Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medicine

Department of Non-Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing 400042, China

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• Mini Review   
  The Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy Profiles and Contributing Factors Among Chinese Community Healthcare Workers
  Author(s): Xianxian Ding*
  
  In this paper, community HCWs in the southwest Chinese city of Chongqing are evaluated with regard to their seasonal influenza vaccine hesitancy (IVH) and its causes. Methods: Using a self-administered computerised questionnaire, a cross-sectional survey of 1030 community HCWs with direct or indirect patient contact was carried out from July to September 2021. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine potential risk variables for IVH in community HCWs and produce adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: In the 2020–2021 season, 65.8% of community HCWs had IVH, whereas 46.2% of community HCWs received vaccinations. IVH was positively correlated with "don't know the coverage in China" (OR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.01-2.11; 40-year-old group OR: 3.02, 1.92-4.76), and "complacency" (OR: 4.55, 95% CI: 3.14- 6.60). the locality.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2576-1420.2022.7.249

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