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A pilot study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in the US.
PLoS One. 2022; 17(6):e0269320.Plos

Abstract

To explore the attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in the US, we surveyed three groups of individuals (essential non-healthcare workers, general healthcare workers, and correctional healthcare workers). We found surprisingly high portions of healthcare workers with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy/resistance, with 23% of correctional healthcare workers and 17% general healthcare workers (as compared to 12%) refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Multivariate regression models suggest that current season flu vaccination (aOR = 3.34), relying on employer for COVID-19 information (aOR = 3.69), and living in the Midwest (aOR = 5.04) to be strongly associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among essential workers and general healthcare workers. Current season flu vaccination (aOR = 7.52) is also strongly associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among correctional healthcare workers. Potential mechanisms of vaccine hesitancy/resistance among healthcare workers involves low health literacy and employer mistrust. Our findings are highly relevant as we try to reach COVID-19 vaccination goals in the US.

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Gu M
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America.
Taylor B
National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
Pollack HA
Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
Schneider JA
Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
Zaller N
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America.

MeSH

COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansInfluenza VaccinesPilot ProjectsUrinary Bladder DiseasesVaccinationVaccination Hesitancy

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Language

eng

PubMed ID

35704555

Citation

Gu, Mofan, et al. "A Pilot Study On COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Workers in the US." PloS One, vol. 17, no. 6, 2022, pp. e0269320.
Gu M, Taylor B, Pollack HA, et al. A pilot study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in the US. PLoS One. 2022;17(6):e0269320.
Gu, M., Taylor, B., Pollack, H. A., Schneider, J. A., & Zaller, N. (2022). A pilot study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in the US. PloS One, 17(6), e0269320. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269320
Gu M, et al. A Pilot Study On COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Workers in the US. PLoS One. 2022;17(6):e0269320. PubMed PMID: 35704555.
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