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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Epidemiol Glob Health
. 2021 Dec 20.
doi: 10.1007/s44197-021-00018-0. Online ahead of print.
Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccine: A Survey of Health Care Workers in Oman
Faryal Khamis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdallah Badahdah[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nawal Al Mahyijari[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Furqan Al Lawati[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jaleela Al Noamani[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Issa Al Salmi[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Maher Al Bahrani[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among health care workers (HCWs) is widely reported. Here we report on the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy and the factors associated with it in a sample of non-vaccinated HCWs. Data from 433 not vaccinated medical and non-medical HCWs from various health care facilities after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccination in Oman were analyzed. Most of the participants were nurses (41.5%) followed by physicians (37.5%) and non-medical HCWs (21%). Forty percent of HCWs were willing to uptake the COVID-19 vaccines. Physicians and male HCWs had more positive attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccines than nurses and female HCWs. Concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines including unknown health issues, efficacy and safety were stated by the participants. Our results show a low level of willingness to uptake the COVID-19 vaccines among HCWs, an issue that must be urgently addressed.
Keywords: COVID-19; Health care workers; Hesitancy; Oman; Vaccine.
. 2021 Dec 20.
doi: 10.1007/s44197-021-00018-0. Online ahead of print.
Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccine: A Survey of Health Care Workers in Oman
Faryal Khamis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdallah Badahdah[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nawal Al Mahyijari[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Furqan Al Lawati[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jaleela Al Noamani[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Issa Al Salmi[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Maher Al Bahrani[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34928489
- DOI: 10.1007/s44197-021-00018-0
Abstract
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among health care workers (HCWs) is widely reported. Here we report on the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy and the factors associated with it in a sample of non-vaccinated HCWs. Data from 433 not vaccinated medical and non-medical HCWs from various health care facilities after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccination in Oman were analyzed. Most of the participants were nurses (41.5%) followed by physicians (37.5%) and non-medical HCWs (21%). Forty percent of HCWs were willing to uptake the COVID-19 vaccines. Physicians and male HCWs had more positive attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccines than nurses and female HCWs. Concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines including unknown health issues, efficacy and safety were stated by the participants. Our results show a low level of willingness to uptake the COVID-19 vaccines among HCWs, an issue that must be urgently addressed.
Keywords: COVID-19; Health care workers; Hesitancy; Oman; Vaccine.