Causes of refusing of covid-19 vaccination among medical care providers in Omdurman teaching hospital 2022.

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dc.contributor.authorAHMED MOHAMED AHMED ALFAKI
dc.contributor.authorOTHMAN MOBARAK AISSA MUSTAFA
dc.contributor.authorOHOOD NASRADDIN ALNOOR ALI
dc.contributor.authorTOMADER ALI MOHAMMED
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-11T11:55:18Z
dc.date.available2023-02-11T11:55:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBackground: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic and a current public health priority affecting the general population globally. Vaccination against COVID-19 has been available in Sudan since 2021. Despite the existence of the COVID-19 vaccine and the increasing vaccination rates among, there are reports of refusal to get vaccinated in a different segment of the population, including medical care providers. Data on the acceptance of vaccination and its influencing factors are necessary. Little is known about why medical care providers refuse the COVID-19 vaccination. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the reasons leading to rejecting vaccination, among medical care providing in Omdurman teaching hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a group of medical care providers at Omdurman teaching hospital. Data were collected from 307 participants through direct interview (100 participants were collected through an online Google submission form). Data were entered into SPSS program for analysis. Results: Approximately 46.57 % of the medical care providers in the study had refused COVID-19 vaccination. Among age groups, 37.7% were less than 31years old, from 31-40 years old were 5.5% and 3.2% more than 40 years old. Refusal among doctors was 19.86%, , 20.5% of nurses were refused, 3.58%, refusal among laboratory technicians, among Anasethia technicians 0.65% were refused to get vaccine, 1.95% pharmacists refused. Three main categories of reasons for refusing a COVID-19 vaccination were identified: it’s a new vaccine and there is no enough data, they don’t believe in vaccine, and it has many complications. Conclusions: Approximately near half of the medical care providers in Omdurman teaching hospital participated in this study were indicated to refuse COVID-19 vaccination. The development of effective vaccine will be an important landmark for vaccine hesitancy and refusal among medical care providers.
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.napata.edu.sd/handle/123456789/308
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNapata College
dc.titleCauses of refusing of covid-19 vaccination among medical care providers in Omdurman teaching hospital 2022.
dc.typeThesis
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