ArticleLancet regional health. Americas2022
Concerns, attitudes, and intended practices of Caribbean healthcare workers concerning COVID-19 vaccination: A cross-sectional study.
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- The association between routine immunisation and COVID-19 vaccination in small Island developing states.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Vaccination Coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Quantitative Synthesis of Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Vaccine Hesitancy in 185 Countries.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Latin American Health Workers: Implications for Designing Interventions.Vaccines · 2023Article
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- COVID-19 Vaccination Perception and Acceptance Among Female Medical and Nursing Students at Al-Azhar University, Egypt.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
- Attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers: a cross sectional study from Egypt.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Believing processes around COVID-19 vaccination: An exploratory study investigating workers in the health sector.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Caribbean has a long history of being a global leader in immunization, and one factor contributing to this success has been the commitment of healthcare workers in promoting the benefits of vaccines. Healthcare workers play a critical role in building trust between the public and the immunization program and are generally cited as the most trusted source of information on vaccination. Healthcare workers themselves, therefore, must be confident in vaccination as a public health good and able to transmit this confidence to those who trust them. However, just as with the general public, healthcare workers develop confidence at different rates and may be susceptible to misinformation about vaccines.
methodsDuring April and May 2021, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) conducted a mixed-methods survey to assess vaccination attitudes, opinions, and reasoning of 1197 healthcare workers across 14 Caribbean countries.
findingsSeventy-seven percent of respondents expressed clear intention to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as soon as possible. Intention to be vaccinated as soon as possible was expressed by lower proportions of nurses (66%) and allied health professionals (62%) than physicians (85%) and by younger respondents than older ones (64% vs. 85%, respectively;
interpretationInsights from the survey are helping PAHO address healthcare worker concerns with informative messages and supporting countries in policy development to increase vaccine confidence and coverage among Caribbean healthcare workers.
fundingThis work has been sponsored by the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization, the Government of Germany and The Gavi Alliance.
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