Determinants of Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Healthcare and Public Health Professionals: A Review
Author:
Ghare Fathema1ORCID, Meckawy Rehab12ORCID, Moore Michael1, Lomazzi Marta13
Affiliation:
1. World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Campus Biotech—G6, Chemin des Mines 9, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland 2. Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Champollion Street, Al Attarin, Alexandria 21321, Egypt 3. Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Campus Biotech—G6, Chemin des Mines 9, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract
Vaccinations of healthcare workers (HCWs) aim to directly protect them from occupational diseases, and indirectly protect their patients and communities. However, studies increasingly highlight that HCWs can be vaccine hesitant. This review aims to analyze HCWs’ and public health professionals’ sentiments toward COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) vaccination and determinants across different countries. A search strategy was conducted in PubMed using keywords such as “COVID-19”, “sentiment/acceptance”, “healthcare workers”, “vaccine hesitancy”, and “influenza”. A total of 56 articles were selected for in-depth analyses. The highest COVID-19 vaccination uptake was found in an Italian study (98.9%), and the lowest in Cyprus (30%). Older age, male gender, the medical profession, higher education level, presence of comorbidities, and previous influenza vaccination were associated with vaccine acceptance. Factors for low acceptance were perceived side effects of the vaccine, perceived lack of effectiveness and efficacy, and lack of information and knowledge. Factors for acceptance were knowledge, confidence in the vaccine, government, and health authorities, and increased perception of fear and susceptibility. All studies focused on healthcare providers; no studies focusing on public health professionals’ sentiments could be found, indicating a gap in research that needs to be addressed. Interventions must be implemented with vaccination campaigns to improve COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.
Subject
Pharmacology (medical),Infectious Diseases,Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,Immunology
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