Intention of health care workers to accept COVID-19 vaccination and related factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Abstract
Considering medical and economic burden of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a high COVID-19 vaccination coverage among health care workers (HCWs) is an urgent need. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the intention of HCWs to accept COVID-19 vaccination and to find out related factors. We searched PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, CINAHL and medRxiv until July 14, 2021. The heterogeneity between results was very high and thus we applied a random effect model to estimate pooled effects. We performed subgroup and meta-regression analysis to identify possible resources of heterogeneity. Twenty four studies, including 39,617 HCWs met the inclusion criteria. The overall proportion of HCWs that intend to accept COVID-19 vaccination was 63.5% (95% confidence interval: 56.5-70.2%) with a wide range among studies from 27.7% to 90.1%. The following factors were associated with increased HCWs’ willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19: male gender, older age, white HCWs, physician profession, higher education level, comorbidity among HCWs, seasonal influenza vaccination, stronger vaccine confidence, positive attitude towards a COVID-19 vaccine, fear about COVID-19, individual perceived risk about COVID-19, and contact with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients. The reluctance of HCWs to vaccinate against COVID-19 could diminish the trust of individuals and trigger a ripple effect in the general public. Since vaccination is a complex behavior, understanding the way that HCWs take the decision to accept or not COVID-19 vaccination will give us the opportunity to develop the appropriate interventions to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake. Key Messages: The overall proportion of health care workers that intent to accept COVID-19 vaccination was moderate. Several factors affect health care workers’ willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers should be eliminated to inspire the general public towards a positive attitude regarding a novel COVID-19 vaccine.
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- Authors
- Galanis, P., Vraka, I., Fragkou, D., Bilali, A., & Kaitelidou, D.
- Affiliations
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Galanis, Petros
- Venue
- Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
- Publisher
- openRxiv
- Published
- 2020-12-11
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 543-554
- ISSN
- 1995-7645 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4241094052
- Cited by
- 99
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 24
- FWCI
- 11.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- medRxiv (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- COVID-19 vaccination, healthcare workers, vaccine acceptance, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine confidence, vaccine uptake, risk perception, comorbidities, influenza vaccination, physician profession, age differences
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