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ArticleVaccines2023

Views and Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccination in the Primary Health Care Sector. A Qualitative Study.

Maria Moudatsou, Areti Stavropoulou, Michael Rovithis, Sofia Koukouli

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Article in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria MoudatsouSocial Work Department, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, GR-71410 Heraklion, Greece.
Areti StavropoulouLaboratory of Interdisciplinary Approaches for the Enhancement of Quality of Life, Hellenic Mediterranean University, GR-71410 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8616-3884
Michael RovithisLaboratory of Interdisciplinary Approaches for the Enhancement of Quality of Life, Hellenic Mediterranean University, GR-71410 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0471-0117
Sofia KoukouliSocial Work Department, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, GR-71410 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0358-1405
Hellenic Mediterranean University · GRKingston University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 has affected the global community as it has severely raised population mortality and morbidity rates. Vaccination was seen as a mechanism against the spread of the pandemic. Yet, there are still several reservations about its adoption. Professionals in the field of health care have a crucial frontline role. The present study uses a qualitative research approach to examine Greek health professionals' views on vaccination acceptance. According to the key findings, health professionals largely accept vaccination. The main reasons cited were scientific knowledge, a sense of obligation to society, and protection from disease. However, there are still numerous restrictions to adhering to it. This is due to the lack of knowledge of certain scientific disciplines or to misinformation, as well as to religious or political convictions. The issue of trust is central to the acceptance of vaccinations. According to our research, the most adequate strategy to enhance immunization and ensure that it is widely accepted is to promote health educational interventions for professionals working in primary care settings.

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adherenceCOVID-19Greecehealth professionalsprimary carequalitative studyvaccination

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PMID37112715
PMCPMC10145246
OpenAlexW4362669407

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