[
    {
        "id": "osp-2526",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses in Oman Toward Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Badahdah",
                "given": "Abdallah M."
            },
            {
                "family": "Al Mahyijari",
                "given": "Nawal"
            },
            {
                "family": "Badahdah",
                "given": "Ryan"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al Lawati",
                "given": "Furqan"
            },
            {
                "family": "Khamis",
                "given": "Faryal"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/attitudes-of-physicians-and-nurses-in-oman-toward-mandatory-covid-19-vaccination",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2022
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2022.87",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: To investigate the relationship between attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and disapproval of the policy of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination among unvaccinated physicians and nurses in Oman. Methods: The subjects were (N = 346) unvaccinated physicians and nurses in Oman. Their demographic data and attitudes regarding COVID-19 vaccines and mandatory vaccination policy were collected through an anonymous web-based survey and statistically analyzed. Results: The participants’ negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines were positively related (r = 0.68, p < 0.001) to the extent of their non-support for COVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy. Analysis of variance test showed that after controlling for age, male healthcare providers were more likely to endorse mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. There was no difference between physicians and nurses in support of mandatory vaccination, after controlling for age. Conclusions: Regardless of job type, male, and older physicians, and nurses in Oman were more supportive of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination than their younger and female counterparts. This research provides insights from an Arabian Gulf country about the attitudes of its unvaccinated healthcare providers toward compulsory COVID-19 vaccination."
    }
]