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Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo

Print version ISSN 2225-5109On-line version ISSN 2227-4731

Abstract

PECSEN-MONTEZA, José; PECSEN-MONTEZA, Valentín; ROMERO-PAREDES, Rolando  and  CARRANZA-LENT, Fernando. Attitude and Conduct towards the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in health personnel in the Lambayeque Region-2022. Rev. Cuerpo Med. HNAAA [online]. 2023, vol.16, n.1, pp.45-50.  Epub Mar 27, 2023. ISSN 2225-5109.  http://dx.doi.org/10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2023.161.1612.

Introduction:

Twelve doctors and seven nurses died in the Lambayeque Region due to COVID-19, even so, a refusal to be vaccinated with the fourth dose is observed. Objective: To determine the attitude and behavior towards the fourth dose of vaccine against COVID-19 in Lambayeque health personnel.

Materials and methods:

Descriptive and cross-sectional study, in 371 health workers, selected through non-probabilistic snowball sampling, we shared the virtual survey on attitude and behavior with responses on the continuous Likert scale "agree".

Results:

average age 40 years, 53.4% ​​worked in EsSalud, 43.1% were doctors, 27.7% with comorbidities, highlighting Arterial Hypertension, Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus. 74% refused to be vaccinated. 51.8% have a neutral attitude and 48.3% unstable conduct against vaccination.

Conclusions:

The attitude and behavior towards vaccination is neutral and unstable respectively, it is associated with sex and has a low effective vaccination rate.

Keywords : Attitude of Health Personnel; Vaccines; COVID-19; Fourth doce; Rejection; Medical Assistance; Nurses.

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