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Editor, Senior Moderator
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
. 2021 Sep 9;1-22.
doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.291. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Medical Students: The Next COVID-19 Challenge in Wuhan, China
Xudong Gao[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Haiyan Li[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Wenjie He[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Wen Zeng[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the level of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among medical students in Wuhan, China, and to identify the factors and barriers associated with their vaccination decision.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was launched with 612 medical students recruited by convenience sampling from six universities. Data collection measures mainly included a demographic questionnaire, COVID-19 vaccine knowledge questionnaire, and the vaccine hesitancy scale.
Results: A total of 58.2% of medical students reported vaccine hesitancy. The most common reasons for this were worrying about the side effects of vaccines (44.4%), uncertainty about vaccine safety (40.4%), and underestimating the risk of exposure to COVID-19 (27.9%). The main factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among participants were their knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine, training related to COVID-19 vaccines, family address, and education level (P<0.05).
Conclusions: The government, health department and universities in China need to work together and actively communicate with vaccine-hesitant students, establish a standardized COVID-19 vaccine course, and provide on-campus vaccination services.
Keywords: COVID-19; medical students; vaccine hesitancy.
. 2021 Sep 9;1-22.
doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.291. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Medical Students: The Next COVID-19 Challenge in Wuhan, China
Xudong Gao[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Haiyan Li[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Wenjie He[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Wen Zeng[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34496990
- DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2021.291
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the level of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among medical students in Wuhan, China, and to identify the factors and barriers associated with their vaccination decision.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was launched with 612 medical students recruited by convenience sampling from six universities. Data collection measures mainly included a demographic questionnaire, COVID-19 vaccine knowledge questionnaire, and the vaccine hesitancy scale.
Results: A total of 58.2% of medical students reported vaccine hesitancy. The most common reasons for this were worrying about the side effects of vaccines (44.4%), uncertainty about vaccine safety (40.4%), and underestimating the risk of exposure to COVID-19 (27.9%). The main factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among participants were their knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine, training related to COVID-19 vaccines, family address, and education level (P<0.05).
Conclusions: The government, health department and universities in China need to work together and actively communicate with vaccine-hesitant students, establish a standardized COVID-19 vaccine course, and provide on-campus vaccination services.
Keywords: COVID-19; medical students; vaccine hesitancy.