Knowledge and willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine: a survey from Anhui Province, China. Issue 1 (31st December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Huoba; Cheng, Lulu; Tao, Juan; Chen, Deyu; Zeng, Chenchen
• Is Part Of: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. Volume 18:Issue 1(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-12-31
• Subjects: COVID-19 vaccine -- geriatric care facility -- knowledge -- willingness -- survey; Vaccines -- Periodicals; 615.372
• DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.2024064
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2164-5515

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Vaccinations can prevent COVID-19 and control its spread quickly and efficiently. This study aimed to investigate knowledge and willingness of geriatric care facility staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and to provide a basis for the government to promote the COVID-19 vaccine and guide people to get vaccinated. Study design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Data on characteristics of the participants, knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine, and willingness to get vaccinated for COVID-19 were collected through an online survey from May 19 to June 18, 2021. Statistical analyses were conducted with ANOVA, chi-square, logistic regression. Results: The survey illustrated that the highest score of COVID-19 vaccine knowledge was 50, the lowest 20, and the average 44.22. It also demonstrated that 91.3% of the participants had a good knowledge of COVID-19 vaccine, and that 97.3% participants were willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The results showed that geriatric care facility staff had varied level of the COVID-19 vaccine knowledge depending upon their age, educational background, and other factors, and correspondingly, their willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine was affected by their knowledge level of COVID-19 vaccine. Conclusions: In general, the participants, the staff of geriatric care facilities in Anhui Province, had good mastery of the COVID-19 vaccine, and they were willing to get vaccinated. However, there still existed a few participants with poor knowledge, who were unwilling to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Government can guide people to accept vaccination by enhancing publicity about the effects and adverse reactions of COVID-19 vaccines.