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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors of COVID-19 Uptake in Adult Primary Health Care Users in Greece.

Izolde Bouloukaki, Anna Christoforaki, Antonios Christodoulakis, Thodoris Krasanakis, Eirini Lambraki, Rodanthi Pateli, Manolis Markakis, Ioanna Tsiligianni

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Izolde BouloukakiHealth Planning Unit, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71500 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5903-3550
Anna ChristoforakiPrimary Care Health Center of Kastelli, 70006 Heraklion, Greece.
Antonios ChristodoulakisHealth Planning Unit, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71500 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0544-851X
Thodoris KrasanakisHealth Planning Unit, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71500 Heraklion, Greece.
Eirini LambrakiHealth Planning Unit, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71500 Heraklion, Greece.
Rodanthi PateliPrimary Care Health Center of Kastelli, 70006 Heraklion, Greece.
Manolis MarkakisPrimary Care Health Center of Kastelli, 70006 Heraklion, Greece.
Ioanna TsiligianniHealth Planning Unit, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71500 Heraklion, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In our study, attitudes and perceptions of adult primary health care users regarding COVID-19 vaccination were evaluated. A single-center, cross-sectional study was conducted during a 1-year period (March 2021-March 2022) in a rural area in Crete, Greece. A sample of 626 self-reported questionnaires was collected at the end of the study period. Overall, 78% of respondents stated that they had received the COVID-19 vaccine. The reasons behind vaccine uptake were mainly personal beliefs and the desire to avoid professional constraints. The presence of diabetes type 2, fear of infection, and high perceived efficacy of vaccine previous flu vaccination, living with vulnerable persons, and the influence of scientific information were all significant predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake. On the contrary, unwillingness and/or uncertainty to be vaccinated was associated with fear of vaccine side effects, information insufficiency, media/internet information, older age, the presence of inflammatory arthritis, previous COVID-19 infection, the belief that infection confers much greater immunity than the vaccine, and attitudes against vaccinations in general were predictors against COVID-19 vaccination. In conclusion, taking into account all of the above predictors and particularly those regarding safety and vaccine effectiveness may guide future strategies appropriately tailored to specific characteristics and needs of different geographic populations.

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attitudesCOVID-19 pandemicperceptionsvaccination

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