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Acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

H. El Kefi ,
K. Kefi ,
I. Bouzouita ,
A. Baatout ,
C. Bencheikh Brahim ,
W. Krir  and
A. Oumaya
H. El Kefi*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
K. Kefi
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
I. Bouzouita
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
A. Baatout
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
C. Bencheikh Brahim
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
W. Krir
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
A. Oumaya
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic that killed more than one million people. Scientists around the world are looking for prophylactic treatment against this virus.

Objectives

The objective of our study was to assess the acceptability of prophylactic treatment against COVID-19 by paramedics.

Methods

Descriptive and cross-sectional study including paramedics (nurses, orderlies) from the military hospital of Tunis. Data collection was carried out by a clinical psychologist. We studied the acceptability of prophylactic treatment by paramedics, reasons for refusal and factors that may affect this choice.

Results

A total of 161 paramedics agreed to answer our questionnaire. The average age was 37.73 years. The average number of years worked was 14.95 years. There were 85 women (52.8%) and 76 men (47.2%). Only 59 (36.6%) agreed to take prophylactic treatment for COVID-19. The main reason for refusal was fear of side effects 57 (34.7%). Sufficient hindsight was the main factor that could make them change their decisions. This refusal was definitive for 55 (34.2%) paramedics.

Conclusions

Fear of drug side effects exceeds the fear of COVID.19. An information and communication strategy on the value of prophylactic treatments during a pandemic must be developed.

Keywords

paramedictherapeuticscoronavirus
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S303
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