A Survey on Undergraduate Medical Students' Perception of COVID-19 Vaccination.

ABSTRACT: The objectives of this study were to obtain information on medical students' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination and to identify the main barriers to its acceptance. We conducted an anonymous online survey on a sample of undergraduate medical students from one main Italian University. The questions were aimed at exploring their attitudes toward vaccination to prevent COVID-19, their perceptions of the risk/threat of COVID-19 and the factors associated with their attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination. A high percentage of students in our sample stated that they had been vaccinated or that they intended to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 coronavirus. A total of 239 questionnaires were analyzed. Age, social, geographic and demographic characteristics, health conditions and interest in va

SUBMITTER: Ciliberti R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9504072 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature