Education as a Predictor Factor for Knowledge of COVID-19 in Portugal

Silva, Joana G.; Silva, Carla Sofia; Alexandre, B.; Morgado, Pedro

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.680726

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“…Several studies in both healthcare workers and the general population confirm the fact that lower educational level is associated with decreased acceptance of the first COVID‐19 booster dose (Chrissian et al, 2022 ; Chu et al, 2022 ; Miao et al, 2022 ; Paul & Fancourt, 2022 ). This could be attributed to the fact that educational level is associated with health knowledge regarding COVID‐19 (Gomes da Silva et al, 2021 ). Increased knowledge regarding COVID‐19 predicts first booster willingness in healthcare workers (Alhasan et al, 2021 ).…”

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Predictors of second COVID‐19 booster dose or new COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses: A cross‐sectional study

Galanis

Vraka

Katsiroumpa

et al. 2022

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives To assess the levels of second COVID‐19 booster dose/new COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses and explore the potential predictors of vaccine hesitancy. Background COVID‐19 full vaccination seems to be highly effective against highly contagious variants of SARS‐CoV‐2. Healthcare workers are at high‐risk group since they have experienced high levels of COVID‐19‐associated morbidity and mortality. Design An on‐line cross‐sectional study was carried out in Greece in May 2022, using a self‐administered questionnaire. Methods The study population included nurses in healthcare services who were fully vaccinated against COVID‐19 at the time of study. We considered socio‐demographic characteristics, COVID‐19‐related variables, and attitudes toward COVID‐19 vaccination and pandemic as potential predictors of vaccine hesitancy. We applied the STROBE checklist in our study. Results Among 795 nurses, 30.9% were hesitant toward a second booster dose or a new COVID‐19 vaccine. Independent predictors of hesitancy included lower educational level, absence of a chronic condition, good/very good self‐perceived physical health, lack of flu vaccination during 2021, front‐line nurses that provided healthcare to COVID‐19 patients, nurses that had not been diagnosed with COVID‐19 and nurses that had at least one relative/friend that has died from COVID‐19. Moreover, increased compliance with hygiene measures, increased fear of a second booster dose/new COVID‐19 vaccine and decreased trust in COVID‐19 vaccination were associated with increased hesitancy. Conclusions Our study shows that a significant percentage of nurses are hesitant toward a second booster dose/new COVID‐19 vaccine. This initial hesitancy could be a barrier to efforts to control the COVID‐19 pandemic. Relevance to clinical practice Nurses' role during the COVID‐19 pandemic is essential since they are the front‐line healthcare workers empowering the public with their passion and empathy. There is a need to communicate COVID‐19 vaccine science in a way that is accessible to nurses in order to decrease COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy. Patient or public contribution No patient or public contribution.

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Predictors of second COVID‐19 booster dose or new COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses: A cross‐sectional study

Galanis

Vraka

Katsiroumpa

et al. 2022

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…48 Another study done in Portugal reported education as a positive predictor of COVID-19 level of knowledge. 49…”

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Knowledge of COVID-19, the practice of preventive measures, and their predictors among the residents of an LGA in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Soroye¹,

Ameh²,

Imarhiagbe³

et al. 2023

Magna Sci. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Background: Knowledge is said to determine a behavioral change as well as the practice of good health. Was the knowledge of COVID-19 able to bring about positive behavioral changes and practices among the populace? This study assessed the knowledge of COVID-19, the practice of preventive measures as well as their predictors. Methodology: Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data on knowledge of COVID-19 and the practice of WHO COVID-19 preventive measures. Data were analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. Categorical data were analyzed and reported as means, standard deviation, and frequency. Binary logistic regression was done to determine predictors. Results: Nine out of ten participants knew that a virus caused COVID-19 and that it could be transmitted by close contact; however, 3% felt it was a spiritual attack. Most participants knew COVID-19 is transmittable through talking (83.2%), coughing (95%), sneezing (93.2%), and directly through contaminated surfaces. Over 80% knew the most common symptoms of fever, cough, and fatigue. One-third of participants knew a change or loss of taste and smell are less severe symptoms and that the inability to speak or complete a sentence is a severe symptom. Though, 7 out of 10 participants knew all the preventive measures for COVID-19, a third was not practicing physical distancing. Age group, education, tribe, and religion were predictors of COVID-19 knowledge and that of practice was age group. Conclusion: Though many participants had good knowledge of COVID-19, etiology, transmission, and prevention, the knowledge about common symptoms and the severity of associated symptoms was poor. Their knowledge did not translate to practice because only 4 out of 10 practiced preventive measures.

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“…Several studies in both healthcare workers and the general population confirm the fact that lower educational level is associated with decreased acceptance of the first COVID-19 booster dose (Chrissian et al, 2022; Chu et al, 2022; Miao et al, 2022; Paul & Fancourt, 2022). This could be attributed to the fact that educational level is associated with health knowledge regarding COVID-19 (Gomes da Silva et al, 2021). Increased knowledge regarding COVID-19 predicts first booster willingness in healthcare workers (Alhasan et al, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predictors of second COVID-19 booster dose or new COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses: a cross-sectional study

Galanis

Vraka

Katsiroumpa

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Aims and objectives: To assess the levels of second COVID-19 booster dose or new COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses and explore the potential predictors of vaccine hesitancy. Background: COVID-19 full vaccination seems to be highly effective against highly contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2. Healthcare workers are a high-risk group since they have experienced high levels of COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality. Methods: An on-line cross-sectional study was carried out in Greece in May 2022, using a self-administered questionnaire. The study population included nurses in healthcare services who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the time of study. We considered socio-demographic characteristics, COVID-19-related variables, and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination and pandemic as potential predictors of vaccine hesitancy. Results: Among 795 nurses, 30.9% were hesitant toward a second booster dose or a new COVID-19 vaccine. Independent predictors of hesitancy included lower educational level, absence of a chronic condition, good/very good self-perceived physical health, lack of flu vaccination during 2021, front-line nurses that provided healthcare to COVID-19 patients during the pandemic, nurses that had not been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic, and nurses that had at least one relative/friend that has died from COVID-19. Moreover, increased compliance with hygiene measures, increased fear of a second booster dose/new COVID-19 vaccine, and decreased trust in COVID-19 vaccination were associated with increased hesitancy. Conclusions: Our study shows that a significant percentage of nurses are hesitant toward a second booster dose/new COVID-19 vaccine. This initial hesitancy could be a barrier to efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a need to communicate COVID-19 vaccine science in a way that is accessible to nurses in order to decrease COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.

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Education as a Predictor Factor for Knowledge of COVID-19 in Portugal

Cited by 12 publications

References 41 publications

Predictors of second COVID‐19 booster dose or new COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses: A cross‐sectional study

Predictors of second COVID‐19 booster dose or new COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses: A cross‐sectional study

Knowledge of COVID-19, the practice of preventive measures, and their predictors among the residents of an LGA in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Predictors of second COVID-19 booster dose or new COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses: a cross-sectional study

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