Attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine in the general paraguayan population
Abstract
Introducción: la pandemia de COVID-19 ha provocado cambios que afectan a los sistemas
sanitarios y al enfoque de las enfermedades infecciosas en todo el mundo. La esperanza de
recuperar un cierto nivel de “normalidad” depende del desarrollo de vacunas. Objetivos: el objetivo
de este estudio fue describir las actitudes hacia la vacuna COVID-19 en la población paraguaya,
explorando los factores que podrían abordarse para apoyar la campaña de vacunación contra el
SARS-CoV-2. Materiales y métodos: estudio transversal y descriptivo. Los participantes fueron
reclutados a través de una encuesta por Internet, difundida a través de las redes sociales, durante el
mes de marzo de 2021. Todos los participantes recibieron información completa sobre el objetivo del
estudio, la privacidad y el procesamiento de datos. Resultados: de los 2297 participantes, el 67,9 %
(n=1559) eran mujeres, el 49,9 % (n=1147) estaban empleados, el 89,1 % (n=2046) declararon tener
estudios universitarios y el 96,6 % (n=2218) eran de zonas urbanas. En general, 81,8 % (n=1879)
de los participantes declararon estar dispuestos a vacunarse contra la COVID-19 si hubiera una
vacuna disponible. Se encontró una relación significativa entre haber recibido la vacuna contra la
gripe y la intención de vacunarse contra la COVID-19 (p <0,0001), con una OR de 3,09 (95% IC
2,1-4,5). Conclusión: el porcentaje de participantes inclinados a vacunarse contra la COVID-19 es similar al de los que esperan recibir una inmunización adecuada gracias a la vacuna. El gobierno y las agencias de salud deben hacer un esfuerzo para proporcionar información precisa que responda a las preocupaciones de la gente sobre la vacunación, en cualquier nivel de la sociedad
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