Title
Practices, attitudes, and factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination among Peruvian dental students vs. different health science fields: A cross-sectional study
Date Issued
2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Abstract
Aim: To determine practices, attitudes, and factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination among students from different health science schools. Materials and Methods: This was an analytical, observational, and prospective study. This study evaluated students from different health science schools of the Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima, Peru, from March to July 2021. This was the period during which the national vaccination campaign began in Peru. Data collection was carried out using a validated, anonymous, and virtual questionnaire using Microsoft Forms. This measured the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine and consisted of 23 questions that addressed the dimensions of practices and attitudes toward vaccination. Finally, a logistic regression model was used to determine the factors associated with vaccination practices and attitudes, with a significance level of P0.05. Results: Female subjects were more prevalent with 489 (75.5%) students, and the professional school of medicine had the most representatives, with 146 (22.5%) subjects. Most of the students belonged to cycle VIII, with 140 (21.6%). The statistical regression model showed that only sex was a factor associated with COVID-19 vaccination practices and attitudes, with odds ratio = 0.60; confidence interval = 0.42-0.93, and P =0.019. Conclusion: Undergraduate Peruvian students from all areas of health sciences showed significant practices and attitudes toward vaccination against COVID-19. However, of all the associated factors, sex was the only statistically significant factor.
Start page
175
End page
181
Volume
14
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología
Farmacología, Farmacia
Odontología, Cirugía oral, Medicina oral
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85129812237
Source
Journal of International Oral Health
ISSN of the container
0976-7428
DOI of the container
10.4103/jioh.jioh-314-21
Sources of information:
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