• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Oct 2021

    Hesitation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine among medical students in Brazil.

    • Ítalo Emanoel de Sousa Chaves, Paulo Roberto Pinheiro Brito, João Guilherme Bentes de Araújo Rodrigues, Milena Silva Costa, Estelita Lima Cândido, and Maria Rosilene Cândido Moreira.
    • Universidade Federal do Cariri, Medical School - Barbalha (CE), Brazil.
    • Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2021 Oct 1; 67 (10): 1397-1402.

    ObjectiveThis study aims to know the main determinants of hesitation to the vaccine against COVID-19 mentioned by medical students in Brazil.MethodsA cross-sectional study with 250 students who answered the online questionnaire between December 18, 2020 and January 8, 2021.ResultsMost students (84%) mentioned the intention to take anti-COVID vaccine and 14% were hesitant. Information provided by governments (59.2%), the pharmaceutical industry (54.4%), and the press (51.6%) were the items that most generated vaccine hesitation.ConclusionIn the context of the COVID-19, vaccine hesitation is an additional concern because adherence to vaccination is a recurring challenge. The category of contextual influences predominated among the main determinants of anti-COVID vaccine hesitation expressed by medical students in Brazil, disfavoring vaccine adherence in this public.

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