scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND HESITANCY TOWARDS COVID-19 VACCINATION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS AT A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-48
Author(s):  
Wong Jian Yao ◽  
Louis Tan Tze Yue ◽  
Chiu Ing Pin ◽  
Phoo Kai Ling ◽  
Tan Chun Yoong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Private University ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Vaccine Acceptance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Insufficient Knowledge

Malaysia has a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical students must help provide information about COVID-19 vaccination to the public. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination among medical students. An online-based study was conducted involving 156 medical students at a private university. Sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and vaccination hesitancy were collected. Our research findings highlighted that insufficient knowledge and negative attitude may lead to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy/refusal. 25% of our study population who were COVID-19 vaccine hesitant/refusal demonstrated insufficient knowledge (69.2%) and negative attitude (64.1%) towards COVID-19 vaccination. Nevertheless, 75% of the students have registered for COVID-19 vaccination, and most of them have good knowledge (59.8%) and showed positive attitude (58.1%) towards COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccination educational programmes focused on improving knowledge and cultivating positive attitude, should be conducted to maximise vaccine acceptance among medical students.

scholarly journals A Study to Assess the Attitude of Medical Students towards Learning Communication Skills in a Teaching Hospital in Kerala

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (38) ◽  
pp. 3317-3321
Author(s):  
V. K. Sreelatha ◽  
V. D. Manjula
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
P Value ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Good Doctor ◽  
The Mean

BACKGROUND Communication plays a crucial role in the present era of medical litigations and hospital attacks. A good doctor has to be a good communicator. 80 % of medical errors are due to communication failure as reported in a study. The need for improving the medical communication skills of health professionals is getting recognized. The use of structured programme of effective and formal communication skills training is the need of the hour. In order to improve communication skills, Medical council of India (MCI) has launched the ATECOM (attitude, ethics and communication) module in the MBBS curriculum from 2019. The purpose of this study was to assess the attitude of medical students towards learning communication skills. METHODS A total of 447 students from 7 batches were enrolled in the study. All students were asked to fill up the communication skills attitude scale (CSAS) questionnaire which consists of 13 positive attitude questions and 13 negative attitude questions which was scored in Likert’s scale. The data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). RESULTS There were a total of 447 students, of which 128 were males and 319 were females. The mean total score for positive attitude was 54.19 (SD - 5.99) and the mean score for negative attitude was 33.42 (SD - 5.27). The mean positive attitude score was more for females (54.61; SD - 5.82) than males (53.15; SD - 6.28) and the difference was statistically significant. The female students had a lesser mean negative attitude score compared to males. Batch wise analysis was done using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The P value for total positive score between batches was 0.001 and for total negative score was 0.28. CONCLUSION The study showed an overall positive attitude to learning communication skills with girls showing a more positive attitude and less negative attitude than boys. KEY WORDS Attitude, Communication skills, Medical Students, Competency

scholarly journals COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Algerian medical students: a cross-sectional study in five universities.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed amine Kerdoun ◽  
Hamza Abdellah Henni ◽  
Assia Yamoun ◽  
Amine Rahmani ◽  
Rym Messaouda Kerdoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Educational Strategy ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vaccine Acceptance ◽  
Vaccine Refusal ◽  
Available Information

Vaccine hesitancy is a limiting factor in global efforts to contain the current pandemic, wreaking havoc on public health. As today's students are tomorrow's doctors, it is critical to understand their attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine. To our knowledge, this study was the first national one to look into the attitudes of Algerian medical students toward the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine using an electronic convenience survey. 383 medical students from five Algerian universities were included, with a mean age of 21.02. 85.37% (n=327) of respondents had not taken the COVID-19 vaccine yet and were divided into three groups; the vaccine acceptance group (n=175, 53.51%), the vaccine-hesitant group (n=75, 22.93%), and the vaccine refusal group (n=77, 23.54%). Gender, age, education level, university, and previous experience with COVID-19 were not significant predictors for vaccine acceptance. The confirmed barriers to the COVID-19 vaccine concern available information, effectiveness, safety, and adverse effects. This work highlights the need for an educational strategy about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. Medical students should be educated about the benefits of vaccination for themselves and their families and friends. The Vaccine acceptant students' influence should not be neglected with a possible ambassador role to hesitant and resistant students.

scholarly journals Factors Contributing To Low Sanitation Coverage In Mutare Rural Ward 15 Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 3104-3113
Author(s):  
Whatmore Chikwature ◽  
Emilia Chikwature
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

