An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare workers’ perceptions of, and willingness to receive, the COVID-19 vaccination
Objective: In the fight against COVID-19, vaccination is vital in achieving herd immunity. Many Asian countries are starting to vaccinate frontline workers; however, expedited vaccine development has led to hesitancy among the general population. We evaluated the willingness of healthcare workers to...
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| author | Nicholas W.S. Chew Clare Cheong Gwyneth Kong Kailun Phua Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam Benjamin Y.Q. Tan Bokun Wang Fengyi Hao Wanqiu Tan Xiaofan Han Bach X. Tran Men Thi Hoang Hai Q. Pham Giang T. Vu Yang Chen Rivan Danuaji Komalkumar RN Meenakshi PV Kalpesh Talati Cyrus S. Ho Arvind K. Sharma Roger C. Ho Vijay K. Sharma |
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| description | Objective: In the fight against COVID-19, vaccination is vital in achieving herd immunity. Many Asian countries are starting to vaccinate frontline workers; however, expedited vaccine development has led to hesitancy among the general population. We evaluated the willingness of healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: From 12 to 21 December 2020, we recruited 1720 healthcare workers from 6 countries: China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Bhutan. The self-administrated survey collected information on willingness to vaccinate, perception of COVID-19, vaccine concerns, COVID-19 risk profile, stigma, pro-socialness scale, and trust in health authorities. Results: More than 95% of the healthcare workers surveyed were willing to vaccinate. These respondents were more likely to perceive the pandemic as severe, consider the vaccine safe, have less financial concerns, less stigmatization regarding the vaccine, higher pro-socialness mindset and trust in health authorities. A high perceived pandemic risk index, low vaccine harm index and high pro-socialness index were independent predictors in multivariable analysis. Conclusions: The majority of healthcare workers in Asia are willing to receive COVID-19 vaccination. Perceived COVID-19 susceptibility, low potential risk of vaccine harm and pro-socialness are the main drivers. These findings may help formulate vaccination strategies in other countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-069912535c684d2cadee6a50afa13cf22022-12-21T18:57:45ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122021-05-011065260An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare workers’ perceptions of, and willingness to receive, the COVID-19 vaccinationNicholas W.S. Chew0Clare Cheong1Gwyneth Kong2Kailun Phua3Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam4Benjamin Y.Q. Tan5Bokun Wang6Fengyi Hao7Wanqiu Tan8Xiaofan Han9Bach X. Tran10Men Thi Hoang11Hai Q. Pham12Giang T. Vu13Yang Chen14Rivan Danuaji15Komalkumar RN16Meenakshi PV17Kalpesh Talati18Cyrus S. Ho19Arvind K. Sharma20Roger C. Ho21Vijay K. Sharma22Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, SingaporeDepartment of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Medicine, National University Health System, SingaporeDepartment of Medicine, National University Health System, SingaporeDepartment of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, SingaporeScience and Technology Promotion Bureau, Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Administration Committee, ChinaThe First People’s Hospital of Chongqing Liang Jiang New Area, ChinaNational University of Singapore (Chongqing) Research Institute, ChinaThe First People’s Hospital of Chongqing Liang Jiang New Area, ChinaInstitute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam; Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, United StatesInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Vietnam; Faculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, VietnamInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Vietnam; Faculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, VietnamCenter of Excellence in Evidence-based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, VietnamDepartment of Medicine, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences, Thimphu, BhutanDr Moewardi Hospital Surakarta, Jawa Tengah, IndonesiaYashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, IndiaSenthil Multi Specialty Hospital, Erode, IndiaZydus Hospitals, Ahmedabad, IndiaDepartment of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, SingaporeZydus Hospitals, Ahmedabad, India; Corresponding author at: Zydus Hospitals, Zydus Hospitals Road, Nr. Sola Bridge, Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Hwy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380054, India.Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Institute of Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, SingaporeObjective: In the fight against COVID-19, vaccination is vital in achieving herd immunity. Many Asian countries are starting to vaccinate frontline workers; however, expedited vaccine development has led to hesitancy among the general population. We evaluated the willingness of healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: From 12 to 21 December 2020, we recruited 1720 healthcare workers from 6 countries: China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Bhutan. The self-administrated survey collected information on willingness to vaccinate, perception of COVID-19, vaccine concerns, COVID-19 risk profile, stigma, pro-socialness scale, and trust in health authorities. Results: More than 95% of the healthcare workers surveyed were willing to vaccinate. These respondents were more likely to perceive the pandemic as severe, consider the vaccine safe, have less financial concerns, less stigmatization regarding the vaccine, higher pro-socialness mindset and trust in health authorities. A high perceived pandemic risk index, low vaccine harm index and high pro-socialness index were independent predictors in multivariable analysis. Conclusions: The majority of healthcare workers in Asia are willing to receive COVID-19 vaccination. Perceived COVID-19 susceptibility, low potential risk of vaccine harm and pro-socialness are the main drivers. These findings may help formulate vaccination strategies in other countries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221002873COVID-19 vaccinationAsia-PacificHealthcare workers |
| spellingShingle | Nicholas W.S. Chew Clare Cheong Gwyneth Kong Kailun Phua Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam Benjamin Y.Q. Tan Bokun Wang Fengyi Hao Wanqiu Tan Xiaofan Han Bach X. Tran Men Thi Hoang Hai Q. Pham Giang T. Vu Yang Chen Rivan Danuaji Komalkumar RN Meenakshi PV Kalpesh Talati Cyrus S. Ho Arvind K. Sharma Roger C. Ho Vijay K. Sharma An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare workers’ perceptions of, and willingness to receive, the COVID-19 vaccination International Journal of Infectious Diseases COVID-19 vaccination Asia-Pacific Healthcare workers |
| title | An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare workers’ perceptions of, and willingness to receive, the COVID-19 vaccination |
| title_full | An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare workers’ perceptions of, and willingness to receive, the COVID-19 vaccination |
| title_fullStr | An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare workers’ perceptions of, and willingness to receive, the COVID-19 vaccination |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare workers’ perceptions of, and willingness to receive, the COVID-19 vaccination |
| title_short | An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare workers’ perceptions of, and willingness to receive, the COVID-19 vaccination |
| title_sort | asia pacific study on healthcare workers perceptions of and willingness to receive the covid 19 vaccination |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccination Asia-Pacific Healthcare workers |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221002873 |
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