COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Rate and Its Factors among Healthcare Students: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Healthcare students are clinicians-in-training likely to come into contact with COVID-19 as much as other frontline healthcare professionals. It is therefore necessary to prioritize vaccinations for this group. We conducted a global systematic assessment of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates and rela...
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| author | Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary Mondira Bardhan Md. Zahidul Haque Rabeya Sultana Md Ashraful Alam Matthew H. E. M. Browning |
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| description | Healthcare students are clinicians-in-training likely to come into contact with COVID-19 as much as other frontline healthcare professionals. It is therefore necessary to prioritize vaccinations for this group. We conducted a global systematic assessment of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates and related factors among healthcare students using the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases and keyword searches in March of 2022. We found 1779 articles with relevant information and 31 articles that matched our inclusion criteria. We performed a random-effects meta-analysis and quality assessment using the eight-item Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal test for cross-sectional studies. A total of 30,272 individuals from 16 countries were studied. Most of the studies were carried out in the U.S. (<i>n</i> = 6), China (<i>n</i> = 5), Poland (<i>n</i> = 5), India (<i>n</i> = 2), Italy (<i>n</i> = 2), and Israel (<i>n</i> = 2). The prevalence of the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate was 68.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 60.8–76.3, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 100%), and the prevalence of the vaccine hesitancy rate was 25.8% (95% CI: 18.5–33.8, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 99%). In country-specific analyses, Romania showed the highest acceptance rate (88.0%, 95% CI: 44.5–100%), while Iraq showed the lowest acceptance rate (66.2%, 95% CI: 35.5–90.8%). In time-trend analyses, we found that acceptance rates among healthcare students decreased over time. Students concerned about potentially serious side effects of the vaccine were less willing to accept the vaccine. National and international interventions should be adopted to reduce COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy rates among these important frontline workers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3db88e705ae4a268886e82583e801252023-11-23T13:27:32ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2022-05-0110580610.3390/vaccines10050806COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Rate and Its Factors among Healthcare Students: A Systematic Review with Meta-AnalysisMuhammad Mainuddin Patwary0Mondira Bardhan1Md. Zahidul Haque2Rabeya Sultana3Md Ashraful Alam4Matthew H. E. M. Browning5Environment and Sustainability Research Initiative, Khulna 9208, BangladeshEnvironment and Sustainability Research Initiative, Khulna 9208, BangladeshEnvironment and Sustainability Research Initiative, Khulna 9208, BangladeshEnvironmental Science Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, BangladeshDepartment of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanDepartment of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USAHealthcare students are clinicians-in-training likely to come into contact with COVID-19 as much as other frontline healthcare professionals. It is therefore necessary to prioritize vaccinations for this group. We conducted a global systematic assessment of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates and related factors among healthcare students using the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases and keyword searches in March of 2022. We found 1779 articles with relevant information and 31 articles that matched our inclusion criteria. We performed a random-effects meta-analysis and quality assessment using the eight-item Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal test for cross-sectional studies. A total of 30,272 individuals from 16 countries were studied. Most of the studies were carried out in the U.S. (<i>n</i> = 6), China (<i>n</i> = 5), Poland (<i>n</i> = 5), India (<i>n</i> = 2), Italy (<i>n</i> = 2), and Israel (<i>n</i> = 2). The prevalence of the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate was 68.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 60.8–76.3, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 100%), and the prevalence of the vaccine hesitancy rate was 25.8% (95% CI: 18.5–33.8, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 99%). In country-specific analyses, Romania showed the highest acceptance rate (88.0%, 95% CI: 44.5–100%), while Iraq showed the lowest acceptance rate (66.2%, 95% CI: 35.5–90.8%). In time-trend analyses, we found that acceptance rates among healthcare students decreased over time. Students concerned about potentially serious side effects of the vaccine were less willing to accept the vaccine. National and international interventions should be adopted to reduce COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy rates among these important frontline workers.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/5/806vaccine hesitancyvaccine acceptanceCOVID-19frontline workershealthcare studentsmeta-analysis |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary Mondira Bardhan Md. Zahidul Haque Rabeya Sultana Md Ashraful Alam Matthew H. E. M. Browning COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Rate and Its Factors among Healthcare Students: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis Vaccines vaccine hesitancy vaccine acceptance COVID-19 frontline workers healthcare students meta-analysis |
| title | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Rate and Its Factors among Healthcare Students: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Rate and Its Factors among Healthcare Students: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Rate and Its Factors among Healthcare Students: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Rate and Its Factors among Healthcare Students: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Rate and Its Factors among Healthcare Students: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | covid 19 vaccine acceptance rate and its factors among healthcare students a systematic review with meta analysis |
| topic | vaccine hesitancy vaccine acceptance COVID-19 frontline workers healthcare students meta-analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/5/806 |
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