Abstract
Background: Health Care Professionals’ (HCPs) recommendations have significant influence on their patients’ vaccination behavior. COVID vaccination recently began in Greece with HCPs been prioritized to be vaccinated. The aim of this study was to assess the willingness of HCPs to get vaccinated against COVID-19, two weeks before initiation of vaccinations.
Methods: We conducted an anonymous online survey from the 11th to the 15th of December 2020 among HCPs of Northern Greece by emails delivered from the local medical and nursing stuff associations.
Results: The 71.1% of the 656 HCPs intended to accept vaccination, 5.9% did not intend to and 23% were still undecided. The acceptance rate was higher in physicians (76.5%) and significantly lower in nurses (48.3%). Most of the responders who intended to accept vaccination were males (p=0.01), physicians (p=0.001), older (p=0.02), married (p=0.054) with children (p=0.001) and treated patients with suspected or confirmed COVID 19 (p<0.001). In the multivariate logistic regression, the predictors of HCPs willingness to get vaccinated were parenthood (OR=4.19, p=0.003), being a physician (OR=2.79,p=0.04) and treating confirmed/suspected COVID patients(OR=2.87, p=0.036).
Conclusions: Low vaccination acceptance rate was found especially in nurses and as this may have a negative impact in the vaccination compliance of the general public, interventional educational programs to enhance vaccination are crucial.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA3561.
This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.
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