Awareness of health care workers regarding COVID-19 vaccine in a tertiary care hospital-a knowledge, attitude, and practice study

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dc.contributor.authorJ, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorNagaral, JVen_US
dc.contributor.authorP, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorV, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorN, SGen_US
dc.contributor.authorN, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorJ, MM.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:38:01Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:38:01Z
dc.date.issued2022-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-2-novel coronavirus termed as COVID 19 is a major outbreak which was deleterious globally created a rapid cases of pulmonary infectious disease that caused the SARS. Building up confidence in vaccination depends on the interaction between public and doctors. Attitude toward usage of vaccination by healthcare workers (HCWs) is a major factor that is associated with general public acceptance of vaccination, fidelity to schedules, and devoid of hesitation/aversion. In addition, vaccinated HCWs also have a perceptible effect of decisiveness in general public to take a vaccine. Aims and Objectives: To understand the knowledge, attitude and practices on COVID vaccine among HCWs. Materials and Methods: This is a hospital-based, observational cross-sectional study done in Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Teaching hospital, Hassan. A sample of 340 HCWs who have been vaccinated 1st dose of inactivated COVID Vaccine was taken up for the study. A predesigned questionnaire was prepared and given to all the HCWs in the observation period of 30 min after vaccination. The questionnaire had 13 questions, and the data were collected and analyzed. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis. Results: This study was done in a district hospital, Hassan, Karnataka with a sample size of 340 HCWs participated in the study and completed the study questionnaire, out of which 146 men (43.4%) and 190 women (56.54%). Willingness to take the vaccine is 96%. 93.4% of HCWs encourage others to take vaccine. Our institution arranged a adverse events following immunization reporting and monitoring team management and 93.9% of the HCWs knew where to report if any adverse events occur in the observation period of 30 min after vaccination and also after going back to their respective homes through a telephone number and also this will help knowing the and acceptability of the vaccines. Conclusion: HCWs play an influential role in general public vaccination program. The information from this study will help to gain more knowledge and also allow the general public to future vaccination acceptability. The approach of HCWs might help in creating awareness and preventing false information about COVID vaccine among general public.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationJ A, Nagaral JV, P D, V K, N SG, N R, J MM.. Awareness of health care workers regarding COVID-19 vaccine in a tertiary care hospital-a knowledge, attitude, and practice study. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2022 Jul; 12(7): 948-951en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3206
dc.identifier.issn2320-4672
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/217648
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2022.12.10367202117122021en_US
dc.subjectInactivated COVID Vaccineen_US
dc.subjectCOVID 19en_US
dc.subjectHealthcare Workeren_US
dc.subjectVaccinationen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitude and Practicesen_US
dc.titleAwareness of health care workers regarding COVID-19 vaccine in a tertiary care hospital-a knowledge, attitude, and practice studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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