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Abstract
The consistent increase of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases parallel with the rate of deaths and the controversial response regarding the vaccines caused an increase in the burden of psychological diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the psychological condition of healthcare workers (HCWs) in a pediatric cancer hospital and to identify the knowledge, attitude, and perception (KAP) of HCWs toward COVID-19 vaccination. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted between April to May 2021. A validated, confidential survey was employed to measure the mental health of HCWs and the KAP toward COVID-19 vaccines. The total responses were 395, of which 11.4% physicians, 18.5% pharmacists, and 70.1% were nurses. Sixty-six percent of HCWs had different degrees of anxiety and depression. Nurses significantly accounted for the highest anxiety levels (P = 0.003), while the cumulative anxiety score was significantly higher in HCWs who had a positive history of COVID-19 infection (P = 0.026). Although 67.6% of HCWs believe that “vaccines are essential for us,”, the vaccination rate was 21.3%. The Factors associated with not receiving the vaccine were younger ages (P = 0.014), nurses (P = 3.6987 × 10–7), negative history of COVID-19 infection (P = 0.043) and believing that infections can happen after taking the vaccine (P = 1.5833 × 10–7). Healthcare organizations must take serious intervention to decrease the mental load on HCWs and facilitate the vaccination process.
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1 Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (57357), Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Cairo, Egypt (GRID:grid.428154.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0474 308X); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (GRID:grid.428154.e)
2 Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (57357), Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Cairo, Egypt (GRID:grid.428154.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0474 308X)
3 Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (57357), Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Cairo, Egypt (GRID:grid.428154.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0474 308X)
4 Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (57357), Department of Psychiatry, Cairo, Egypt (GRID:grid.428154.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0474 308X); Ain Shams University, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt (GRID:grid.7269.a) (ISNI:0000 0004 0621 1570)
5 Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (57357), Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Cairo, Egypt (GRID:grid.428154.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0474 308X); Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (57357), Personalized Medication Management Unit, Cairo, Egypt (GRID:grid.428154.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0474 308X)