Vaccine Hesitancy and Fear of COVID-19 Among Italian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Medical students are in close contact with patients and should adhere to the same recommendations as healthcare workers. The study aimed to explore medical students' hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccine and evaluate fear of COVID-19 and its relationship with hesitancy. A cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst a sample of medical students attending clinical years (November 2020-February 2021, Italy). Multivariable regressions were performed (p < 0.05 as significant). A total of 929 students participated (58.6% of eligible students). Hesitancy was reported by 6.7%; extreme fear of COVID-19 by 42.0%. Among hesitancy predictors, there were the survey completion before COVID-19 vaccine authorisation (adjOR = 6.43), adverse reactions after a vaccination (adjOR = 3.30), and receiving advice a

SUBMITTER: Lo Moro G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9160103 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature