Cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students: interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are needed
Abstract Background To ensure the success of COVID-19 vaccination, public authorities need to have the support of the entire population and build vaccine confidence. Identifying and understanding the determinants of vaccine acceptance is essential for conducting vaccine strategy. The aim was to esti...
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| author | Sylvain Gautier Domitille Luyt Benjamin Davido Marie Herr Thomas Cardot Anne Rousseau Djillali Annane Elisabeth Delarocque-Astagneau Loïc Josseran |
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| description | Abstract Background To ensure the success of COVID-19 vaccination, public authorities need to have the support of the entire population and build vaccine confidence. Identifying and understanding the determinants of vaccine acceptance is essential for conducting vaccine strategy. The aim was to estimate vaccine hesitancy among healthcare students in France and to investigate the associated factors. Methods A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted in a large French University in greater Paris area, among 4927 healthcare students from the different training courses such as medicine studies, midwifery studies, physiotherapy studies, nurse studies and others health studies. The study was conducted between January 21 and February 8, 2021 based on a questionnaire including 25 single or multiple-choice questions, made using the free software Limesurvey. The link of the questionnaire was distributed to the students by the teachers and the student associations. The SAGE group definition of vaccine hesitancy was used. All estimates were weighted using the gender and training courses category of all healthcare students registered for the 2020–2021 year. Crude and adjusted weighted odds ratio (wOR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were estimated using logistic regression. Results A total of 1465 healthcare students answered. A proportion of 44.5% (95%CI = [41.7–47.3]) of them were considered as hesitant. Women were more hesitant (50.9, 95%CI = [48.0–53.9]) than men (21.6, 95%CI = [15.2–28.0]). Vaccine hesitancy was significantly associated with gender (wOR = 0.27, 95%CI = [0.18–0.39]) and training courses: medical students were less likely to be hesitant than students in the common and first year of several health studies (wOR = 0.48, 95%CI = [0.33–0.70]) while nursing students were more than 5 times more likely to be hesitant (wOR = 5.20, 95%CI = [3.71–7.28]). Students who did an internship during the epidemic (wOR = 0.53, 95%CI = [0.41–0.69]) and who downloaded the mobile contact-tracing mobile app “TousAntiCovid” (wOR = 0.34, 95%CI = [0.26–0.44]) were significantly less likely to be hesitant. Conclusions Overall vaccine hesitancy among healthcare students was high, substantial differences were found between training courses. To reduce these disparities, interdisciplinary lectures on vaccines for all healthcare students may be implemented and evaluated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7daff85b50434e919b673e8740e2a66f2022-12-22T01:07:11ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202022-04-0122111210.1186/s12909-022-03343-5Cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students: interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are neededSylvain Gautier0Domitille Luyt1Benjamin Davido2Marie Herr3Thomas Cardot4Anne Rousseau5Djillali Annane6Elisabeth Delarocque-Astagneau7Loïc Josseran8Faculty of Health Sciences Simone Veil, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFaculty of Health Sciences Simone Veil, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFaculty of Health Sciences Simone Veil, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFaculty of Health Sciences Simone Veil, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFaculty of Health Sciences Simone Veil, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFaculty of Health Sciences Simone Veil, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFaculty of Health Sciences Simone Veil, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFaculty of Health Sciences Simone Veil, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFaculty of Health Sciences Simone Veil, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesAbstract Background To ensure the success of COVID-19 vaccination, public authorities need to have the support of the entire population and build vaccine confidence. Identifying and understanding the determinants of vaccine acceptance is essential for conducting vaccine strategy. The aim was to estimate vaccine hesitancy among healthcare students in France and to investigate the associated factors. Methods A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted in a large French University in greater Paris area, among 4927 healthcare students from the different training courses such as medicine studies, midwifery studies, physiotherapy studies, nurse studies and others health studies. The study was conducted between January 21 and February 8, 2021 based on a questionnaire including 25 single or multiple-choice questions, made using the free software Limesurvey. The link of the questionnaire was distributed to the students by the teachers and the student associations. The SAGE group definition of vaccine hesitancy was used. All estimates were weighted using the gender and training courses category of all healthcare students registered for the 2020–2021 year. Crude and adjusted weighted odds ratio (wOR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were estimated using logistic regression. Results A total of 1465 healthcare students answered. A proportion of 44.5% (95%CI = [41.7–47.3]) of them were considered as hesitant. Women were more hesitant (50.9, 95%CI = [48.0–53.9]) than men (21.6, 95%CI = [15.2–28.0]). Vaccine hesitancy was significantly associated with gender (wOR = 0.27, 95%CI = [0.18–0.39]) and training courses: medical students were less likely to be hesitant than students in the common and first year of several health studies (wOR = 0.48, 95%CI = [0.33–0.70]) while nursing students were more than 5 times more likely to be hesitant (wOR = 5.20, 95%CI = [3.71–7.28]). Students who did an internship during the epidemic (wOR = 0.53, 95%CI = [0.41–0.69]) and who downloaded the mobile contact-tracing mobile app “TousAntiCovid” (wOR = 0.34, 95%CI = [0.26–0.44]) were significantly less likely to be hesitant. Conclusions Overall vaccine hesitancy among healthcare students was high, substantial differences were found between training courses. To reduce these disparities, interdisciplinary lectures on vaccines for all healthcare students may be implemented and evaluated.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03343-5COVID-19VaccinationEducation, medicalUniversities |
| spellingShingle | Sylvain Gautier Domitille Luyt Benjamin Davido Marie Herr Thomas Cardot Anne Rousseau Djillali Annane Elisabeth Delarocque-Astagneau Loïc Josseran Cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students: interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are needed BMC Medical Education COVID-19 Vaccination Education, medical Universities |
| title | Cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students: interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are needed |
| title_full | Cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students: interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are needed |
| title_fullStr | Cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students: interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are needed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students: interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are needed |
| title_short | Cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students: interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are needed |
| title_sort | cross sectional study on covid 19 vaccine hesitancy and determinants in healthcare students interdisciplinary trainings on vaccination are needed |
| topic | COVID-19 Vaccination Education, medical Universities |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03343-5 |
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