Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination among primary healthcare nurses in the pandemic and post-pandemic period : cross-sectional study

Pristov, Zorica (author), Lobe, Bojana (author), Sočan, Maja (author)

The decision to vaccinate against COVID-19 is primarily a personal choice influenced by numerous factors. Vaccine acceptance and a positive attitude towards vaccination among nurses have an impact on patients’ willingness to vaccinate. To assess COVID-19 vaccination coverage among primary healthcare nurses and to associate socio-demographic factors, comorbidity, self-rated health, and unhealthy lifestyle with the decision to be vaccinated, we conducted an online cross-sectional study from March to May 2023 using a self-administrated questionnaire. Probability sampling was used to select 32 health centers and nurses were invited via email. Among the 560 participants who completed survey, 78.3% and 50.8% received the primary two-dose course and at least one booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine, respectively. Primary care nurses who were ≥41 years of age, physically less active, and those who were overweight opted statistically significantly more often for the primary vaccination scheme (p = 0.00, 0.015 and 0.017, respectively). Education and the living environments of primary care nurses did not significantly influence the decision to receive two primary COVID-19 doses. Likewise, good self-rated health and comorbidity did not contribute significantly to the vaccination decision. Nurses that were vaccinated with booster doses were significantly more often overweight (p = 0.034) and ≥41 year of age (p = 0.000).

• Language: English
• Keywords: primary care nurse, nurses, COVID-19, vaccine, booster dose, survey
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 31.05.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 1-13
• Numbering: Vol. 12, iarticle no. ǂ602
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-161460
• UDC: 616.9
• ISSN on article: 2076-393X
• DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12060602
• COBISS.SI-ID: 197592323
• Publication date in RUL: 11.09.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Vaccines
• Shortened title: Vaccines
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2076-393X
• COBISS.SI-ID: 520262937

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: medicinske sestre, negovalne sestre, Covid-19, cepivo, poživitveni odmerek, raziskava