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Identifier 000454787
Title Απόψεις των εργαζομένων στην Πρωτοβάθμια υγεία σχετικά με την υποχρεωτικότητα του εμβολιασμού για Covid-19
Alternative Title Attitudes of healthcare workers in Primary Care for mandatory vaccination against Covid-19
Author Βαληνάκη, Μαρία
Thesis advisor Περδοκογιάννη, Χρυσούλα
Reviewer Τσιλιγιάννη, Ιωάννα
Κοφτερίδης, Διαμαντής
Abstract Background: The pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus poses a significant threat to Public Health. While the unprecedented restrictive measures that were imposed failed to contain the issue, efforts were focused on the vaccine which was first available for the healthcare personnel and then for the public. However, the vaccine coverage was lower than desired in many populations, and under the pressure of the ongoing pandemic probably with more infectious variants, many governments worldwide considered making the vaccination compulsory for certain high-risk groups, especially those with prominent roles like healthcare workers. This was decided and applied in Greece and although effective, it provoked many arguments. However, few studies investigate healthcare workers’ opinions concerning the compulsion of vaccination against COVID-19. Population and Methods : A qualitative multi-centered cross-sectional study was conducted through a questionnaire that was created after an investigation of the relevant literature and was distributed to all Primary Care workers (n=1019). This study aimed to explore the attitudes of the healthcare personnel working in the Primary Care of Crete (Healthcare centers of the 7th Health Region) concerning the obligation of vaccination against COVID-19. Results: The response rate was rather high (74%) and among the 754 participants, a percentage of 57% agrees with the obligation of vaccination against COVID-19 under the current epidemiological situation. Factors like age >40 years (OR=1.63; CI95 1.146-2.322; p=0.007), the medical profession (OR=1.479; CI95 1.033-2.119; p=0.033), and annual vaccination against flu (OR=2.341; CI95 1.695-3.233; p<0.0001) were found to be statistically significantly correlated with approval of compulsory vaccination. Among the participants who approved the mandatory vaccination against COVID-19, most of them think of it as a justified measure to protect their patients (43.6%) and themselves from severe disease (41%), while among these that argue against it the majority (72%) believes that it violates their right of free will and self-determination on personal health. Finally, most of the participants suggest as an alternative to the compulsion of vaccination the reinforcement of the education for vaccines in general (50%) and the confrontation of concerns either on a broad or a targeted level (22.8%). Conclusion: In general, compulsory vaccination is a controversial issue with arguments radiating from both sides of thought among health workers, as seen in this study. In particular, our results show that slightly more than half of healthcare workers agreed to compulsory vaccination and with factors like age >40 years, the medical profession and annual vaccination against flu to be the most significant predictive factors to supporting this measure. Authorities should make efforts to educate and improve general knowledge of healthcare personnel and hence increase voluntary acceptance in order to avoid compulsory policies.
Language Greek
Subject Vaccine preventable diseases
Διστακτικότητα εμβολιασμού
Νοσήματα που προλαμβάνονται απο εμβόλια
Υγειονομική
Issue date 2023-04-05
Collection   School/Department--School of Medicine--Department of Medicine--Post-graduate theses
  Type of Work--Post-graduate theses
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