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Hum Vaccin Immunother
. 2024 Dec 31;20(1):2357214.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2357214. Epub 2024 May 23. Healthcare workers' willingness to receive COVID-19 booster dose and associated factors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bertin Mindje Kolomba[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Francois Kalenga Luhembwe[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Deca Blood Banza Ndala[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Pacifique Kanku Wa Ilunga[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Paul Ciamala Mukendi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Amide Ngongo Kitenge[SUP] 2 [/SUP], John Ngoy Lumbule[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Elie Kilolo Ngoy[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Antoine Umba Ilunga[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Judith Mbidi Miema[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Christelle Kalikat Mwavita[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Guillaume Ngoy Mwamba[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP], Aime Cikomola Wa Bene[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Audry Mulumba Wakamba[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Alain Ngashi Ngongo[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Michel Kabamba Nzaji[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP]
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The COVID-19 booster dose is considered an important adjunct for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic due to reports of reduced immunity in fully vaccinated individuals. The aims of this study were to assess healthcare workers' intention to receive the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine and to identify predictive factors among healthcare workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among healthcare workers selected in two provinces, Kasai Oriental, and Haut-Lomami. Data were collected using a questionnaire administered through structured face-to-face interviews, with respondents using a pre-tested questionnaire set up on the Open Data Kit (ODK Collect). All data were analyzed using SPSS v26.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). Vaccination coverage for COVID-19, considering declarations by health workers, is around 85.9% for the province of Kasai Oriental and 85.8% for Haut-Lomami. A total of 975 responses were collected, 71.4% of health workers at Kasai Oriental and 66.4% from Haut-Lomami declared a definite willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster. The duration of protection was the main reason for accepting a booster COVID-19 dose for 64.6% of the respondents. Logistic regression analysis showed that having chronic diseases (aOR = 2.95 [1.65-5.28]), having already received one of the COVID-19 vaccines (aOR = 2.72 [1.43-5. 19]); the belief that only high-risk individuals, such as healthcare professionals and elderly people suffering from other illnesses, needed a booster dose (aOR = 1.75 [1.10-2.81]). Considering the burden of COVID-19, a high acceptance rate for booster doses could be essential to control the pandemic. Our results are novel and could help policymakers design and implement specific COVID-19 vaccination programs to reduce reluctance to seek booster vaccination.
Keywords: COVID‐19; DRC; HCWs; booster dose; vaccine acceptance; willingness.
. 2024 Dec 31;20(1):2357214.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2357214. Epub 2024 May 23. Healthcare workers' willingness to receive COVID-19 booster dose and associated factors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bertin Mindje Kolomba[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Francois Kalenga Luhembwe[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Deca Blood Banza Ndala[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Pacifique Kanku Wa Ilunga[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Paul Ciamala Mukendi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Amide Ngongo Kitenge[SUP] 2 [/SUP], John Ngoy Lumbule[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Elie Kilolo Ngoy[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Antoine Umba Ilunga[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Judith Mbidi Miema[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Christelle Kalikat Mwavita[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Guillaume Ngoy Mwamba[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP], Aime Cikomola Wa Bene[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Audry Mulumba Wakamba[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Alain Ngashi Ngongo[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Michel Kabamba Nzaji[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 38783665
- DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2357214
The COVID-19 booster dose is considered an important adjunct for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic due to reports of reduced immunity in fully vaccinated individuals. The aims of this study were to assess healthcare workers' intention to receive the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine and to identify predictive factors among healthcare workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among healthcare workers selected in two provinces, Kasai Oriental, and Haut-Lomami. Data were collected using a questionnaire administered through structured face-to-face interviews, with respondents using a pre-tested questionnaire set up on the Open Data Kit (ODK Collect). All data were analyzed using SPSS v26.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). Vaccination coverage for COVID-19, considering declarations by health workers, is around 85.9% for the province of Kasai Oriental and 85.8% for Haut-Lomami. A total of 975 responses were collected, 71.4% of health workers at Kasai Oriental and 66.4% from Haut-Lomami declared a definite willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster. The duration of protection was the main reason for accepting a booster COVID-19 dose for 64.6% of the respondents. Logistic regression analysis showed that having chronic diseases (aOR = 2.95 [1.65-5.28]), having already received one of the COVID-19 vaccines (aOR = 2.72 [1.43-5. 19]); the belief that only high-risk individuals, such as healthcare professionals and elderly people suffering from other illnesses, needed a booster dose (aOR = 1.75 [1.10-2.81]). Considering the burden of COVID-19, a high acceptance rate for booster doses could be essential to control the pandemic. Our results are novel and could help policymakers design and implement specific COVID-19 vaccination programs to reduce reluctance to seek booster vaccination.
Keywords: COVID‐19; DRC; HCWs; booster dose; vaccine acceptance; willingness.