ArticlePloS one2021
COVID-19 vaccine confidence and hesitancy among health care workers: A cross-sectional survey from a MERS-CoV experienced nation.
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- Bidirectional associations between influenza and COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Reasons for hesitancy and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among the Congolese population: a scoping review.Frontiers in health services · 2025Pooled it
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Arab Countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators of childhood COVID-19 vaccination among parents: A systematic review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Global COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Determinants of acceptance of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine among Lebanese health care workers using health belief model.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Vaccines as a psychological shield: the role of vaccine acceptance in mitigating COVID-19 obsession, burnout, and death anxiety among medical personnel.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Qualitative exploration of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in Sierra Leone: do the 'trusted messengers' trust the vaccine?BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Association between COVID-19 anxiety syndrome and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the postpandemic era: a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Vaccine uptake, barriers and enhancers of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers from high-burden cities in Ethiopia.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Modifiable social and structural factors influence COVID-19 vaccine intention among frontline workers in the Midwestern USA: a community-engaged survey study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Scrutinizing the COVID-19 vaccine safety debate.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Confidence in the efficacy of routine vaccines after the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional web-based study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Hesitancy Over the COVID-19 Vaccine Among Various Healthcare Workers: An International Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Confidence in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and safety and its effect on vaccine uptake in Tanzania: A community-based cross-sectional study.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- An assessment of COVID-19 vaccine knowledge and acceptability among healthcare workers in a Nigerian tertiary hospital.Ghana medical journal · 2023Article
- Why healthcare providers are not vaccinated? A qualitative study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- Frontline Health Care Workers' Mental Health and Well-Being During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Interviews and Social Media Data.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Hesitancy toward vaccination against COVID-19: A scoping review of prevalence and associated factors in the Arab world.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to identify coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine perception, acceptance, confidence, hesitancy, and barriers among health care workers (HCWs).
methodsAn online national cross-sectional pilot-validated questionnaire was self-administered by HCWs in Saudi Arabia, which is a nation with MERS-CoV experience. The main outcome variable was HCWs' acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine candidates. The factors associated with vaccination acceptance were identified through a logistic regression analysis, and the level of anxiety was measured using a validated instrument to measure general anxiety levels.
resultsOut of the 1512 HCWs who completed the study questionnaire-of which 62.4% were women-70% were willing to receive COVID-19 vaccines. A logistic regression analysis revealed that male HCWs (ORa = 1.551, 95% CI: 1.122-2.144), HCWs who believe in vaccine safety (ORa = 2.151; 95% CI: 1.708-2.708), HCWs who believe that COVID vaccines are the most likely way to stop the pandemic (ORa = 1.539; 95% CI: 1.259-1.881), and HCWs who rely on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for COVID 19 updates (ORa = 1.505, 95% CI: 1.125-2.013) were significantly associated with reporting a willingness to be vaccinated. However, HCWs who believed that the vaccines were rushed without evidence-informed testing were found to be 60% less inclined to accept COVID-19 vaccines (ORa = 0.394, 95% CI: 0.298-0.522).
conclusionMost HCWs are willing to receive COVID-19 vaccines once they are available; the satisfactoriness of COVID-19 vaccination among HCWs is crucial because health professionals' knowledge and confidence toward vaccines are important determining factors for not only their own vaccine acceptance but also recommendation for such vaccines to their patients.
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