Attitudes of Spanish hospital staff towards COVID-19 vaccination and vaccination rates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy seems to be universal across countries and subgroups, and so are its determinants. We studied the willingness and factors associated with the decision to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in healthcare workers (HCW) in a Spanish tertiary hospital. Furthermore, we compared the percentage of willingness to vaccinate against COVID with actual vaccination rates among HCW in our hospital.

Methods

From December 21, 2020 to January 4, 2021, before initiation of the COVID-19 HCW vaccination campaign at Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital (HUGTiP), an anonymous self-administered questionnaire was administered to HCW. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression of the association of variables with the outcome "intention to receive the COVID

SUBMITTER: Mena G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8432869 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature