Attitude of healthcare workers towards coronavirus 2019 disease vaccine: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Authors

  • Shaveta Kundra Department of Pediatrics, Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Jasmine Kaur Department of Pediatrics, Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Ankit Dadra Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
  • Sandeep Kundra Department of Anaesthesia, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213542

Keywords:

Attitude, Healthcare workers, COVID-19 vaccine

Abstract

Background: Healthcare workers are among the first group to receive coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) vaccine, and their attitude towards the vaccine is likely to affect vaccine acceptance among general population. We aimed to study the attitude of HCWs towards COVID-19 vaccine and determine the factors associated with it.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted through a written questionnaire prior to first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the month of January, 2021, at a district hospital in Ludhiana, Punjab. HCWs were categorized as having negative, positive or mixed attitude based on their response to a written questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS version 24.0.

Results: More than half of the participants had negative attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine (N=274, 54.5%), while less than a third had positive attitude (N=141, 28.0%) and rest had mixed attitude (N=88, 17.5%). Younger HCWs (<50 years), nurses, females and those living with chronic medical or psychiatric illness showed higher chance of negative attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine, while doctors, paramedical staff, HCWs with higher qualification and urban dwellers had mixed response. On logistic regression analysis, being a female HCW was significantly associated with negative attitude while being a doctor or nurse was significantly associated with mixed attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine. Doubt regarding safety was the commonest response observed among all variables.

Conclusions: In the presence of a high proportion of HCWs having negative attitude, targeted interventions should be planned to address specific concerns of HCWs, so as to increase the overall vaccine acceptance for COVID-19 vaccine.

 

Author Biographies

Shaveta Kundra, Department of Pediatrics, Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Head Of Department, Pediatrics

Jasmine Kaur, Department of Pediatrics, Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Specialist, Departtment of Pediatrics

Ankit Dadra, Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics

Sandeep Kundra, Department of Anaesthesia, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Professor, Department of Anaesthesia

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2021-08-27

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Kundra, S., Kaur, J., Dadra, A., & Kundra, S. (2021). Attitude of healthcare workers towards coronavirus 2019 disease vaccine: a hospital based cross-sectional study. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(9), 4394–4399. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213542

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