COVID-19 vaccination coverage among healthcare workers in obstetrics and gynecology during the first three months of vaccination campaign: a cross-sectional study in Jiangsu province, China

Before the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, surveys showed that vaccine hesitancy may influence the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to investigate COVID-19 vaccination coverage among healthcare workers (HCWs) in obstetrics and gynecology, during the first three-month period of the vaccination campaign after COVID-19 vaccines were approved. A total of 662 eligible HCWs, consisting of 250 HCWs (group one) who participated in a Jiangsu provincial symposium and 412 HCWs (group two) in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, were invited to answer a 23-question questionnaire. In total, 618 (93.4%) HCWs completed the questionnaire. The vaccine acceptance in group one was higher than that in group two (87.2% [197/226] vs 74.2% [291/392], χ2 = 14.436, P