ReviewJournal of education and health promotion2022
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among medical students: A systematic review.
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- Characteristics of sudden hearing loss after different COVID-19 vaccinations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Pooled it
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- Examining determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance among Arab university students: A regional scoping review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
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- Vaccination Education Deficits and Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Students in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Vaccines · 2024Article
- New pedagogical tools for vaccine education: preparing future healthcare workers for the next pandemic.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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- Social and Structural Determinants of Health Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Older Adults in the United States.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Perception, acceptance, and adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines: Insights from Indian population.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Effect of vaccine dose onJournal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
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- Novel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and associated factors, amongst medical students: a scoping review.Medical education online · 2023Article
- Evaluation of strategies against vaccine hesitancy in the COVID-19 and Indian context-A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Review
- Healthcare University Courses Fail to Improve Opinions, Knowledge, and Attitudes toward Vaccines among Healthcare Students: A Southern Italy Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Evolution and Control of COVID-19 Epidemic in Hong Kong.Viruses · 2022Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundVaccine hesitancy leads to an increase in morbidity, mortality, and health-care burden. Reasons for vaccine hesitancy include anti-vax group statements, misinformation about vaccine side effects, speed of vaccine development, and general disbelief in the existence of viruses like COVID-19. Medical students are future physicians and are key influencers in the uptake of vaccines. Hence, investigating vaccine hesitancy in this population can help to overcome any barrier in vaccine acceptance.
methodsIn this paper, we review five articles on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in medical students and consider potential future research. All published papers relevant to the topic were obtained through extensive search using major databases. Inclusion criteria included studies that specifically investigated COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in medical students published between 2020 and 2021. Exclusion criteria included studies that investigated vaccine hesitancy in health-care professionals, allied health, and viruses apart from COVID-19. A total of 10 studies were found from our search.
resultsBased on our exclusion criteria, only five studies were included in our review. The sample size ranged from 168 to 2133 medical students. The percentage of vaccine hesitancy in medical students ranged from 10.6 to 65.1%. Reasons for vaccine hesitancy included concern about serious side effects, vaccine efficacy, misinformation and insufficient information, disbelief in public health experts, financial costs, and belief that they had acquired immunity.
conclusionThese results suggest that vaccine hesitancy is an important cause of the incidence and prevalence of COVID-19 cases. Identifying the barriers of vaccine hesitancy in prospective physicians can help increase vaccination uptake in the general public. Further research is necessary to identify the root cause of these barriers.
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