PREVALENCE OF MISCONCEPTIONS AND PRESENTATION OF COVID-19 POST-VACCINATION SYMPTOMS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN

  • Iqra Shahid Hussain Dow University 0f Health Sciences, Karachi
  • Tooba Noor
  • Quratulain Amir
  • Washdev Washdev Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
  • Farina Hanif
Keywords: Vaccine hesitancy, post-vaccination symptoms, social media, allegations,

Abstract

Objectives

To determine reasons towards reluctant behavior of health care workers against COVID-19 vaccination and symptoms experienced by vaccinated individuals.

Study Design

Cross sectional study design.

Place and duration of study

Dow University of Health Sciences (OJHA Campus), Civil Hospital and Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplant from March 2021 till May 2021.

Subjects & methods

Altogether 260 samples were recruited and analyzed to investigate the pattern of unwillingness for vaccination, diversity in presentation of symptoms and approaches for its subsidence after administration of COVID-19 vaccine. Data was analyzed via IBM SPSS Statistics version 25.0 and results were expressed in frequencies and percentages

Results

Altogether 41.7% of vaccinated participants developed post vaccination symptoms including

fever, flu, body ache, headache and allergic reactions. In spite of experiencing post vaccination symptoms a large group of people (65.5%) had not taken any medications to improve their indications.

Conclusion

Hesitation regarding immunization with COVID-19 vaccination was reported in study population. Social media played a key role in spreading misconceptions regarding vaccination.

Published
2022-10-31
How to Cite
Iqra Shahid Hussain, Tooba Noor, Quratulain Amir, Washdev, W., & Farina Hanif. (2022). PREVALENCE OF MISCONCEPTIONS AND PRESENTATION OF COVID-19 POST-VACCINATION SYMPTOMS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN . Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, 19(02). Retrieved from https://www.jpps.pk/index.php/journal/article/view/145

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