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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 820-824 |
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Willingness for COVID-19 vaccination among health-care workers: During initial days of vaccination in a tertiary care hospital of Odisha
Smaranita Sabat1, Sambedana Mohanty1, Lipilekha Patnaik1, Sumitra Pattanaik1, Pusparaj Samantsinghar2
1 Department of Community Medicine, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2 Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Smaranita Sabat
Department of Community Medicine, IMS and SUM Hospital, K8 Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jdmimsu.jdmimsu_483_22
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Background: COVID-19 vaccine was launched in India on 16 January 2021, prioritizing health care workers. There is lot of apprehensions and anxiety regarding uptake of the vaccine among them. So, determining the acceptability of a COVID-19 vaccine by healthcare professionals will also guide future vaccination studies. Objective: To know the willingness for COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital and to explore the factors responsible for unwillingness of COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among health care workers of a tertiary care hospital of Odisha. Those who refused to participate in the study, pregnant & lactating mothers and those who participated in COVID 19 vaccine clinical trial were excluded from the study. Data was collected from 746 HCWs for a period of three months i.e., from January 2021 to April 2021. Results: 78.8% HCWs were willing to get vaccinated with COVID 19 vaccine. Also 78.6% HCWs were willing to get their family members vaccinated with COVID 19 vaccine. But 53.6% study participants were not willing for COVID 19 vaccination if they do not get the option of free vaccine. Major reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy were concerns about the safety (60.8%) and efficacy of the vaccine (58.8%). Vaccine acceptance was more in older age group, Hindus, rural residents and those who have already suffered from COVID 19. Conclusion: Effort should be made to eliminate the doubts and concerns regarding the COVID 19 vaccine.
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