COVID-19 Virus and Vaccination Attitudes among Healthcare Workers in Michigan: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Defining the characteristics of healthcare worker (HCW) attitudes toward the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine can provide insights into vaccine hesitancy. This study’s goal is to determine HCWs’ attitudes regarding the COVID-19 vaccination and reasons for vaccine hesitancy. Me...
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| author | Maya Asami Takagi Samantha Hess Karissa Gawronski Nicholas Haddad Bernard Noveloso Stephen Zyzanski Neli Ragina |
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| description | Background: Defining the characteristics of healthcare worker (HCW) attitudes toward the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine can provide insights into vaccine hesitancy. This study’s goal is to determine HCWs’ attitudes regarding the COVID-19 vaccination and reasons for vaccine hesitancy. Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed HCWs working in institutions in Saginaw, Sanilac, and Wayne counties in Michigan (N = 120) using tipping-scale questions. Analysis of variance and t-test were used to measure HCWs’ attitudes toward the COVID-19 virus and vaccines. Results: Most HCWs received (95.9%) and recommended (98.3%) a COVID-19 vaccine. The top three factors that HCWs cited for recommending a COVID-19 vaccine were: (1) efficacy of the vaccine, (2) current exposure to patients with active COVID-19 infection and risk of virus spread, and (3) safety of vaccine and long-term follow-up. Female HCWs or HCWs aged 25–54 years were more concerned about contracting COVID-19. Physicians or HCWs aged 55–64 were less concerned regarding the effectiveness and side effects of the vaccine. Conclusions: Gender, age, ethnicity, provider type, and medical specialty showed statistically significant differences among COVID-19 attitudes. Focusing educational efforts on HCW demographics who are more likely to have negative attitudes can potentially decrease vaccine hesitancy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1ec928c9e4c4298b3993f4223fc14f32023-11-18T12:59:17ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2023-06-01116110510.3390/vaccines11061105COVID-19 Virus and Vaccination Attitudes among Healthcare Workers in Michigan: A Cross-Sectional StudyMaya Asami Takagi0Samantha Hess1Karissa Gawronski2Nicholas Haddad3Bernard Noveloso4Stephen Zyzanski5Neli Ragina6College of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USACollege of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USACollege of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USACollege of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USACollege of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USADepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USACollege of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USABackground: Defining the characteristics of healthcare worker (HCW) attitudes toward the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine can provide insights into vaccine hesitancy. This study’s goal is to determine HCWs’ attitudes regarding the COVID-19 vaccination and reasons for vaccine hesitancy. Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed HCWs working in institutions in Saginaw, Sanilac, and Wayne counties in Michigan (N = 120) using tipping-scale questions. Analysis of variance and t-test were used to measure HCWs’ attitudes toward the COVID-19 virus and vaccines. Results: Most HCWs received (95.9%) and recommended (98.3%) a COVID-19 vaccine. The top three factors that HCWs cited for recommending a COVID-19 vaccine were: (1) efficacy of the vaccine, (2) current exposure to patients with active COVID-19 infection and risk of virus spread, and (3) safety of vaccine and long-term follow-up. Female HCWs or HCWs aged 25–54 years were more concerned about contracting COVID-19. Physicians or HCWs aged 55–64 were less concerned regarding the effectiveness and side effects of the vaccine. Conclusions: Gender, age, ethnicity, provider type, and medical specialty showed statistically significant differences among COVID-19 attitudes. Focusing educational efforts on HCW demographics who are more likely to have negative attitudes can potentially decrease vaccine hesitancy.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/6/1105COVID-19 virusCOVID-19 vaccinesvaccine hesitancyhealthcare workersvaccination recommendations |
| spellingShingle | Maya Asami Takagi Samantha Hess Karissa Gawronski Nicholas Haddad Bernard Noveloso Stephen Zyzanski Neli Ragina COVID-19 Virus and Vaccination Attitudes among Healthcare Workers in Michigan: A Cross-Sectional Study Vaccines COVID-19 virus COVID-19 vaccines vaccine hesitancy healthcare workers vaccination recommendations |
| title | COVID-19 Virus and Vaccination Attitudes among Healthcare Workers in Michigan: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | COVID-19 Virus and Vaccination Attitudes among Healthcare Workers in Michigan: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 Virus and Vaccination Attitudes among Healthcare Workers in Michigan: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Virus and Vaccination Attitudes among Healthcare Workers in Michigan: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | COVID-19 Virus and Vaccination Attitudes among Healthcare Workers in Michigan: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | covid 19 virus and vaccination attitudes among healthcare workers in michigan a cross sectional study |
| topic | COVID-19 virus COVID-19 vaccines vaccine hesitancy healthcare workers vaccination recommendations |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/6/1105 |
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