Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Comprehensive Behavioral Model of Pandemic Vaccination
2.3. Corpus Recruitment
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Data Processing and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Description of the Population
3.2. Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention
3.2.1. Confidence in the Vaccines Being Offered
3.2.2. Experience Effect
3.2.3. The Opinions and Immunization Status of Others
3.2.4. Media Influence on Public Opinion
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Topics | Example of Questions and Reminders |
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General representations of vaccination | What do you think of vaccination in general? What is your relationship with vaccination in general? What about the influenza vaccine? |
Knowledge of and attitudes to the available COVID-19 vaccines | What do you think of the COVID-19 vaccines being offered? How do you relate to these vaccines? |
Vaccination intention for COVID-19 vaccines | Do you plan to get vaccinated in the coming months? Why/why not? What are the reasons, the advantages? If negative vaccination intention: What would make you change your mind? |
Expectations of and obstacles to vaccination campaign | Could you tell me about the organization of the vaccination campaign? What are your expectations regarding the organization of this campaign? |
Influence of peers and the context | What do your family/friends/work colleagues think about this vaccination? What does the vaccination of others mean to you? Can you tell me about your role in this vaccination campaign? What approach do you take with those around you? And with your patients? |
Characteristics | N (%) | |
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Sex | ||
Men | 9 (36) | |
Women | 16 (64) | |
Age | ||
Under 50 years old | 16 (64) | |
Over 50 years old | 5 (20) | |
Unknown | 4 (16) | |
Profession | ||
Physician | 4 (16) | |
Nurse | 4 (16) | |
Healthcare assistant | 6 (24) | |
Physiotherapist | 2 (8) | |
Porter | 2 (8) | |
Senior nurse | 1 (4) | |
Administrative staff | 3 (12) | |
Medico-technical and technical staff | 3 (12) | |
Total | 25 |
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Bourreau, C.; Baron, A.; Schwarzinger, M.; Alla, F.; Cambon, L.; Donzel Godinot, L.; CoVaMax Study Group. Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study. Vaccines 2022, 10, 1661. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101661
Bourreau C, Baron A, Schwarzinger M, Alla F, Cambon L, Donzel Godinot L, CoVaMax Study Group. Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study. Vaccines. 2022; 10(10):1661. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101661
Chicago/Turabian StyleBourreau, Coline, Angela Baron, Michaël Schwarzinger, François Alla, Linda Cambon, Léo Donzel Godinot, and CoVaMax Study Group. 2022. "Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study" Vaccines 10, no. 10: 1661. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101661
APA StyleBourreau, C., Baron, A., Schwarzinger, M., Alla, F., Cambon, L., Donzel Godinot, L., & CoVaMax Study Group. (2022). Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study. Vaccines, 10(10), 1661. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101661