Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Dental Professionals: A Multi-Country Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study sought to investigate the acceptance rate and associated factors of COVID-19 vaccines among dentists and dental students in seven countries.

Material and methods

A structured questionnaire prepared and guided by the report of the SAGE Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy was distributed among groups of dentists and dental students in seven countries across four continents.

Results

A total of 1527 subjects (850 dentists and 677 dental students) participated in this survey. Although 72.5% of the respondents reported their intention to accept COVID-19 vaccines (dentists: 74.4%, dental students: 70.2%), there was a significant difference in agreement between dentists/dental students across countries; generally, respondents in upper-middle-, and high-incom

SUBMITTER: Nassani MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9610472 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature