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Journal of Ideas in Health

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DOI: 10.47108/jidhealth.Vol5.IssSpecial1.230
Submitted: 2022-05-28
Published: 2022-07-17

Attitude and intention of Iraqi healthcare providers to get vaccinated against COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Anbar University, Anbar, Iraq
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Anbar University, Anbar, Iraq
Internal Medical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Diyala University, Iraq
Internal Medical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Diyala University, Iraq
Medical Biology and Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Diyala University, Iraq

Abstract

Background: International efforts to confront the COVID-19 pandemic are joining forces by accelerating the pace of vaccination. This study aims to explore the attitude and the intent to get vaccinated against COVID-19 among healthcare providers (HCPs) in Iraq.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in January 2021 using web-based facilities to access the respondents. The data were collected through a semi-structured and self-administered questionnaire, including sociodemographic and close-ended questions related to attitude and intention toward COVID-19 vaccination. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were recruited to predict variables. The statistical significance is considered at less than 0.05.

Results: Data of 209 HCPs with a mean age of 45.12 (± 6.37) years have undergone final analysis. Most of the HCPs were males (112, 53.6%) and nurses (110, 52.6%), who had close contact (64.6%) with COVID-19 patients, and forty percent have been infected with COVID-19. Overall, 115 HCPs (58.0%) reported intention to get vaccinated compared to 94 (42.0%) who declined vaccination. Variables associated with intention to get vaccinated among HCPs were high attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination (odds ratio (OR) =  1.740, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.799, 3.786), aged less than 45 years (OR = 3.713; 95% CI: 1.647, 8.367), married (OR = 2.155; 95% CI: 0.984, 4.720), highly educated (OR = 2.657; 95% CI: 1.202, 5.871), doctors (OR = 3.153; 95% CI: 1.428, 6.963), contracted with COVID-19 (OR = 4.119; 95% CI: 1.623, 10.455), directly engaged in management of COVID-19 patients (OR = 3.962; 95% CI: 1.569, 10.005), and had lost a close relative due to COVID-19 (OR = 5.698; 95% CI: 1.506, 12.564).

Conclusion: The urgent need to improve the COVID-19 vaccine uptake rates among Iraqis requires a positive attitude and a high vaccination rate among HCPs.



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Ali Jadoo SA, Ali Mustafa Al-Samarrai M, Thamer Yahyaa B, Hassan Al-Hussainy A, Ibrahim Latif I, Mahmood Yaseen S. Attitude and intention of Iraqi healthcare providers to get vaccinated against COVID-19: a cross-sectional study. jidhealth [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 17 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];5(Special1):700-6. Available from: https://jidhealth.com/index.php/jidhealth/article/view/230

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