Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among health care workers: a cross-sectional survey in Morocco

This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among health care workers prior to the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Morocco. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Cheikh Khalifa University Hospital of Casablanca-Morocco. Utilizing a web-based platfor...

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Published in:	Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics Vol. 17; no. 12; pp. 5076 - 5081
Main Authors:	Khalis, Mohamed, Hatim, Asmaa, Elmouden, Latifa, Diakite, Mory, Marfak, Abdelghafour, Ait El Haj, Soukaina, Farah, Rachid, Jidar, Mohamed, Conde, Kaba Kanko, Hassouni, Kenza, Charaka, Hafida, Lacy, Mark, Aazi, Fatima-Zahra, Nejjari, Chakib
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Taylor & Francis 02-12-2021 Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:	COVID-19 COVID-19 - prevention & control COVID-19 Vaccines Cross-Sectional Studies health care workers Health Personnel Humans Morocco Research Paper SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination vaccine vaccine acceptance Morocco COVID-19 vaccine acceptance vaccine health care workers Morocco
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Summary:	This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among health care workers prior to the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Morocco. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Cheikh Khalifa University Hospital of Casablanca-Morocco. Utilizing a web-based platform surveys were distributed over a 3-week period via professional mailing list and social media. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated by using logistic regression models. A total of 303 health care workers participated in this study. The results showed a relatively high rate of vaccination acceptability (62.0%) among health care workers included in this study. Participants were more likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccine if they were physician, nurse, or technician (OR 1.79; 95% CI: 1.09-2.95), had high score of confidence in the information circulating about COVID-19 (OR 1.91; 95% CI: 1.36-2.69), or had high score of perceived severity of COVID-19 (OR 1.55; 95% CI: 1.11-2.15). Reasons of hesitation/or refusal of COVID-19 vaccine were fear of the likely side effects of the vaccine for 74.8% of participants, and concern about the effectiveness of the vaccine for 47.8%. This study showed a relatively high rate of the COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among health care workers in Morocco. Willingness to be vaccinated was significantly associated with job category, confidence in the information circulating about COVID-19, and perceived severity of COVID-19. These results could be useful in the development of educational interventions to increase the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among health care workers in Morocco and similar settings.
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ISSN:	2164-5515 2164-554X
DOI:	10.1080/21645515.2021.1989921