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COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance and Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers in Germany.
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73 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Understanding Primary Care Physician Vaccination Behaviour: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Potential factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy: A systematic review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among health care workers in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence and Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Global COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- A Greek Nationwide Survey About Sources of Information on Seasonal Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Used by Healthcare Facility Staff During the Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Knowledge, Attitude, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Drug Dispensers in Community Pharmacies: A Cross-Sectional Study.The East African health research journal · 2025Article
- Perceptions about COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Rwanda: A mixed-methods study.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- The acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Consequences of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Providers During the First 10 Months of Vaccine Availability: Scoping Review.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2024Article
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- [COVID-19 vaccination status among nurses and associated factors in long-term care facilities : Results of a cross-sectional survey within the Covid-Heim project].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2024Article
- Associations of Mental Health Issues with Health Literacy and Vaccination Readiness against COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities-A Cross-Sectional Analysis.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Novel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and associated factors, amongst medical students: a scoping review.Medical education online · 2023Article
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- Prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among migrant and refugee groups: A systematic review andVaccine: X · 2023Review
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Abstract
Vaccination hesitancy is a threat to herd immunity. Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a key role in promoting Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in the general population. We therefore aimed to provide data on COVID-19 vaccination acceptance/hesitancy among German HCWs. For this exploratory, cross-sectional study, an online survey was conducted in February 2021. The survey included 54 items on demographics; previous vaccination behavior; trust in vaccines, physicians, the pharmaceutical industry and health politics; fear of adverse effects; assumptions regarding the consequences of COVID-19; knowledge about vaccines; and information seeking behavior. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated and chi-square tests were performed. Four thousand five hundred surveys were analyzed. The overall vaccination acceptance was 91.7%. The age group ≤20 years showed the lowest vaccination acceptance. Factors associated with vaccination hesitancy were lack of trust in authorities and pharmaceutical companies. Attitudes among acquaintances were associated with vaccination hesitancy too. Participants with vaccination hesitancy more often obtained information about COVID-19 vaccines via messenger services or online video platforms and underperformed in the knowledge test. We found high acceptance amongst German HCWs. Several factors associated with vaccination hesitancy were identified which could be targeted in HCW vaccination campaigns.
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