Health care workers intention to accept COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors in southwestern Ethiopia, 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Health care workers are the most affected part of the world population due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries prioritize vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 because of their susceptibility to the virus. However, the acceptability of the vaccine varies across populations. Thus, this study aimed to determine the health care worker's intentions to accept the COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors in southwestern Ethiopia, 2021.

Methods

A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among health care workers in public hospitals in southwestern Ethiopia from March 15 to 28, 2021. A simple random sampling method was used to select 405 participants from each hospital. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Descriptive statistics

SUBMITTER: Angelo AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8415602 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature