ATTITUDES TOWARD COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE VACCINES ACCEPTANCEAMONG HEALTHCARE STUDENTS, KARACHI: A CROSS-SECTIONALANALYSIS
Objective: This research aims to evaluate the attitude and perception of medical students in Karachi towards Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines for COVID-19 booster dose vaccines. Methods: In May 2022, a cross-sectional study was conducted among Pakistani medical and dental stude...
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Objective:
This research aims to evaluate the attitude and perception of medical students in Karachi towards Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines for COVID-19 booster dose vaccines.
Methods:
In May 2022, a cross-sectional study was conducted among Pakistani medical and dental students at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS). The questionnaire collected data on demographics, COVID-19 vaccine characteristics, and attitudes towards the COVID-19 booster dose. Independent sample t-tests and ANOVA tests were used to compare the mean attitude scores among groups using SPSS. The level of significance was set at 5% for this study.
Results:
A total of 310 medical students participated in the study, with an age range of 18 to 28 years. The majority of participants were female (224; 72.3%). The COVID-19 infection rate among participants was 98 (31.6%), with only 15 (4.8%) reporting hospital admissions. Additionally, 268 (86.5%) reported having relatives who were infected with COVID-19. Two hundred seventy-eight (89.7%) participants believed that the emergence of continuously new variants, followed by 244 (78.7%) not adhering to CDC guidelines regarding vaccination and incomplete dosage (223; 71.9%), were the major causes of breakthrough infections.
Conclusion:
The study concludes that future healthcare students show a concerning level of hesitancy and rejection towards COVID-19 booster doses. The detrimental attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination and booster doses suggests that mass awareness is urgently required to enhance immunity levels among healthcare students.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7362761b0820486a82e4851ff5f429b52025-02-11T18:45:31ZengBaqai University PressBaqai Journal of Health Sciences2312-44232312-68842024-12-01252ATTITUDES TOWARD COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE VACCINES ACCEPTANCEAMONG HEALTHCARE STUDENTS, KARACHI: A CROSS-SECTIONALANALYSISArif Ali0Benish Zia1Shayan Ali2Ali Ahmed3Naqiha Shabbir4M.Phil. Student of Pathology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center KarachiMBBS, Dow University of Health Science (DUHS)MBBS, Dow University of Health Science (DUHS)MBBS, Dow University of Health Science (DUHS)MBBS, Dow University of Health Science (DUHS) Objective: This research aims to evaluate the attitude and perception of medical students in Karachi towards Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines for COVID-19 booster dose vaccines. Methods: In May 2022, a cross-sectional study was conducted among Pakistani medical and dental students at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS). The questionnaire collected data on demographics, COVID-19 vaccine characteristics, and attitudes towards the COVID-19 booster dose. Independent sample t-tests and ANOVA tests were used to compare the mean attitude scores among groups using SPSS. The level of significance was set at 5% for this study. Results: A total of 310 medical students participated in the study, with an age range of 18 to 28 years. The majority of participants were female (224; 72.3%). The COVID-19 infection rate among participants was 98 (31.6%), with only 15 (4.8%) reporting hospital admissions. Additionally, 268 (86.5%) reported having relatives who were infected with COVID-19. Two hundred seventy-eight (89.7%) participants believed that the emergence of continuously new variants, followed by 244 (78.7%) not adhering to CDC guidelines regarding vaccination and incomplete dosage (223; 71.9%), were the major causes of breakthrough infections. Conclusion: The study concludes that future healthcare students show a concerning level of hesitancy and rejection towards COVID-19 booster doses. The detrimental attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination and booster doses suggests that mass awareness is urgently required to enhance immunity levels among healthcare students. https://journals.baqai.edu.pk/index.php/CS/article/view/124COVID-19 vaccinesImmunizationBooster doseMedical studentsKarachi |
| spellingShingle | Arif Ali Benish Zia Shayan Ali Ali Ahmed Naqiha Shabbir ATTITUDES TOWARD COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE VACCINES ACCEPTANCEAMONG HEALTHCARE STUDENTS, KARACHI: A CROSS-SECTIONALANALYSIS Baqai Journal of Health Sciences COVID-19 vaccines Immunization Booster dose Medical students Karachi |
| title | ATTITUDES TOWARD COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE VACCINES ACCEPTANCEAMONG HEALTHCARE STUDENTS, KARACHI: A CROSS-SECTIONALANALYSIS |
| title_full | ATTITUDES TOWARD COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE VACCINES ACCEPTANCEAMONG HEALTHCARE STUDENTS, KARACHI: A CROSS-SECTIONALANALYSIS |
| title_fullStr | ATTITUDES TOWARD COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE VACCINES ACCEPTANCEAMONG HEALTHCARE STUDENTS, KARACHI: A CROSS-SECTIONALANALYSIS |
| title_full_unstemmed | ATTITUDES TOWARD COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE VACCINES ACCEPTANCEAMONG HEALTHCARE STUDENTS, KARACHI: A CROSS-SECTIONALANALYSIS |
| title_short | ATTITUDES TOWARD COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSE VACCINES ACCEPTANCEAMONG HEALTHCARE STUDENTS, KARACHI: A CROSS-SECTIONALANALYSIS |
| title_sort | attitudes toward covid 19 booster dose vaccines acceptanceamong healthcare students karachi a cross sectionalanalysis |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccines Immunization Booster dose Medical students Karachi |
| url | https://journals.baqai.edu.pk/index.php/CS/article/view/124 |
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