The relationship between COVID-19 perceived risk and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in healthcare professionals: An example of eastern Turkey

Abstract

Bacground: This study aimed to examine the relationship between COVID-19 perceived risk and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in healthcare professionals. Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study included a total of580 healthcare professionals. Results: The healthcare professionals' COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale (CPRS) and Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccine Scale (ATV-COVID-19) mean scores were 31.36±5.16 and 3.00±0.61, respectively. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between their CPRS and ATV-COVID-19 mean scores. Conclusions: The healthcare professionals had a high COVID-19 perceived risk and moderately positive attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine. © Medicinska naklada - Zagreb, Croatia