The Acceptance and Hesitancy of Covid-19 Vaccine among Nurses in Public Sector Tertiary Care Hospitals of Peshawar
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https://doi.org/10.37762/jfinph.82Keywords:
Acceptance, Hesitancy, COVID-19, Vaccine, NursesAbstract
OBJECTIVES
To assess Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy level among Nurses in the Public Sector Tertiary Care Hospitals of Peshawar.
METHODOLOGY
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 September to 31 December 2021 at public sector tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three hundred forty staff nurses were included in this study using convenient sampling techniques. A modified questionnaire was used for data collection, and consent was taken from the participants. Data were analyzed through SPSS software version 25.0.
RESULTS
The study’s findings showed that 92.4% of the participants agreed to receive the vaccine, and 3.9% disagreed to get it. And most of the participants were hesitant for the reasons of the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine 48.3%, worried about the adverse effects of the vaccine 62.3%, fear of being infected with COVID-19 after getting the vaccine 50%, and COVID-19 vaccine not give permanent protection to the vaccinated people 61.1%.
CONCLUSION
Despite overall acceptance among nurses, others express fear of being vaccinated and consider the vaccine non-effective. Forthcoming vaccination must address this hesitancy that the vaccine is safe and provide immunity to get adequate results.
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