Abstract
AbstractObjective:To assess characteristics and perceptions associated with vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers to increase coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine uptake in this population.Design:Cross-sectional quantitative survey.Setting:A not-for-profit healthcare system in southwestern Virginia.Participants:A convenience sample of 2,720 employees of a not-for-profit healthcare system.Methods:Between March 15 and 29, 2021, we conducted an Internet-based survey. Our questionnaire assessed sociodemographic and work-related characteristics, vaccine experience and intentions, agreement with vaccine-related perceptions, the most important reasons for getting or not getting vaccinated, and trusted sources of information about COVID-19. We used χ2 analyses to assess the relationship between vaccine hesitancy and both HCW characteristics and vaccine-related perceptions.Results:Overall, 18% of respondents were classified as vaccine hesitant. Characteristics significantly associated with hesitancy included Black race, younger age, not having a high-risk household member, and prior personal experience with COVID-19 illness. Vaccine hesitancy was also significantly associated with many vaccine-related perceptions, including concerns about short-term and long-term side effects and a belief that the vaccines are not effective. Among vaccine-acceptant participants, wanting to protect others and wanting to help end the pandemic were the most common reasons for getting vaccinated. Personal physicians were cited most frequently as trusted sources of information about COVID-19 among both vaccine-hesitant and vaccine-acceptant respondents.Conclusions:Educational interventions to decrease vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers should focus on alleviating safety concerns, emphasizing vaccine efficacy, and appealing to a sense of duty. Such interventions should target younger adult audiences. Personal physicians may also be an effective avenue for reducing hesitancy among their patients through patient-centered discussions.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
Reference30 articles.
1. 3. Lazer, D , Perlis, RH , Ognyanova, K et al. The COVID states project #40: COVID-19 vaccine attitudes among healthcare workers. OSFPreprints 2021. doi: 10.31219/osf.io/p4q9h.
2. 21. Hamel, L , Lopes, L , Sparks, G , et al. KFF COVID-19 vaccine monitor: October 2021. Kaiser Family Foundation website. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-october-2021/. Published October 2021. Accessed February 10, 2022.
3. Vaccine hesitancy: the next challenge in the fight against COVID-19
4. 29. Thompson, D. The surprising key to combatting vaccine refusal. The Atlantic website. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/vaccine-hesitancy-isnt-just-one-thing/618164/. Published online February 2021. Accessed February 10, 2022.
5. Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Los Angeles
Cited by
11 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献