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- Title
COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among healthcare workers in Yemen.
- Authors
Al-Mikhlafy, Abdullah A.; Al Karawani, Mahdi; Abdul-Ghani, Rashad; Alsubol, Ibrahim; Al-Awadi, Asmaa A. H.; Nassar, Mogahid Y.; Alshehab, Mohammed A.; Almutawakel, Adel; Salah, Adeeb; Abdultwab, Ahlam A.
- Abstract
Background: Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine by healthcare workers (HCWs) can affect its acceptability by the general population. Aim: To assess COVD-19 vaccine acceptability among HCWs in Sana'a, Yemen. Methods: We conducted a multicentre cross-sectional study among 391 HCWs in Sana'a, Yemen, from January to March 2022. We used a self-administered questionnaire to collect data on the demographics, profession, academic qualifications, and experience of HCWs, as well as their COVID-19 vaccine acceptability or hesitancy. We used univariate and multivariable logistic regression to analyse the association between the independent variables and vaccine hesitancy (P < 0.05). Results: Of the 391 HCWs, only 194 (49.6%) were willing to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. The most frequent reasons for vaccine hesitancy were fear of adverse reactions (77.7%), concerns about unknown effects of the vaccine in the future (73.1%), and uncertainty about the safety of new vaccines (69.5%). Female gender and working in the public sector were independent predictors of vaccine hesitancy among the HCWs. Conclusion: Nearly half of the HCWs in Sana'a, Yemen, were willing to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. Female gender and working in the public health sector were independent predictors of vaccine hesitancy. We recommend further studies to compare COVID-19 acceptability among HCWs in the public and private sectors in Yemen.
- Subjects
YEMEN (Republic); RESEARCH; STATISTICS; VACCINATION; IMMUNIZATION; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; CROSS-sectional method; MULTIVARIATE analysis; ATTITUDE (Psychology); QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINE hesitancy; RESEARCH funding; LOGISTIC regression analysis; PATIENT safety
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 11, p877
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/emhj.23.109