的医疗保健专业人员采取更积极的疫苗接种做法，并且迫切需要实施检查疫苗接种状况和培训情况的政策。
