Understanding factors influencing healthcare workers' intention towards the COVID-19 vaccine

Globally, healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of acquiring Coronavirus infection. In addition, they are role models for the general public concerning attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, they play a critical role in successfully promoting practices aiming to reduce the transmi...

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Published in:PloS one 2023-07, Vol.18 (7), p.e0286794-e0286794
Main Authors: Xie, Zhuyun, Qalati, Sikandar Ali, Limón, Mónica Lorena Sánchez, Sulaiman, Mohammad Ali Bait Ali, Qureshi, Naveed Akhtar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude
Attitudes
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 Vaccines
Data analysis
Data collection
Disease control
Disease transmission
Female
Health aspects
Health care
Health Personnel
Health risks
Humans
Immunization
Intention
Male
Medical personnel
Medicine and Health Sciences
Multivariate statistical analysis
Pandemics
People and Places
Perceptions
Public health
Social Sciences
Surveys and Questionnaires
Systematic review
Theory of planned behavior
Urban areas
Vaccines
Viral diseases
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Summary:Globally, healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of acquiring Coronavirus infection. In addition, they are role models for the general public concerning attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, they play a critical role in successfully promoting practices aiming to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 infection. Therefore, this study broadly based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) explores the factors influencing HCWs' intention to be vaccinated. An online survey was administered using Google Form to collect data from HCWs working in the public health sector of Pakistan. The sample included 813 participants, two-thirds were female, and one-third were male. In addition, 41.5% of them were aged between 26-35 years, 32.6% had master's level education, 25% were nurses, and 57.7% of them were living in urban areas. Data analysis was run using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The research findings reveal the positive and significant effect of the TPB factors (attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control) and the extended factor of vaccine confidence on HCWs' intention to be vaccinated. This study's model explains 66.4% of variations in HCWs' intention to be vaccinated.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0286794