Perceptions and Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccine among Nurses

Kariuki Pauline Njoki, Omariba Motari, Motari Josephine Mong’ina
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Vaccines are critical in the control and prevention of infectious diseases’ transmission. The COVID-19 vaccine is a new innovation, for a relatively new virus. Therefore, in rolling it out, the government should bear in mind the Diffusion of Innovation theory, which places people on a spectrum, ranging from those who are open to innovation and those who are more conservative. Just as with the general public, nurses develop confidence at different rates and may be susceptible to misinformation about vaccines. This study aimed at appraising nurses’ perceptions and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines. We conducted a cross-sectional study in September 2021 at a sub-county hospital in Nyamira County, Kenya. Eligible nurses completed structured self-administered questionnaires anonymously. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 22, was used to code, enter, analyse, organize, present and store data from the study. Logistic regression was performed to test if perceptions and attitudes had any association with uptake of Covid-19 vaccine. The results showed that all the perceptions and attitudes were positively associated with uptake of Covid-19 vaccine except vaccine safety and the importance of the vaccine to one’s health. The study concluded that there was poor perceptions and negative attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines which were significant factors for refusal to get vaccinated. It is therefore recommended that the management authorities and stakeholders should promote positive perceptions and attitudes through instituting targeted vaccination campaigns to improve the level of COVID-19 vaccine knowledge among the nurses in particular, and all health care workers in general, in order to achieve a better coverage among them, as well as to influence the patients, clients, their relatives, as well as the general public for ultimate positive vaccine acceptance and uptake.
护士对COVID-19疫苗的认知和态度
疫苗在控制和预防传染病传播方面至关重要。针对一种相对较新的病毒,COVID-19疫苗是一项新的创新。因此,在推出这一计划时,政府应牢记创新扩散理论,该理论将人们置于一个范围内,从开放创新的人到更保守的人。就像普通公众一样,护士培养信心的速度不同,可能容易受到有关疫苗的错误信息的影响。本研究旨在评估护士对COVID-19疫苗的认知和态度。我们于2021年9月在肯尼亚尼亚米拉县的一家县级医院进行了横断面研究。符合条件的护士匿名完成结构化的自我管理问卷。社会科学统计软件包(SPSS),版本22,用于编码,输入,分析,组织,呈现和存储研究数据。采用Logistic回归来检验认知和态度是否与Covid-19疫苗的摄取有关。结果显示,除疫苗安全性和疫苗对健康的重要性外,所有认知和态度都与新冠病毒疫苗的摄取呈正相关。该研究得出结论,对新冠病毒疫苗的不良认识和消极态度是拒绝接种疫苗的重要因素。因此,建议管理当局和利益攸关方应通过开展有针对性的疫苗接种运动,促进积极的认识和态度,提高特别是护士和所有卫生保健工作者对COVID-19疫苗的知识水平,以便更好地覆盖他们,并影响患者、客户、其亲属以及公众最终积极接受和吸收疫苗。
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