Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National Survey
Abstract Background and aim It seems that acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination is the most effective way to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic now. Health care workers (HCWs) are one of the most important groups who are at risk for COVID-19 infection. This study aimed to assess the COVID‐19 vaccine acceptan...
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| author | Koorosh Kamali Zarrintaj Hoseinzade Khadijeh Hajimiri Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh Seyed Mohsen Zahraei Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Sousan Mahmoudi Bavandpouri Tahereh Mohamadi Soraya Mohamadi Zohre Bigdeli Azam Maleki Mahboubeh Shirzad Zahra Heidari Mahya Farsadegi Alireza Shoghli |
| author_facet | Koorosh Kamali Zarrintaj Hoseinzade Khadijeh Hajimiri Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh Seyed Mohsen Zahraei Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Sousan Mahmoudi Bavandpouri Tahereh Mohamadi Soraya Mohamadi Zohre Bigdeli Azam Maleki Mahboubeh Shirzad Zahra Heidari Mahya Farsadegi Alireza Shoghli |
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| description | Abstract Background and aim It seems that acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination is the most effective way to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic now. Health care workers (HCWs) are one of the most important groups who are at risk for COVID-19 infection. This study aimed to assess the COVID‐19 vaccine acceptance among HCWs in Iran and its determinants. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was carried out among 3600 HCWs in Iran. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire by a trained team from February to March 2021. Multi-stage cluster sampling method was used for selecting respondents of the study. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the key factors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among participants. P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Out of the 3536 respondents, 2191 (62.1%) intended to uptake the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about 10 percent of respondents said they did not trust any vaccine (domestic or foreign). Willing to accept a COVID-19 vaccine was relatively high among males, doctors, and those who had a history of hospitalization due to COVID-19 infection. The multivariate regression analysis showed respondents who were 40–50 years (aOR: 1.56; 95% CI: 1.47–1.66), had a history of COVID-19 infection (aOR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.83–0.88), and hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection (aOR: 2.18; 95% CI: 1.97–2.39), were significantly associated with vaccine acceptance (p < 0.05). Conclusion Our study showed moderate acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in the HCWs in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The most important factor in the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine by the health staff is having a history of hospitalization. Further training and justification of health personnel is needed to increase the acceptance of COVID 19 vaccine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6b3238c5f1048cb9c75d473af4ba3672022-12-22T02:16:01ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342022-08-012211910.1186/s12879-022-07675-xDeterminants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National SurveyKoorosh Kamali0Zarrintaj Hoseinzade1Khadijeh Hajimiri2Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh3Seyed Mohsen Zahraei4Mohammad Mehdi Gouya5Sousan Mahmoudi Bavandpouri6Tahereh Mohamadi7Soraya Mohamadi8Zohre Bigdeli9Azam Maleki10Mahboubeh Shirzad11Zahra Heidari12Mahya Farsadegi13Alireza Shoghli14School of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesSocial Medicine, School of Medicine, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesHealth Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesCommunity Medicine, Burn Research Center, Iran University of Medical SciencesCenter for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical EducationInfectious Disease, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical SciencesCenter for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical EducationBusiness Administration, Health Insurance OrganizationBiostatistics, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesBiostatistics, Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesReproductive Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesHealth Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesSocial Determinant of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesSchool of Dentistry, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesSocial Medicine, School of Medicine, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background and aim It seems that acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination is the most effective way to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic now. Health care workers (HCWs) are one of the most important groups who are at risk for COVID-19 infection. This study aimed to assess the COVID‐19 vaccine acceptance among HCWs in Iran and its determinants. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was carried out among 3600 HCWs in Iran. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire by a trained team from February to March 2021. Multi-stage cluster sampling method was used for selecting respondents of the study. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the key factors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among participants. P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Out of the 3536 respondents, 2191 (62.1%) intended to uptake the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about 10 percent of respondents said they did not trust any vaccine (domestic or foreign). Willing to accept a COVID-19 vaccine was relatively high among males, doctors, and those who had a history of hospitalization due to COVID-19 infection. The multivariate regression analysis showed respondents who were 40–50 years (aOR: 1.56; 95% CI: 1.47–1.66), had a history of COVID-19 infection (aOR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.83–0.88), and hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection (aOR: 2.18; 95% CI: 1.97–2.39), were significantly associated with vaccine acceptance (p < 0.05). Conclusion Our study showed moderate acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in the HCWs in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The most important factor in the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine by the health staff is having a history of hospitalization. Further training and justification of health personnel is needed to increase the acceptance of COVID 19 vaccine.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07675-xCOVID-19Vaccine hesitancyVaccine acceptanceHealthcare workersIran |
| spellingShingle | Koorosh Kamali Zarrintaj Hoseinzade Khadijeh Hajimiri Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh Seyed Mohsen Zahraei Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Sousan Mahmoudi Bavandpouri Tahereh Mohamadi Soraya Mohamadi Zohre Bigdeli Azam Maleki Mahboubeh Shirzad Zahra Heidari Mahya Farsadegi Alireza Shoghli Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National Survey BMC Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy Vaccine acceptance Healthcare workers Iran |
| title | Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National Survey |
| title_full | Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National Survey |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National Survey |
| title_short | Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National Survey |
| title_sort | determinants of covid 19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in iran national survey |
| topic | COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy Vaccine acceptance Healthcare workers Iran |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07675-x |
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