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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Associated Factors among Unvaccinated Workers at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Thailand

Health services research and managerial epidemiology, 2022-03, Vol.9, p.23333928221083057-23333928221083057 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Associated Factors among Unvaccinated Workers at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Thailand
  • Author: Li, Guanjie ; Zhong, Yanxu ; Htet, Hein ; Luo, Yunyan ; Xie, Xizhuo ; Wichaidit, Wit
  • Subjects: Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 vaccines ; Cross-sectional studies ; Original Research
  • Is Part Of: Health services research and managerial epidemiology, 2022-03, Vol.9, p.23333928221083057-23333928221083057
  • Description: Background Hospital workers are at high risk of COVID-19 infection which is now vaccine-preventable. However, vaccine refusals also occur among hospital workers, but the associated factors have not been described. Objectives To describe: (1) the level of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, and; (2) the extent that history of pre-pandemic vaccine hesitancy and health beliefs regarding COVID-19 were associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among workers at a tertiary hospital in southern Thailand. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study using a paper-based self-administered questionnaire at a tertiary hospital in south Thailand in April 2021 and used multivariable logistic regression to identify psychological-behavioral factors associated with vaccine acceptance. Results Of 359 workers invited to participate, 226 participants returned the questionnaires, 67% of whom reported willingness to accept the vaccine. Vaccine acceptance was associated with perceived severity of disease (Adjusted OR = 2.07, 95% CI = 1.04, 4.10), perceived harm from non-vaccination (Adjusted OR = 2.51, 95% CI = 1.27, 4.96), and lower expectation of vaccine efficacy (Adjusted OR = 3.80, 95% CI = 1.87, 7.71). Conclusion Most workers in this study were willing to accept the COVID-19 vaccine, and such acceptance was associated with components of the health belief model. However, the cross-sectional study design did not allow causal inference, and study data were all self-reported with no probing of the responses. These limitations should be considered as caveats in the interpretation of the study findings.
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2333-3928
    EISSN: 2333-3928
    DOI: 10.1177/23333928221083057
    PMID: 35252472
  • Source: Sage Journals GOLD Open Access 2024
    PubMed Central (Open access)
    Coronavirus Research Database
    ProQuest Central
    DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
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