Charles S Wiysonge1,2,3, Samuel M Alobwede4, Patrick de Marie C Katoto1,5, Elvis B Kidzeru6,7, Evelyn N Lumngwena8,9,10, Sara Cooper1,2, Rene Goliath11, Amanda Jackson11, Muki S Shey4,8,11. 1. Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. 2. School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. 3. Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. 4. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. 5. Francie van Zijl Drive, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa. 6. Hair and Skin Research Laboratory, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. 7. The Medical Research Centre (CRM), Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies (Impm), Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Yaoundé, Cameroon. 8. Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. 9. Cape Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. 10. Centre for the Study of Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (CREMER), Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies (Impm), Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Yaoundé, Cameroon. 11. Wellcome Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Africa (Cidri-africa), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We assessed willingness to accept vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers(HCWs) at the start of South Africa's vaccination roll-out. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among HCWs in Cape Town in March-May 2021 and assessed predictors of vaccination intentions. RESULTS: We recruited 395 participants; 64% women, 49% nurses, and 13% physicians. Of these, 233(59.0%) would accept and 163 (41.0%) were vaccine hesitant i.e. would either refuse or were unsure whether they would accept COVID-19 vaccination. People who did not trust that COVID-19 vaccines are effective were the most hesitant (p = 0.038). Older participants and physicians were more likely to accept vaccination than younger participants (p < 0.01) and other HCWs (p = 0.042) respectively. Other predictors of vaccine acceptance were trust that vaccines are compatible with religion (p < 0.001), consideration of benefits and risks of vaccination (p < 0.001), willingness to be vaccinated to protect others (p < 0.001), and viewing vaccination as a collective action for COVID-19 control (p = 0.029). CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is high among HCWs in Cape Town. Reducing this would require trust-building interventions, including tailored education.
BACKGROUND: We assessed willingness to accept vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers(HCWs) at the start of South Africa's vaccination roll-out. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among HCWs in Cape Town in March-May 2021 and assessed predictors of vaccination intentions. RESULTS: We recruited 395 participants; 64% women, 49% nurses, and 13% physicians. Of these, 233(59.0%) would accept and 163 (41.0%) were vaccine hesitant i.e. would either refuse or were unsure whether they would accept COVID-19 vaccination. People who did not trust that COVID-19 vaccines are effective were the most hesitant (p = 0.038). Older participants and physicians were more likely to accept vaccination than younger participants (p < 0.01) and other HCWs (p = 0.042) respectively. Other predictors of vaccine acceptance were trust that vaccines are compatible with religion (p < 0.001), consideration of benefits and risks of vaccination (p < 0.001), willingness to be vaccinated to protect others (p < 0.001), and viewing vaccination as a collective action for COVID-19 control (p = 0.029). CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is high among HCWs in Cape Town. Reducing this would require trust-building interventions, including tailored education.
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