Abstract:
Medical and dental professionals should continue to adhere to preventive measures after COVID-19 vaccination due to their increased risk of exposure to the virus, particularly as new variants emerge that may heighten their risk perception and susceptibility. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on complacency to adherence to COVID-19 preventive behavioral measures and mental health among medical and dental professionals. In this cross-sectional study 410 medical and dental professionals were recruited from different medical and dental hospitals in Islamabad, Pakistan. The data was collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire comprising of three sections (socio-demographic, information of preventive behaviors performance against COVID-19 after vaccination, mental health status). A chi-square test and ordinal logistic regression were used for analysis. Post COVID-19 vaccination there was decrease in the frequency of use of hand washing, sanitizers (70.2%), and social distancing (60.5%), however greeting with a handshake (58.8%) and use of public transport (45.9%) seen upward trend among participants. Only face mask usage post-vaccination was statistically significant (p < .05) in association with age, marital status, and years of working Experience. The greatest decrease in the usage of masks after COVID-19 vaccination was seen in age group of 10-30 (41.7%) and working experience group of 0-5 years (39.7%). All the preventive behaviors are statistically significant (p < .05) associated with the mental status of the participants except online shopping and use of public transport. These results indicate the presence of vaccination-induced complacency in adherence to COVID-19 preventive behavioral measures among healthcare professionals.
摘要:
医疗和牙科专业人员应在接种COVID-19疫苗后继续坚持预防措施,因为他们接触病毒的风险增加,特别是随着新的变异出现,可能会提高他们的风险认知和易感性。因此,本研究旨在探讨COVID-19疫苗接种对医疗和牙科专业人员坚持COVID-19预防行为措施和心理健康的影响.在这项横断面研究中,从伊斯兰堡的不同医疗和牙科医院招募了410名医疗和牙科专业人员,巴基斯坦。数据是使用有效和可靠的问卷收集的,问卷包括三个部分(社会人口统计,疫苗接种后对COVID-19的预防行为表现信息,心理健康状况)。使用卡方检验和序数逻辑回归进行分析。COVID-19疫苗接种后,洗手的使用频率有所下降,消毒剂(70.2%),和社交距离(60.5%),然而,握手问候(58.8%)和使用公共交通工具(45.9%)在参与者中呈上升趋势。接种疫苗后,仅面罩的使用与年龄相关,具有统计学意义(p<0.05)。婚姻状况,和多年的工作经验。COVID-19疫苗接种后口罩使用率下降幅度最大的是10-30岁年龄组(41.7%)和0-5岁工作经验组(39.7%)。除在线购物和使用公共交通工具外,所有预防行为与参与者的精神状态相关均具有统计学意义(p<.05)。这些结果表明,医疗保健专业人员在坚持COVID-19预防性行为措施方面存在疫苗接种引起的自满。