Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among Health Care Workers at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi: A cross-section study.

ABSTRACT: Globally, the introduction of the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine within one year of the pandemic brought doubts to the general population including health professionals. Even though Health Care Workers (HCWs) are at a high risk of contracting and transmitting the coronavirus due to their work, their COVID-19 vaccine uptake is unknown. This study aimed to determine the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine and identify factors associated with uptake among HCWs at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre, Malawi. We conducted a quantitative cross-sectional study at QECH. HCWs over 18 years, and with at least one year working experience at QECH were recruited using a simple random sampling technique between December 2021 and February 2022. Data were collected on sociodemog

SUBMITTER: Chikhoza AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620641 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature