Willingness of Healthcare Workers to Recommend or Receive a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan
Background: The availability of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide necessitates measuring healthcare workers’ (HCWs’) willingness to recommend or receive these vaccines. Therefore, we conducted a local study in Jordan to assess HCWs’ willingness to recommend or receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine an...
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| author | Mohammad Abu Lubad Munir A. Abu-Helalah Israa F. Alahmad Malak M. Al-Tamimi Mohammad S. QawaQzeh Ahlam M. Al-kharabsheh Hamed Alzoubi Ahmad H. Alnawafleh Khalid A. Kheirallah |
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| description | Background: The availability of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide necessitates measuring healthcare workers’ (HCWs’) willingness to recommend or receive these vaccines. Therefore, we conducted a local study in Jordan to assess HCWs’ willingness to recommend or receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and the predictors of such a decision. A cross-sectional study investigated Jordanian HCWs’ willingness regarding a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine using a self-administered online questionnaire through WhatsApp, a mobile phone application. A total of 300 HCWs participated in the current study. Of these HCWs, 65.3% were physicians, 25.3% were nurses, and 9.3% were pharmacists. HCWs’ overall willingness regarding a third vaccine dose was 68.4% (49.4% certainly and 19.0% probably), whereas the overall willingness of HCWs to recommend a third dose to their patients was 73.3% (49.0% certainly and 24.3% probably). Males had significantly higher willingness than females (82.1% vs. 60.1%, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Physicians reported more willingness than nurses and pharmacists. HCWs’ willingness was not significantly affected by direct contact with a patient infected with COVID-19 or by a personal history of COVID-19 infection. Only 31% of HCWs were certainly willing to recommend the vaccine to their patients with chronic diseases, and only 28% of the participants were certainly willing to recommend it to people aged 65 or older. HCWs’ willingness to receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is limited in Jordan. This has affected their certainty in recommending this vaccine to their patients or people older than 60. Decision-makers and health-promotion programs in Jordan should focus on addressing this public health problem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf01a020380e4305812b257c0a84f0af2023-11-17T19:30:39ZengMDPI AGInfectious Disease Reports2036-74492023-04-0115221022110.3390/idr15020022Willingness of Healthcare Workers to Recommend or Receive a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study from JordanMohammad Abu Lubad0Munir A. Abu-Helalah1Israa F. Alahmad2Malak M. Al-Tamimi3Mohammad S. QawaQzeh4Ahlam M. Al-kharabsheh5Hamed Alzoubi6Ahmad H. Alnawafleh7Khalid A. Kheirallah8Department of Microbiology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Alkarak 61710, JordanDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Alkarak 61710, JordanFaculty of Medicine, Medical Students at Mutah University, Alkarak 61710, JordanFaculty of Medicine, Medical Students at Mutah University, Alkarak 61710, JordanFaculty of Medicine, Medical Students at Mutah University, Alkarak 61710, JordanDepartment Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Alkarak 61710, JordanDepartment of Microbiology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Alkarak 61710, JordanDepartment Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mutah University, Alkarak 61710, JordanDepartment of Public Health, Community Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, JordanBackground: The availability of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide necessitates measuring healthcare workers’ (HCWs’) willingness to recommend or receive these vaccines. Therefore, we conducted a local study in Jordan to assess HCWs’ willingness to recommend or receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and the predictors of such a decision. A cross-sectional study investigated Jordanian HCWs’ willingness regarding a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine using a self-administered online questionnaire through WhatsApp, a mobile phone application. A total of 300 HCWs participated in the current study. Of these HCWs, 65.3% were physicians, 25.3% were nurses, and 9.3% were pharmacists. HCWs’ overall willingness regarding a third vaccine dose was 68.4% (49.4% certainly and 19.0% probably), whereas the overall willingness of HCWs to recommend a third dose to their patients was 73.3% (49.0% certainly and 24.3% probably). Males had significantly higher willingness than females (82.1% vs. 60.1%, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Physicians reported more willingness than nurses and pharmacists. HCWs’ willingness was not significantly affected by direct contact with a patient infected with COVID-19 or by a personal history of COVID-19 infection. Only 31% of HCWs were certainly willing to recommend the vaccine to their patients with chronic diseases, and only 28% of the participants were certainly willing to recommend it to people aged 65 or older. HCWs’ willingness to receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is limited in Jordan. This has affected their certainty in recommending this vaccine to their patients or people older than 60. Decision-makers and health-promotion programs in Jordan should focus on addressing this public health problem.https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/15/2/22cross-sectional studypublic health problemchronic diseasewillingnessvaccine doseWorld Health Organization |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Abu Lubad Munir A. Abu-Helalah Israa F. Alahmad Malak M. Al-Tamimi Mohammad S. QawaQzeh Ahlam M. Al-kharabsheh Hamed Alzoubi Ahmad H. Alnawafleh Khalid A. Kheirallah Willingness of Healthcare Workers to Recommend or Receive a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan Infectious Disease Reports cross-sectional study public health problem chronic disease willingness vaccine dose World Health Organization |
| title | Willingness of Healthcare Workers to Recommend or Receive a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan |
| title_full | Willingness of Healthcare Workers to Recommend or Receive a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Willingness of Healthcare Workers to Recommend or Receive a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Willingness of Healthcare Workers to Recommend or Receive a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan |
| title_short | Willingness of Healthcare Workers to Recommend or Receive a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan |
| title_sort | willingness of healthcare workers to recommend or receive a third covid 19 vaccine dose a cross sectional study from jordan |
| topic | cross-sectional study public health problem chronic disease willingness vaccine dose World Health Organization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/15/2/22 |
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