The research was carried out to investigate the causes of low sanitation and hygiene coverage in Mutare rural ward 15 in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe. The study aimed at establishing factors contributing to low sanitation and hygiene coverage as well as determining the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the community members on sanitation and hygiene. The study was carried out in Mutare rural Ward 15. The community members and programme implementers were selected as study elements. Information was gathered using focus group discussion, interviews and observations. Data collected was presented quantitatively using tables and also qualitatively, providing facts. The stratified and purposive probability sampling was used to draw out household members in the study population. Other subjects in the research included 2 sanitation and hygiene programme implementers, one from Ministry of Health & Child Care and Mutare rural Ward 15 Councilor respectively. The research findings revealed that, low sanitation and hygiene was due to, the community’s negative attitude towards sanitation and hygiene programs, their cultural values, inadequate resources, lack of supervision, as well as the type of soil. This study concluded that knowledge, attitudes and practices of the community, inadequate supervision and resources as well as the type of soil contributed to low sanitation and hygiene coverage. The research therefore recommended that, the community be adequately educated and be provided with enough resources so as to increase coverage in sanitation and hygiene

Communication Strategies to Combat COVID-19 Vaccines Hesitancy

2021 ◽  
pp. 72-85
Author(s):  
Destaw Bayable Yemer ◽  
Minwuyelet Andualem Desta ◽  
Melaku Bayu Workie
Keyword(s):  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Vaccination Campaign ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Vaccine Acceptance ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Messages ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
Social Media Platforms

COVID-19 infectious disease resulted in a pandemic that has threatened millions of people in the world. It is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and it has created a global health crisis. Hence, the present study aimed at assessing communication strategies used by Ethiopian Public Health Institute and Ministry of Health to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, make analysis of vaccination messages, and hybrid media messages to label best practices of communication techniques to address vaccine hesitancy. To attain this objective, a qualitative research method was employed to analyze messages that were disseminated with the hybrid national and regional media and social media platforms. MOH and EPHI disseminated messages; ministers, prominent people, opinion leaders and activists’ speeches used as subjects of the study. COVID-19 vaccination messages were selected through purposive sampling method. The contents of messages regarding health communication were analyzed. The finding showed that building COVID-19 vaccine acceptance through effective communication is important to stop the spread of the virus. The participatory and presumptive style communications are the possible method to promote COVID-19 vaccination before it reaches on refusal stage. Moreover, the results revealed that communication strategies contributed to vaccine advocacy and vaccination campaign to improve vaccine acceptance. MOH and EPHI used the hybrid media to mold the unscientific information and the misinformation of the vaccine. In sum, using effective communication strategies is very important to create awareness about COVID-19 vaccines, and avoid vaccine hesitation to strength the public vaccines acceptability.

scholarly journals HIV Knowledge and Stigmatizing Attitude towards People Living with HIV/AIDS among Medical Students in Jordan

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 745
Author(s):  
Malik Sallam ◽  
Ali M. Alabbadi ◽  
Sarah Abdel-Razeq ◽  
Kareem Battah ◽  
Leen Malkawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

The stigmatizing attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) can be a major barrier to effective patient care. As future physicians, medical students represent a core group that should be targeted with focused knowledge and adequate training to provide patient care without prejudice. The aim of the current study was to examine HIV/AIDS knowledge, and the stigmatizing attitude towards PLWHA, among medical students in Jordan. The current study was based on a self-administered online questionnaire, which was distributed during March–May 2021, involving students at the six medical schools in Jordan, with items assessing demographics, HIV/AIDS knowledge, and HIV/AIDS stigmatizing attitude, which was evaluated using the validated HIV-stigma scale. The total number of respondents was 1362, with predominance of females (n = 780, 57.3%). Lack of HIV/AIDS knowledge among the study participants was notable for the following items: HIV transmission through breastfeeding (40.8% correct responses), HIV is not transmitted through saliva (42.6% correct responses), and vertical transmission of HIV can be prevented (48.8% correct responses). Approximately two-thirds of the respondents displayed a positive attitude towards PLWHA. For six out of the 14 HIV/AIDS knowledge items, lack of knowledge was significantly correlated with a more negative attitude towards PLWHA. Multinomial regression analysis showed that a significantly more negative attitude towards PLWHA was found among the pre-clinical students compared to the clinical students (odds ratio (OR): 0.65, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.43–0.97, p = 0.036); and that affiliation to medical schools that were founded before 2000 was associated with a more positive attitude towards PLWHA compared to affiliation to recently founded medical schools in the country (OR: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.42–2.42, p < 0.001). About one-third of medical students who participated in the study displayed a negative attitude towards PLWHA. Defects in HIV/AIDS knowledge were detected for aspects involving HIV transmission and prevention, and such defects were correlated with a more negative attitude towards PLWHA. It is recommended to revise the current medical training curricula, and to tailor improvements in the overall HIV/AIDS knowledge, which can be reflected in a more positive attitude towards PLWHA, particularly for the recently established medical schools in the country.

