Acceptance of the coronavirus disease-2019 vaccine among medical students in Uganda

被引：119

作者：

Kanyike, Andrew Marvin ^{[1
]}

Olum, Ronald ^{[2
]}

Kajjimu, Jonathan ^{[3
]}

Ojilong, Daniel ^{[1
]}

Akech, Gabriel Madut ^{[1
]}

Nassozi, Dianah Rhoda ^{[4
]}

Agira, Drake ^{[5
]}

Wamala, Nicholas Kisaakye ^{[6
]}

Asiimwe, Asaph ^{[7
]}

Matovu, Dissan ^{[8
]}

Nakimuli, Ann Babra ^{[9
]}

Lyavala, Musilim ^{[10
]}

Kulwenza, Patricia ^{[10
]}

Kiwumulo, Joshua ^{[11
]}

Bongomin, Felix ^{[12
,13
]}

机构：

[1] Busitema Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Mbale, Uganda

[2] Makerere Univ, Sch Med, Coll Hlth Sci, Kampala, Uganda

[3] Mbarara Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Med, Mbarara, Uganda

[4] Makerere Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Coll Hlth Sci, Kampala, Uganda

[5] Kabale Univ, Sch Med, Kabale, Uganda

[6] Kampala Int Univ, Fac Clin Med & Dent, Ishaka, Bushenyi, Uganda

[7] Soroti Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Soroti, Uganda

[8] King Ceaser Univ, Fac Biol Med & Hlth, Kampala, Uganda

[9] Uganda Christian Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Mukono, Uganda

[10] Islamic Univ Uganda, Fac Med, Mbale, Uganda

[11] Gulu Univ, Fac Med, Gulu, Uganda

[12] Gulu Univ, Dept Med Microbiol & Immunol, Fac Med, Gulu, Uganda

[13] Makerere Univ, Coll Hlth Sci, Dept Med, Kampala, Uganda

来源：

TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH | 2021年 / 49卷 / 01期

关键词：

COVID-19; Vaccine acceptance; Vaccine hesitancy; Medical students;

D O I：

10.1186/s41182-021-00331-1

中图分类号：

R188.11 [热带医学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Background COVID-19 is still a major global threat for which vaccination remains the ultimate solution. Uganda reported 40,751 cases and 335 deaths as of 9 April 2021 and started its vaccination program among priority groups like health workers, teachers, those with chronic diseases among others in early March 2021. Unanimous uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine is required to subsequently avert its spread; therefore, we assessed COVID-19 vaccine acceptability, hesitancy, and associated factors among medical students in Uganda. Methods This study employed an online descriptive cross-sectional survey among medical students across 10 medical schools in Uganda. A structured questionnaire via Google Form was conveniently sent to eligible participants via WhatsApp. Each medical school had a coordinator who consistently shared the data tool in the WhatsApp groups. Chi-square or Fisher's exact test, and logistic regression were used to assess the association between vaccine acceptability with demographics, COVID-19 risk perception, and vaccine hesitancy. Results We surveyed 600 medical students, 377 (62.8%) were male. COVID-19 vaccine acceptability was 37.3% and vaccine hesitancy 30.7%. Factors associated with vaccine acceptability were being male (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.9, 95% CI 1.3-2.9, p=0.001) and being single (aOR= 2.1, 95% CI 1.1-3.9, p=0.022). Very high (aOR= 3.5, 95% CI 1.7-6.9, p<0.001) or moderate (aOR =2.2, 95% CI 1.2-4.1, p=0.008) perceived risk of getting COVID-19 in the future, receiving any vaccine in the past 5 years (aOR= 1.6, 95% CI 1.1-2.5, p=0.017), and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (aOR 0.6, 95% CI 0.4-0.9, p=0.036). Conclusions This study revealed low levels of acceptance towards the COVID-19 vaccine among medical students, low self-perceived risks of COVID-19, and many had relied on social media that provided them with negative information. This poses an evident risk on the battle towards COVID-19 in the future especially when these future health professions are expected to be influencing decisions of the general public towards the same.

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