Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Nurse Students Regarding Coronavirus Vaccines at the University of Sulaimani

Background: Several vaccines have been approved for use against Coronavirus and distributed globally in different regions. However, general community knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards Coronavirus vaccinations are poorly understood.
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the levels of knowledge, perception, and attitude toward the Coronavirus vaccine among nurse students.
Methodology: Two hundred forty-three nursing students at the University of Sulaimani were recruited to present a descriptive study. The data were collected through a self-administrated questionnaire which includes participants' characteristics, Coronavirus infection and its vaccine status, Knowledge regarding, perception of, and attitude toward vaccine sections. Statistic Package of Social Science 24 software was used for statistical analysis.
Results: Most of the participants were 20 - 24 years (70%), female almost (69%), single, lived in a dormitory (56.45%), had Coronavirus infection, and were immunized against it (64.2%). The levels of knowledge were poor for nearly (45%), (70.7%) had a good perception, and the attitude of (59.1%) was positive toward the vaccine. Participants' knowledge, perception, and attitude were correlated positively with a p-value of 0.01 among them.
Conclusion: The levels of nursing students' knowledge was poor, the attitude for more than half was positive and perception of majority was good toward the Coronavirus vaccine, but still more work is required to enhance them