Abstract :
Abstract Background: Since the initial notification of a series of severe respiratory disease cases in China, the current coronavirus outbreak, known as COVID-19, has spread throughout the world, wreaking havoc on people's lives, families, communities, and societies. As a result, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic.Aims: Explore the level of COVID?19 vaccine hesitancy and determine the factors and obstacles that could influence vaccination choices.Methods: cross-sectional design was conducted on (200) Undergraduates nursing students (males and females) in four classes who were studying at (Baghdad colleges of medical sciences Nursing department ) started from November 16th 2021 up to the end of 19th May 2022 A questionnaire was constructed for the purpose of the study .A Data was collected using a questionnaire style, which included (4) parts: Socio-demographic characteristics ,student's knowledge related to barriers.Results and conclusion: The study concluded that 48%) females and (52%) males, (48%) (58%) of them were between (18 – 22) years old, and (98%) they know what's the meaning of COVID-19. the (90%) of total nursing students who have moved to take the vaccine. Barrier about receive of the vaccine (96%) prefer to wait for more experiments and results about this vaccine.Recommendation: The study recommended by increase Information by the media, social media on COVID-19 vaccines, particularly with reference to falsehoods and fear of side effects. There is a need to develop public health education programming and messaging to encourage vaccine uptake among college students
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Keywords: Barriers, COVID?19, Vaccination, Undergraduates Nursing Students