scholarly journals Plagiarism Perceptions and Attitudes Among Medical Students in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Abdulmajeed S. Alhadlaq ◽  
Abdulmajeed Bin Dahmash ◽  
Feras Alshomer
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Ethics Courses

Objectives: This study aimed to determine attitudes towards and perceptions of plagiarism among medical students in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional, multicentre study was conducted between April and May 2018 and involved medical students enrolled in three medical schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The previously validated Attitude Towards Plagiarism questionnaire was used to evaluate approval (i.e. a positive attitude) and disapproval of plagiarism (i.e. a negative attitude) among medical students. Furthermore, this study evaluated whether attending medical writing courses or courses in medical ethics influenced medical students’ attitudes towards plagiarism. Results: A total of 551 students participated in the study (response rate = 73.5%). A significant association was found between mean negative and positive attitude scores and grade point average (GPA; P = 0.004 and 0.007, respectively). Students attending medical ethics courses had higher mean negative attitude scores compared to students who did not attend such courses (odds ratio = 2.369, 95% confidence interval: 1.540–3.645; P <0.001). Attending medical ethics courses was associated with a significantly more negative attitude towards plagiarism (P <0.001, each). Conclusion: The majority of medical students in Saudi Arabia included in this study indicated a highly negative attitude towards plagiarism. A higher GPA, the authoring of a published manuscript and attending courses in medical ethics were associated with negative attitudes towards plagiarism among medical students.Keywords: Plagiarism; Attitude; Cross-Sectional Study; Medicine; Medical Students; Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals Peoples’ attitude toward COVID-19 vaccine, acceptance, and social trust among African and Middle East countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-178
Author(s):  
Nasim Asadi Faezi ◽  
Pourya Gholizadeh ◽  
Moussa Sanogo ◽  
Amadou Oumarou ◽  
Maad Nasser Mohamed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Change Strategies ◽  
Vaccine Acceptance ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
Study Population

Background: To end the COVID-19 pandemic, a large part of the world must be immune to the virus by vaccination. Therefore, this study aimed to gauge intent to be vaccinated against COVID-19 among ordinary people and to identify attitudes towards vaccines and barriers for vaccine acceptance. Methods: The study population comprises 1880 people residing in different countries that answer a prepared questionnaire. The questionnaire topics are demographics, historical issues, participants’ attitudes and beliefs regarding vaccines, concerns, and vaccine hesitancy. Results: Attitudes and beliefs relating to vaccines in general, and the COVID-19 vaccine, were ascertained. Overall, 66.81% of the contributors would like to be vaccinated against COVID-19, while %33.19 did not intend to be vaccinated. Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy included concern regarding vaccine side effects, fear of getting sick from the uptake of the vaccine, and the absence of accurate vaccine promotion news. Individuals with higher education believe that India (68.6%) produces the best vaccine (P<0.001), while healthcare workers think the Chinese vaccine (44.2%) is the best (P=0.020). Individuals with higher education have not been vaccinated, not be healthcare workers, and females were the most contributors to effective of the vaccine in reducing mortality from COVID-19 disease. Conclusion: Given the degree of hesitancy against COVID-19 vaccination, a multifaceted approach to facilitate vaccine uptake that includes vaccine education, behavioral change strategies, and health promotion, is paramount.

scholarly journals COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine hesitancy: Role of the allergist/immunologist in promotion of vaccine acceptance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Bellanti
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Present Report ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Vaccine Acceptance ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Many ◽  
Do So

Background: Vaccine hesitancy has been defined as a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines, despite the availability ofvaccine services. In the past, despite an impressive record of vaccine effectiveness in the United States, several factors havecontributed to a decreased acceptance of vaccines that has resulted in outbreaks of infectious diseases, e.g., measles. More recently, vaccine hesitancy has spread to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. There are many causes of vaccine hesitancy, such as misinformation, fallacies, and myths, that have contributed to vaccine hesitancy.Objective: The purpose of the present report is to address the many causes of vaccine hesitancy and to suggest ways that the allergist/immunologist can be involved in the promotion of vaccine acceptance.Methods: The current COVID-19 vaccines were reviewed, together with their mechanisms(s) of action and adverse reactions to them.Results: The many causes of vaccine hesitancy include many doubts and concerns related to COVID-19 vaccines as well asa diminished level of confidence and trust by segments of the public in the nation's leaders in government, medical, and business communities, that those groups once enjoyed.Conclusion: Vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines is the only way that COVID-19 will be eliminated or at least controlled today, and vaccine hesitancy is the potential nemesis. The present report describes how the allergist/immunologist not only plays a major role in the delivery of specialized therapy of COVID-19 but also in educating the public with regard to the importance of COVID-19 vaccines, in dispelling misinformation, and in promoting trust for vaccine acceptance but must be informed with the most accurate and current information to do so.

