Hesitation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine among medical students in Brazil

Most students (84%) mentioned the intention to take anti-COVID vaccine and 14% were hesitant. Information provided by governments (59.2%), the pharmaceutical industry (54.4%), and the press (51.6%) were the items that most generated vaccine hesitation.

CONCLUSION:

In the context of the COVID-19, vaccine hesitation is an additional concern because adherence to vaccination is a recurring challenge. The category of contextual influences predominated among the main determinants of anti-COVID vaccine hesitation expressed by medical students in Brazil, disfavoring vaccine adherence in this public.

KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; Vaccination refusal; Health literacy; Students, medical

Item	Groups	Answers
Do you consider your knowledge about COVID-19 satisfactory?	Type of program	Yes (%)	Not sure (%)	No (%)	p-value^* * G test (Williams).
	Public	47 (32.2)	89 (61.0)	10 (6.9)	0.0004
	Private	37 (35.6)	67 (64.4)	0
	Total	84 (33.6)	156 (62.4)	10 (6.9)
Would you have a vaccine that has been authorized for use in Brazil?	Type of program	Yes (%)	Not sure (%)	No (%)	p-value^* * G test (Williams).
	Public	130 (89)	14 (9.6)	02 (1.4)	0.04
	Private	80 (76.9)	21 (20.1)	03 (2.9)
	Total	210 (84.0)	35 (14.0)	05 (2.0)
	Period of the program	Yes (%)	Not sure (%)	No (%)	p-value^* * G test (Williams).
	Basic	103 (82.4)	20 (16.0)	02 (1.6)	0.68
	Clinical	86 (84.3)	13 (12.8)	03 (2.9)
	Internship	21 (91.3)	02 (8.7)	0
	Total	210 (84.0)	35 (14.0)	05 (2.0)
Do you trust the information given by our educational institution about COVID vaccines?	Period of the program	Yes (%)	Not sure (%)	No (%)	p-value^* * G test (Williams).
	Basic	73 (58.4)	46 (36.8)	06 (4.8)	0.47
	Clinical	56 (54.9)	35 (34.3)	11 (10.8)
	Internship	12 (52.2)	10 (43.5)	01 (4.5)
	Total	141 (56.4)	91 (36.4)	18 (7.2)
Do you consider that vaccination against COVID-19 should be mandatory?	Period of the program	Yes (%)	Not sure (%)	No (%)	p-value^* * G test (Williams).
	Basic	85 (68.0)	20 (16)	20 (16)	0.50
	Clinical	67 (65.7)	13 (12.8)	22(21.6)
	Internship	14 (60.9)	06 (26.1)	03 (13)
	Total	166 (66.4)	39 (15.6)	45 (18.0)

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[1] *Corresponding author: rosilene.moreira@ufca.edu.br