Exploring healthcare workers’ immunisation behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines through psychological patterns
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Exploring healthcare workers’ immunisation behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines through psychological patterns | |
| Creator | Benkaddour, Nour El Houda Ramdani, Sara Khalil, Hind Lekfif, Asmae Abda, Naima Oneib, Bouchra Bentata, Yassamine | |
| Description | Background: The psychological approach can provide valuable insights into vaccination behaviour, especially in high-risk contexts. It offers new perspectives for effective interventions to improve vaccination behaviour.Aim: To investigate key factors influencing stress related to vaccination in emergency situations among healthcare professionals.Setting: Eastern region of Morocco.Methods: We conducted a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study involving 221 healthcare professionals in the Eastern region of Morocco. A snowball sampling method was used to select the participants who were administered a questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was performed with p 0.05 being the level of statistical significance.Results: The participants had a median age of 25.5 years (30–34.5) and were predominantly females (68.3%). Vaccination coverage stood at 84.6%, with a positive perception of 77.8%. The analysis of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) revealed that 51.6% (n = 114) of healthcare professionals experienced stress towards vaccination. Females were almost two times more susceptible to experiencing vaccination stress (p = 0.03). Furthermore, the analysis showed that vaccination profile (p = 0.02), accepting the vaccine for any reason other than its accessibility (p = 0.03) and having a previous coronavirus disease 2019 infection (p = 0.03), were significantly associated with stress. In contrast, healthcare professionals based at the university hospital had a significantly lower stress level (p = 0.01).Conclusion: Moroccan healthcare professionals exhibited high vaccine acceptance and positive perceptions, particularly among vaccinated individuals despite notable stress around immunisation.Contribution: These insights can guide governments and policymakers in developing strategies to enhance healthcare workers’ awareness and understanding of vaccination. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2025-01-24 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/phcfm.v17i1.4710 | |
| Source | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine; Vol 17, No 1 (2025); 11 pages 2071-2936 2071-2928 | |
| Language | eng | |
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