Online Public Opinion about COVID-19 Vaccines: A Content Analysis of Vaccine Discussions on Twitter (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huang Huang ◽  
Yuanbo Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
English Language ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Vaccine Safety ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Vaccine Acceptance

BACKGROUND To combat the COVID-19 pandemic, various vaccines have been developed and their rollout is under way. However, the uptake rate is hindered by vaccine hesitancy influenced by the conversations on social media. It is necessary to trace public opinion toward COVID-vaccines on social media. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to examine the sentiments and topics of English-language twitter discussion regarding COVID-19 vaccination. Further this study also aims to explore the temporal trend of sentiments and topics over one month in the early period of vaccine roll-out. METHODS Following existing studies of vaccine acceptance and social media, we collected Tweet posts from Twitter data base using Twitter API from December 2020 to January 2021, which reflected actual public discussions toward COVID vaccination after the beginning of the rollout. After data cleansing and selection, 656,102 vaccine-related tweets were identified from 329,441 unique users. We leveraged VADER (Valence Aware Dictionary and sEntiment Reasoner) sentiment analysis tool to explore sentiment scores and Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) to confirm relevant topics. We also depicted daily changes of sentiments and topics in COVID-vaccine-related tweets across one month period. RESULTS Forty-two percentage of tweets expressed pro-vaccine sentiments while 21% held negative attitudes. The trend of sentiment kept positive and consistent overtime, but a sudden surge of negative tweets occurred around the New Year, which was caused by some unexpected adverse incidents. The Six main topics associated with vaccines were identified: Advocation of vaccination (42,459, 6.47%), Official information releases (29,847, 4.55%), Vaccine distribution (12,946, 1.97%), Vaccine safety concerns (11,236, 1.71%), Personal vaccination experience (5,594, 0.85%) and Conspiracy theory (2,962, 0.45%). Among popular tweets that have been reposted frequently, adverse incidents reported by reliable source have triggered intense discussions about vaccine safety issues, usually in a negative attitude. CONCLUSIONS : Most tweets expressed non-negative sentiments toward vaccination. However, vaccination-related adverse incidents have triggered intense discussions in a negative attitude. Our findings can help policymakers and health providers view the whole picture of the influence of social media and develop better communicative strategies for improving vaccine acceptance.

scholarly journals Impact of clinical posting in psychiatry on the attitudes towards psychiatry and mental illness in undergraduate medical students

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. e100072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rishi Desai ◽  
Bharat Panchal ◽  
Ashok Vala ◽  
Imran Jahangirali Ratnani ◽  
Sneha Vadher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
P Value ◽  
Western India ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students

BackgroundA major public health problem around the world today is mental illness. Although there are several studies on the topic, it is rarely conducted in the context like the current study.AimsThis study aims to find out the attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry and mental illness as a clinical medicine major and evaluate the effects of clinical posting on their attitudes towards psychiatry and mental illness.MethodsThis is a longitudinal study of 6 months’ duration conducted with students in their fifth semester of medical college in Western India during the academic year of 2016–2017. The participants were assessed by pro forma containing demographic details, and the questionnaires—Attitude Towards Psychiatry-30 items (ATP-30) scale and Mental Illness Clinician’s Attitude (MICA) scale, which were presented to the students at the beginning and at the end of their psychiatry clinical posting. The statistical analysis was done with GraphPad, InStat V.3.06. A p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsThe students’ attitudes towards psychiatry were neutral at the beginning of the psychiatry clinical posting, and improved significantly at the end of the posting on both scales: ATP-30 (p=0.002) and MICA (p=0.048). The students became more positive towards the subject and mental illness in general, negative attitudes also reduced but the change was not statistically significant (p=0.058). We found significant improvement in students’ thinking towards being a psychiatrist in the future post-term (p=0.0002). The changes in attitude in terms of gender were equivocal, with an increase in positive attitude and reduction in negative attitude post-term in both sexes.ConclusionPsychiatry clinical posting aids in cultivating positive attitude towards psychiatry and mental illness and reduces the stigma associated with the students of this major and psychiatric patients.

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