Chotiyarnwong C.Pattanakuhar S.Srisuppaphon D.Komaratat N.Insook S.Tunwattanapong P.Kammuang-lue P.Laohasinnarong P.Potiart T.Kaewma A.Thoowadaratrakool T.Potiruk P.Mahisanan T.Wangchumthong A.Kaewtong A.Kittiwarawut J.Dissaneewate T.Kovindha A.Mahidol University2023-05-192023-05-192023-01-01Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (2023)10790268https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/82517Objective: To assess COVID-19 vaccination status among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Twelve hospitals from all regions of Thailand. Participants: One hundred and eighty people with SCI were randomly selected from the Thai SCI registry database. Intervention: Not applicable. Outcome measures: The primary outcome, which was the COVID-19 vaccination status, and the secondary outcomes, which were the number of vaccination doses, satisfaction and dissatisfaction aspects, and barriers to vaccination, were recorded using a specifically developed questionnaire over the telephone during February to March 2022. Data were analyzed using descriptive analyses, bivariate, and multivariable analyses. Results: Of the 96 people with SCI who were able to respond, the prevalence of receiving at least one dose was 77% but the prevalence of receiving a booster dose was 20%. Being non-traumatic SCI correlated negatively with having received any vaccination doses when compared to traumatic SCI. Most of the participants were satisfied with the government provision of COVID-19 vaccines. The major barriers to vaccination were problems related to a negative attitude toward the vaccination, followed by transportation difficulties and wheelchair-inaccessible vaccination sites. Conclusions: Seventy-seven percent of people with SCI participating in this study received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, whereas only 20% of them received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. To increase the prevalence of vaccination, healthcare providers should deliver the fact regarding COVID-19 vaccination to reduce negative attitudes, as well as remove physical barriers to vaccination places for people with SCI.MedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1080/10790268.2022.21547332-s2.0-851520074672045772336988422