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COVID-19 Vaccination Behavior Among Frontline Healthcare Workers in Pakistan

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Researchers from the China University of Geosciences have published a new study on the COVID-19 vaccination behavior among frontline healthcare workers in Pakistan. The investigation found that healthcare workers in Pakistan are still fighting at the frontline to control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and have been identified as the earliest beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccination by the health authorities of the country. The study employed the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to investigate the COVID-19 vaccination behavior among frontline healthcare workers in Pakistan as well as the predictors of such behavior.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study found that healthcare workers in Pakistan have been identified as the earliest beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccination by the health authorities of the country.
  • The research employed the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to investigate the COVID-19 vaccination behavior among frontline healthcare workers in Pakistan and the predictors of such behavior.
  • The partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) results revealed that the TPB components, as well as anticipated regret (AR) and perceived susceptibility (PS), have positive associations with the COVID-19 vaccination behavior.
  • The results further confirmed that PS positively affects anticipation regret, attitude (ATT), and subjective norm (SN) to vaccinate against SARS-CoV-2.
  • The perceived susceptibility also has a positive association with COVID-19 vaccination behavior through the mediation of anticipated regret, ATT, and SN.

Statistics:

  • 680 frontline healthcare workers participated in the study.
  • 90% of the participants were vaccinated against COVID-19.
  • The study found a significant positive association between perceived susceptibility and COVID-19 vaccination behavior (r = 0.73, p < 0.001).
  • The results showed that 85% of the participants reported a positive attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination.

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