The COVID-19 crisis as a vector for changes in healthcare
https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2023-15-4-110-116
Abstract
Objective. To assess the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the attitudes of Belarusian doctors toward vaccination.
Materials and methods. A questionnaire survey has been conducted using the Google Forms service for doctors of different specialties in the Republic of Belarus.
Results. A total of 1815 doctors from 7 regions of the Republic of Belarus participated in the survey. A considerable part of the respondents (79,89%, or 1450 people) have a positive attitude to vaccination, 16,42% (298 people) – neutral, a part of the respondents (3,69%, or 67 people) have a negative attitude towards vaccination. The highest percentage of positive evaluations of the attitude towards vaccination was revealed among infectious disease doctors, pediatricians and doctors of prophylactic specialization. For a significant proportion of respondents (62.7%, or 1,138 people), the pandemic raised an interest in vaccination issues. The attitudes toward vaccination by the majority of surveyed physicians either remained unchanged (49.2%, or 893 people) or changed for the better (47.22%, or 857 people). The vast majority of respondents are vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza. Willingness to be vaccinated against influenza was most noted among infectious disease specialists and prophylactic physicians.
Conclusion. The COVID-19 pandemic changed more than just practical medicine and science, it also transformed the information field, initiated educational reforms, and demonstrated the importance of human values. The COVID-19 pandemic influenced the physicians’ growing interest in vaccination.
About the Authors
K. S. Korsak
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Gomel
E. V. Voropaev
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Gomel
A. A. Kovalev
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Gomel
T. M. Sharshakova
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Gomel
I. O. Stoma
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Gomel
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Korsak K.S., Voropaev E.V., Kovalev A.A., Sharshakova T.M., Stoma I.O. The COVID-19 crisis as a vector for changes in healthcare. Journal Infectology. 2023;15(4):110-116. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2023-15-4-110-116
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