Aim: The present study assessed the adherence to the COVID-19
vaccine among healthcare providers in Rural Areas in the Northern State of
Sudan.
Background: Control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through
vaccination is not merely dependent on vaccine efficacy and safety. Instead,
the vaccine also needs to have health professionals and general public
acceptance for successful control of the virus.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at
Merowe Hospital in a rural area in the Northern state of Sudan; the hospital
offers medical and health services for many villages around the hospital, and
the study period was extended from December 2021 to March 2022. The study was
carried out among 108 participants; they were selected using a purposive
sampling technique. Data were collected via a questionnaire. Data was entered
into SPSS version 25. Analysis was done using frequency tables and
cross-tabulations; significance was considered at P ≤ 0.05.
Results: The study found that 52.8% were not vaccinated, while
72.2% of total participants would recommend the COVID-19 vaccine to their
family, friends, and patients, and 53.7% said that they had contributed to
community campaigns to encourage people to get the vaccine,64.7% of vaccinated
participants took the vaccine because they were afraid of occupational hazards,
27.8% their respond about vaccine effect in prevention was negative and there
was a significant association between profession and contribution in community
campaign P-value equal to 0.035. The finding indicates that the major obstacle
to vaccination adherence and acceptance is a lack of reliable information, a
challenge that authorities could address quickly. By providing comprehensive
and accurate vaccine information, authorities could significantly improve
vaccination adherence, acceptance, and coverage.
Conclusion: Nearly half of the participants (47.2%) were
immunized. Getting enough and correct information about the vaccines that the
available was the main aspect that could enhance vaccination uptake. The
current analysis offers the authorities profound insights into the anticipated
challenges, issues, and potential courses of action. Efficient and
evidence-based measures to encourage the use of the COVID-19 vaccine among
healthcare providers are urgently required.
Author
(s) Details
Nadia Ahmed Mohammed
Hamad
Faculty of Medicine
and Health Sciences, Merowe University of Technology, Sudan.
Amal
Mohammed Hamid
Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi
Arabia.
Amal
Abdelgadir Mohame
College of Applied Medical Science, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.
Khalida
Hussain Saeed Sharaf
Vision Medical College in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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