Hesitation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine among medical students in Brazil
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.)
; 67(10): 1397-1402, Oct. 2021. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE:
This study aims to know the main determinants of hesitation to the vaccine against COVID-19 mentioned by medical students in Brazil.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study with 250 students who answered the online questionnaire between December 18, 2020 and January 8, 2021.RESULTS:
Most students (84%) mentioned the intention to take anti-COVID vaccine and 14% were hesitant. Information provided by governments (59.2%), the pharmaceutical industry (54.4%), and the press (51.6%) were the items that most generated vaccine hesitation.CONCLUSION:
In the context of the COVID-19, vaccine hesitation is an additional concern because adherence to vaccination is a recurring challenge. The category of contextual influences predominated among the main determinants of anti-COVID vaccine hesitation expressed by medical students in Brazil, disfavoring vaccine adherence in this public.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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4_TD
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.)
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article