Attitudes towards the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Get Vaccinated among Healthcare Workers in French Guiana: The Influence of Geographical Origin
<i>Background:</i> In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the expansion of the more transmissible 20J/501Y.V3 (Gamma) variant of concern (VOC), mRNA vaccines have been made available in French Guiana, an overseas French territory in South America, from mid-January 2021. This...
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Nicolas Vignier Kepha Brureau Sybille Granier Jacques Breton Céline Michaud Mélanie Gaillet Camille Agostini Mathilde Ballet Mathieu Nacher Audrey Valdes Philippe Abboud Antoine Adenis Félix Djossou Loïc Epelboin Maylis Douine Attitudes towards the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Get Vaccinated among Healthcare Workers in French Guiana: The Influence of Geographical Origin Vaccines COVID-19 vaccines health personnel vaccine hesitancy willingness to get vaccinated French Guiana South America |
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Nicolas Vignier Kepha Brureau Sybille Granier Jacques Breton Céline Michaud Mélanie Gaillet Camille Agostini Mathilde Ballet Mathieu Nacher Audrey Valdes Philippe Abboud Antoine Adenis Félix Djossou Loïc Epelboin Maylis Douine |
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Attitudes towards the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Get Vaccinated among Healthcare Workers in French Guiana: The Influence of Geographical Origin |
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Attitudes towards the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Get Vaccinated among Healthcare Workers in French Guiana: The Influence of Geographical Origin |
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Attitudes towards the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Get Vaccinated among Healthcare Workers in French Guiana: The Influence of Geographical Origin |
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Attitudes towards the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Get Vaccinated among Healthcare Workers in French Guiana: The Influence of Geographical Origin |
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Attitudes towards the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Get Vaccinated among Healthcare Workers in French Guiana: The Influence of Geographical Origin |
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attitudes towards the covid-19 vaccine and willingness to get vaccinated among healthcare workers in french guiana: the influence of geographical origin |
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<i>Background:</i> In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the expansion of the more transmissible 20J/501Y.V3 (Gamma) variant of concern (VOC), mRNA vaccines have been made available in French Guiana, an overseas French territory in South America, from mid-January 2021. This study aimed to estimate the willingness to be vaccinated and the socio-demographic and motivational correlates among Health Care Workers (HCWs) in French Guiana. <i>Methods:</i> A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January 22 to March 26, 2021 among a sample of HCWs in French Guiana. They were asked about their willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy, vaccine uptake and vaccines attitudes. Factors associated with willingness to get vaccinated have been analyzed with ordinal logistic regression, using Stata software. <i>Results:</i> A total of 579 HCWs were interviewed, including 220 physicians and 200 nurses most often working in hospital (54%) or in the liberal sector (22%). Overall, 65.6% of respondents reported that they were willing or had already been vaccinated against COVID-19, while 24.3% of respondents reported that they did not want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and 11.2% were unsure. HCWs were more willing to get vaccine if they were older, were worried about COVID-19 and were confident in the management of epidemic. Conversely, participants were less likely to have been vaccinated or willing to if they were nurses or of another non-medical profession, born in French Guiana, feared adverse effects, or if they did not trust pharmaceutical companies and management of the epidemic by authorities. <i>Conclusion:</i> Negative attitudes towards vaccines are a major public health concern among HCWs in French Guiana when considering the current active epidemic with Gamma VOC. General vaccine hesitancy and concerns about future side effects in particular represent important barriers. Low confidence in government and science are significant in COVID-19 vaccine refusal among non-medical staffs. Public health messaging with information on vaccine safety should be tailored to address these concerns. The specific challenges of HCWs from French Guiana must be taken into account. |
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doaj-0337cf6c81e447ea9b2517141ae917e12021-07-01T00:44:14ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2021-06-01968268210.3390/vaccines9060682Attitudes towards the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Get Vaccinated among Healthcare Workers in French Guiana: The Influence of Geographical OriginNicolas Vignier0Kepha Brureau1Sybille Granier2Jacques Breton3Céline Michaud4Mélanie Gaillet5Camille Agostini6Mathilde Ballet7Mathieu Nacher8Audrey Valdes9Philippe Abboud10Antoine Adenis11Félix Djossou12Loïc Epelboin13Maylis Douine14Centre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane, CIC Inserm 1424, DRISP, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Av des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, FranceCentre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane, CIC Inserm 1424, DRISP, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Av des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, FranceCentre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane, CIC Inserm 1424, DRISP, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Av des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, FranceUnion Régionale des Professions de Santé—Médecins Libéraux de Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, FranceCentres Délocalisés de Prévention et de Soins, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, 97300 Cayenne, FranceCentres Délocalisés de Prévention et de Soins, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, 97300 Cayenne, FranceCentre Hospitalier Ouest Guyanais, 97320 Saint Laurent du Maroni, FranceAgence Régionale de la Santé de Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, FranceCentre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane, CIC Inserm 1424, DRISP, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Av des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, FranceHygiene Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, 97306 Cayenne, FranceUnité des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, 97306 Cayenne, FranceCentre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane, CIC Inserm 1424, DRISP, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Av des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, FranceCampus de Troubiran, DFR Santé, Université de Guyane, 97337 Cayenne, FranceCampus de Troubiran, DFR Santé, Université de Guyane, 97337 Cayenne, FranceCentre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane, CIC Inserm 1424, DRISP, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Av des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, France<i>Background:</i> In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the expansion of the more transmissible 20J/501Y.V3 (Gamma) variant of concern (VOC), mRNA vaccines have been made available in French Guiana, an overseas French territory in South America, from mid-January 2021. This study aimed to estimate the willingness to be vaccinated and the socio-demographic and motivational correlates among Health Care Workers (HCWs) in French Guiana. <i>Methods:</i> A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January 22 to March 26, 2021 among a sample of HCWs in French Guiana. They were asked about their willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy, vaccine uptake and vaccines attitudes. Factors associated with willingness to get vaccinated have been analyzed with ordinal logistic regression, using Stata software. <i>Results:</i> A total of 579 HCWs were interviewed, including 220 physicians and 200 nurses most often working in hospital (54%) or in the liberal sector (22%). Overall, 65.6% of respondents reported that they were willing or had already been vaccinated against COVID-19, while 24.3% of respondents reported that they did not want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and 11.2% were unsure. HCWs were more willing to get vaccine if they were older, were worried about COVID-19 and were confident in the management of epidemic. Conversely, participants were less likely to have been vaccinated or willing to if they were nurses or of another non-medical profession, born in French Guiana, feared adverse effects, or if they did not trust pharmaceutical companies and management of the epidemic by authorities. <i>Conclusion:</i> Negative attitudes towards vaccines are a major public health concern among HCWs in French Guiana when considering the current active epidemic with Gamma VOC. General vaccine hesitancy and concerns about future side effects in particular represent important barriers. Low confidence in government and science are significant in COVID-19 vaccine refusal among non-medical staffs. Public health messaging with information on vaccine safety should be tailored to address these concerns. The specific challenges of HCWs from French Guiana must be taken into account.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/6/682COVID-19 vaccineshealth personnelvaccine hesitancywillingness to get vaccinatedFrench GuianaSouth America |