Experience of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Iran: a descriptive phenomenological study
Background: Healthcare professionals have been the most severely affected by the global pandemic known as COVID-19. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of healthcare workers in Iran regarding COVID-19 vaccination using a descriptive phenomenological approach to gain...
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Background: Healthcare professionals have been the most severely affected by the global pandemic known as COVID-19. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of healthcare workers in Iran regarding COVID-19 vaccination using a descriptive phenomenological approach to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and concerns involved.
Methods: A qualitative, descriptive phenomenological approach was employed to carry out the present investigation. Twelve medical doctors and nurses who previously administered the vaccine or are still unsure about administering it have been chosen using a purposive sampling method. The data was acquired by employing a semi-structured in-depth interview, and the data was analyzed using Colaizzi and Max software's 7-step technique.
Results: This study explores health personnel's attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination. Among 12 participants, common reasons for vaccine hesitancy included distrust, perceived ineffectiveness, and concerns about vaccine safety. Conversely, motivations for vaccination included a sense of social responsibility, disease prevention, and advice from health experts. " Reasons for vaccine hesitancy" (vaccination infrastructure, social infrastructure, and personal infrastructure) and "justifications for administering vaccines" (sense of inevitability, comfort, social accountability, and disease management) are considered as principal and sub-categories classes, respectively.
Conclusion: The health personnel reported diverse experiences related to vaccination. Overall, it can be concluded that as society and even medical professionals have become more accepting of the vaccine, there has been a significant improvement in the attitudes of healthcare professionals toward accepting the COVID-19 vaccine, along with an increase in trust.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9bec12ce48a449f3adb70555a7f418512025-01-27T15:46:38ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesSocial Determinants of Health2423-73372025-01-0111110.22037/sdh.v11i1.46918Experience of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Iran: a descriptive phenomenological studyAtefeh Torknejad0Sima Babaei 1Zahra Hadian 2Amir Shahzeydi 3Master's Degree, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran & Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan, IranAssociate Professor, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran & Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranAssociate Professor, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran & Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranMSc, Department of Nursing, Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular research institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Background: Healthcare professionals have been the most severely affected by the global pandemic known as COVID-19. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of healthcare workers in Iran regarding COVID-19 vaccination using a descriptive phenomenological approach to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and concerns involved. Methods: A qualitative, descriptive phenomenological approach was employed to carry out the present investigation. Twelve medical doctors and nurses who previously administered the vaccine or are still unsure about administering it have been chosen using a purposive sampling method. The data was acquired by employing a semi-structured in-depth interview, and the data was analyzed using Colaizzi and Max software's 7-step technique. Results: This study explores health personnel's attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination. Among 12 participants, common reasons for vaccine hesitancy included distrust, perceived ineffectiveness, and concerns about vaccine safety. Conversely, motivations for vaccination included a sense of social responsibility, disease prevention, and advice from health experts. " Reasons for vaccine hesitancy" (vaccination infrastructure, social infrastructure, and personal infrastructure) and "justifications for administering vaccines" (sense of inevitability, comfort, social accountability, and disease management) are considered as principal and sub-categories classes, respectively. Conclusion: The health personnel reported diverse experiences related to vaccination. Overall, it can be concluded that as society and even medical professionals have become more accepting of the vaccine, there has been a significant improvement in the attitudes of healthcare professionals toward accepting the COVID-19 vaccine, along with an increase in trust. https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/sdh/article/view/46918COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHealthSARS-CoV-2Workforce |
| spellingShingle | Atefeh Torknejad Sima Babaei Zahra Hadian Amir Shahzeydi Experience of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Iran: a descriptive phenomenological study Social Determinants of Health COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Health SARS-CoV-2 Workforce |
| title | Experience of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Iran: a descriptive phenomenological study |
| title_full | Experience of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Iran: a descriptive phenomenological study |
| title_fullStr | Experience of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Iran: a descriptive phenomenological study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experience of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Iran: a descriptive phenomenological study |
| title_short | Experience of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Iran: a descriptive phenomenological study |
| title_sort | experience of covid 19 vaccination among healthcare workers in iran a descriptive phenomenological study |
| topic | COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Health SARS-CoV-2 Workforce |
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