Vaccination against COVID-19: the opinion of healthcare professionals

Profilakticheskaya Meditsina Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.17116/profmed20232602163

O. Denisova, A. Denisov, V. Drobyshev

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Abstract

A prerequisite for effective vaccination is the formation of proper collective immunity in society. The attitudes of healthcare professionals towards vaccination directly impact the population's adherence to this method. Objective. To study the attitude of healthcare professionals toward COVID-19 vaccination. Material and methods. The sociological survey method with the author's questionnaire based on GoogleForm was used. In the sur-vey, 450 physicians aged 25 to 70 participated voluntarily. It was a cross-sectional study carried out in the autumn of 2021. Results. Of those surveyed, the majority (86.8%) of physicians and almost all (96.1%) nurses were vaccinated against COVID-19. When studying the motivation for vaccine prophylaxis, a direct average strength of a statistically significant correlation between the adherence to COVID-19 vaccination and the emergence of a sense of safety was established (rxy =0.346;p<0.05). The most common reasons for the refusal of doctors from vaccination were the fear of complications, beliefs about low protection against infection and the subsequent decrease in immunity. According to healthcare professionals, the most effective means of prevention, in descending order, were a healthy lifestyle, the absence of fear of becoming ill, vaccination, drugs that stimulate immunity, the use of barrier measures, and other means. Conclusion. The ambiguous attitude of healthcare professionals towards vaccination against COVID-19 does exist and deserves the closest attention. Considering the issue's complexity, further research on the attitude of healthcare professionals toward vaccination is required.Copyright © 2023, Media Sphera Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

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COVID-19疫苗接种:卫生保健专业人员的意见

有效接种疫苗的先决条件是在社会中形成适当的集体免疫。保健专业人员对疫苗接种的态度直接影响到人口对这种方法的坚持。目标。了解卫生专业人员对COVID-19疫苗接种的态度。材料和方法。采用基于GoogleForm的问卷社会学调查法。在此次调查中，有450名年龄在25岁至70岁之间的医生自愿参与。这是2021年秋天进行的一项横断面研究。结果。在接受调查的人中，大多数(86.8%)医生和几乎所有(96.1%)护士接种了COVID-19疫苗。在研究疫苗预防动机时，建立了COVID-19疫苗接种依从性与安全感产生之间的直接平均强度有统计学意义(rxy =0.346, p<0.05)。医生拒绝接种疫苗的最常见原因是害怕并发症、认为对感染的保护作用较低以及随后免疫力下降。根据保健专业人员的说法，最有效的预防手段，按降序排列是健康的生活方式、不害怕生病、接种疫苗、刺激免疫的药物、使用屏障措施和其他手段。结论。卫生保健专业人员对COVID-19疫苗接种的模棱两可态度确实存在，值得密切关注。考虑到问题的复杂性，需要进一步研究卫生保健专业人员对疫苗接种的态度。版权所有©Media Sphera出版集团2023版权所有。

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Profilakticheskaya Meditsina Medicine-Health Policy

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期刊介绍： The journal "Profilakticheskaya meditsina" (The Russian Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health) has been published since 1997 and is intended for healthcare professionals and administrators, politicians, and scientists. A wide range of problems appearing on the pages of the journal is determined by its sociopolitical and scientific-and-practical orientations. The journal covers the problems of health promotion, the prevention and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancers, diabetes, injuries, and violent death. The main sections of the journal: Organization of Public Health Prevention of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, Health Promotion: Policy and Strategy Sociomedical Aspects of Health Formation Medico-Demographic Aspects of Health Formation Prevention of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factors for Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases The Health of Children, Adolescents, and Young People Female Health Male Health Nutrition and Health Smoking and Health Alcohol and Health Guidelines for the Specialist Education Programs for Healthcare Specialists and Patients Experience of Regions A Specialist’s Opinion Reviews.