@article{V._Kalyani_A._2022, title={Perception on COVID-19 vaccines among the employees of Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu: a cross sectional study}, volume={9}, url={https://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/article/view/10541}, DOI={10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20222983}, abstractNote={<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) was declared global pandemic in March 2020. Globally, this disease has caused more than 5.1 million deaths. Vaccines against COVID-19 considered as the most efficient way to stop the spread of this disease. The perception about the COVID vaccine has a greater impact on the vaccination against this disease. The objective of this study is to assess the Level of perception on COVID-19 vaccines and to find out the factors associated with level of perception on COVID-19 vaccines.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 651 employees of Annamalai University during the month of October 2021 to March 2022. A pretested semi structure questionnaire was used to collect the data. Collected data was entered in Microsoft excel and analysis was done using statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 17.0.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Out of 651 participants, 69.4% were males, 84% were married, 34.4% i.e., 225 participants belong to 41-50 age category. With mean age 41.78±9.708. 26.8% had a favorable perception towards vaccine. The level of perception is significantly associated with educational status and vaccination status of the study participant.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> 45% of the participants had neutral level of perception on the COVID-19 vaccines. The educational status of the participant and favourable perception on the COVID-19 vaccines have the influence on the COVID vaccination status.</p><p class="abstract"> </p>}, number={12}, journal={International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health}, author={V., Abinayaa and Kalyani, P. and A., John William Felix}, year={2022}, month={Nov.}, pages={4484–4489} }