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High COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Eye Healthcare Workers in Uganda
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Otiti-Sengeri, Juliet Andrew, Omaido Blair Lusobya, Rebecca Claire Atukunda, Immaculate Nalukenge, Caroline Kalinaki, Abubakar Mukisa, John Nakanjako, Damalie Colebunders, Robert |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Background: Protecting healthcare workers against COVID-19 disease is crucial, and COVID-19 vaccination is the most effective method to do so. Eye healthcare workers provide routine care in proximity, increasing infection risk, hence their need for full vaccination. This study determined COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and barriers to its uptake among eye healthcare workers practicing in Uganda. Methods: This was a cross-sectional online and telephone survey based on the health belief model (HBM), conducted in June–August 2021. A modified Poisson regression model with robust standard errors was used to determine the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Results: In total, 300 (85%) of the 357 eye healthcare workers participated in the study with mean age 43 ± 8 years and 182 (60.7%) were men. Overall, 97.6% (95% CI: 95.9–99.4) had accepted and/or were willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, 65.3% had received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 97 (32.3%) reported the intention to accept the vaccine when it became available. Among the HBM constructs, high perceived susceptibility and high perceived benefits were significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Conclusions: The acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among eye healthcare workers in Uganda is very high. There is a dire need to make vaccines available to developing nations like Uganda. |
| Starting Page | 609 |
| e-ISSN | 2076393X |
| DOI | 10.3390/vaccines10040609 |
| Journal | Vaccines |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-04-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Vaccines Womens Studies Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance Vaccine Hesitancy Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake Healthcare Workers Ophthalmology Health Belief Model Uganda |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
