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This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices of FHW of Pakistan after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A population web-based survey on COVID-19 vaccine was conducted on 635 FHW in Pakistan between April 15, 2021, and July 15, 2021. The survey focused on four main sections consisting of socio-demographic data, knowledge, attitude, and practices after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The data was analyzed on SPSS.\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05 was considered significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, 60% of FHW were nervous before getting vaccinated, with the leading reason to get vaccinated being their concern to protect themselves and their community (53.4%). A majority of FHW had fear about the unseen side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine (59.7%) used in Pakistan, with the most common side effect reported as soreness at the injection site (39%). It has been noted that almost all of the FHW observed preventive practices after getting vaccinated. The results showed that married respondents had favorable practices towards COVID-19 vaccines (B = 0.53,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.01) (B, unstandardized regression coefficient). It was also found that more informational sources (B = 0.19,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.01), higher knowledge of vaccination (B = 0.15,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001), and favorable attitude toward vaccine (B = 0.12,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) significantly predicted favorable practices toward COVID-19 vaccination.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings reflect that FHW, though they were worried about its side effects, have good knowledge and a positive attitude after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. This study is significant as the FHWs are a symbol for guidance, a reliable source of information, and an encouraging means of receiving COVID-19 vaccine for the general public. This study also reported that post-vaccination side effects were mild which will aid in reducing the vaccine hesitancy among the general Pakistani population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.14727","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,14]],"date-time":"2023-03-14T05:40:13Z","timestamp":1678772413000},"page":"e14727","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Knowledge, attitude, and practices of front line health workers after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine: a cross-sectional study in Pakistan"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Sadia","family":"Minhas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Oral Pathology, Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aneequa","family":"Sajjad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oral Pathology, Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Punjab, 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