Factors associated with Covid-19 vaccine uptake among health professionals in Debre Markos town public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19594862 |
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| Authors | Michu Belay (Amhara Regional Health Bureau, corresponding author), Tilahun Degu Tsega (0000-0002-2388-3171, Jigjiga University, corresponding author), Muluye Molla (Debre Markos University, corresponding author), Muluken Teshome (Debre Markos University, corresponding author) |
| Editors | Nyamongo Onkoba |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | e0002893 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375 |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002893 |
| PMID | 38568893 |
| OpenAlex | W4393867385 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Health professionals are at the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic exposure and are identified as a priority target group that needs to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Data on Ethiopian healthcare workers’ use of the COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors, however, are scarce. Using a simple random sampling method, 398 health professionals were recruited through an institutional-based cross-sectional study design. Health professionals working in Debre Markos town public health facilities filled out a self-administered questionnaire that had been pretested to obtain the data. Then, the data were entered into Epi data version 4.2; and analyzed by SPSS 25. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression analysis were computed after model assumptions were checked. The adjusted odds ratio with 95% CI was calculated and statistical significance was declared at P-value = 35 years (AOR: 4.39, 95% CI: 1.89, 10.19), having a higher income (>9056 Birr) (AOR: 1.79, 95% CI: 1.03, 3.10), who practiced COVID-19 Prevention methods (AOR: 2.39, 95% CI: 1.51, 3.77), Adulthood previous other immunization histories (AOR: 1.63, 95% CI: 1.15, 2.56) and having a chronic disease (AOR:1.90,95% CI: 1.07, 3.74). This study revealed that the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine was low. Age > = 35 years, having a higher income, who practiced COVID-19 prevention methods, having adulthood previous immunization histories, and having chronic disease were statistically significantly identified factors for COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Therefore, policymakers and health managers should think about the requirement of immunization of healthcare workers and develop plans for administering the COVID-19 vaccine
Cross-sectional study · Descriptive statistics · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Pandemic · Public health · Statistical significance · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Medicine · Nursing · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |