COVID-19 VACCINE HESITANCY AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS.

Authors

Muhammad Atif Ata1 , Palwasha Abbasi2 , Allah Wadhayo3 , Qamar Zaman Phul4 , Samreen Ali5 , Mashkoor Ansari6 , Mehwish Kashif7 . Kashif Rasheed Shaikh8

KEY WORDS: Covid – 19 Vaccines, Hesitancy, Adverse Effects, Awareness

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Since the beginning of coronavirus disease in World, there is lot of research being published

in medical journals. OBJECTIVE

: In current study, we aimed to explore the coronavirus – 19 vaccine acceptances and hesitancy among medical

students and determining the barriers that adversely affects the vaccination, METHODS: A case control descriptive

study was conducted at Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Suleman Roshan Medical College from January

2021 to September 2021. A questionnaire was designed in accordance to previous studies on vaccine hesitancy

among medical students. Online proforma link was shared by the principal researcher within the social and internet

network of medical students as a group. A sample of 600medical students was collected hesitancy or refusal among

medical students. SPSS v 19.0 (IBM, Inc. USA)analyzed data variables using P-value of ≤ 0.05 (95% CI) was taken

as significant. RESULTS: Concerns of vaccine safety was observed in 53.1%, fear of side effects in 19.1%, vaccine

made much quickly to be trusted 18.7%, don’t believe vaccine makes immune in 17.1% and COVID–19 is over, no

need of vaccinewas observed in 12.8% participants. Definitely refusal, hesitancy (not sure) and hesitancy refusal

were observed in 119 (19.8%), 203 (33.5%) and 76 (12.6%) of participants. Definitely acceptance and acceptance with

hesitancy was observed in 113 (18.8%) and 89 (14.7%) of participants. CONCLUSION: It is concluded there is

need to intensify public awareness to halt the hesitancy for vaccination, thereby improving the COVID‐19

vaccination

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