Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice

[Attitudes towards Covid-19 Vaccines among Health Care Workers and Laymen ]

MOLNÁR Dóra1, KRISTÓF-VARGA Erika2, LOBANOV-BUDAI Éva3, NÉMETH Anikó3

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice - 2023;36(1)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55608/nover.36.0002

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[This study aimed to assess the attitudes towards Covid-19 vaccines among health care workers and laymen and to shed light on the similarities and differences between the two groups. 

A self-constructed online questionnaire was administered between June and September of 2022. The sampling method was not random, but we relied on the easy to access people. Data were analysed with IBM SPSS 20.6; descriptive statistics, chi-square, Mann-Whitney probes, and Fisher exact tests were applied (p<0.05). There were 1,041 questionnaires included in the final analysis.

There is a vast difference based on vaccination between the two groups; 77.9% of healthcare workers have 3 or more vaccines, while 45.9% of laymen have at least 3. According to health care workers vaccination is the most effective way of defence against Covid-19, although they have experienced more side effects and psychological stress due to vaccination than laymen. Laymen are less trusting they think vaccines are dangerous and have more negative effects. Health care workers get information from experts, while laymen rely on online sources and social media. The majority would accept Western vaccines. Based on the vaccine acceptance defined by the WHO both groups are more repulsive than the populations studied earlier.

The fears and negative attitudes towards Covid-19 vaccines among laymen can be diminished only by health care workers, therefore it is of high importance that they are well informed.]

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