A national survey of potential acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in healthcare workers in Egypt

Mohamed-Hussein, Aliae; Sayed, Islam Galal; Makhlouf, Nahed A; Makhlouf, Hoda A; Aal, H. Abd El; Kholief, Karima M. S.; Saad, Mahmoud; Abdellal, D. A.

doi:10.1101/2021.01.11.21249324

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“…This is consistent with previous studies on Saudi HCWs (n=673) in which only about a quarter intended to have the vaccine as soon as it becomes available in the country while another quarter would delay until the vaccine safety is confirmed [3]. Similar results were shown by Egyptian HCWs (n=496), of whom 13.5% totally agreed to receive the vaccine, and 32.4% somewhat agreed [4]. In our study, 30.5% of Saudi HCWs and 24% of Egyptian HCWs were willing to receive vaccination.…”

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“…A number of studies have assessed vaccine attitudes in HCWs before the vaccine availability and uptake [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13], with the rate of reported vaccine acceptance ranging from as low as 27.7% in Congolese HCWs [7] to as high as more than 95% in a study involving HCWs from the Asia-Pacific region [10]. The HCWs were found to be more inclined to take the vaccine than non-HCWs [5,6].…”

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“…In a previous work [14], we have shown a high rate of vaccine hesitancy in Arab countries post vaccine availability. Up to our knowledge, only two studies assessed vaccine hesitancy among HCWs in Arab countries; in Saudi Arabia [3] (n=673), where about a quarter intended to have the vaccine once available, and Egypt [4] (n=496), where 46% of HCWs somewhat/totally agreed to receive the vaccine. Therefore, an update of the status of vaccine hesitancy among HCWs in general, and among Arabic-speaking HCWs in particular is highly required.…”

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Hesitancy of Arab Healthcare Workers Towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Large-Scale Multinational Study

Qunaibi

Basheti

Soudy

et al. 2021

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Background: Health Care Workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of acquiring and transmitting COVID-19 infection. Also, they present role models for communities with regards to attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination. Hence, hesitancy of HCWs towards vaccination can crucially affect the efforts aiming to contain the pandemic. Previously published studies paid little attention to HCWs in Arab countries, which has a population of over 440 million. Objectives: to assess the rates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Arabic-speaking HCWs residing in and outside the Arab countries, and their perceived barriers towards vaccination. Methods: a cross-sectional study based on an online survey was conducted from 14-Jan 2021 to 29-Jan 2021, targeting Arabic-speaking HCWs from all around the world. Results: the survey recruited 5,708 eligible participants (55.6% males, 44.4% females, age 30.6±10 years) from 21 Arab countries (87.5%) and 54 other countries (12.5%). Our analysis shows a significant rate of vaccine hesitancy among Arabic-speaking HCWs residing in and outside Arab countries (25.8% and 32.8%, respectively). The highest rates of hesitancy were among participants from the west region of the Arab world (Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria). The most cited reasons for hesitancy were concerns about side effects and distrust in vaccine expedited production and healthcare policies. Factors associated with higher hesitancy included age of 30-59, previous or current suspected or confirmed COVID-19, female gender, not knowing the vaccine type authorized in the participant’s country, and not regularly receiving the influenza vaccine. Conclusion: this is the first large-scale, multinational, post-vaccine-availability study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among HCWs. It reveals high rates of hesitancy among Arab-speaking HCWs. Unless addressed properly, this hesitancy can impede the efforts for achieving widespread vaccination and collective immunity.

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Hesitancy of Arab Healthcare Workers Towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Large-Scale Multinational Study

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“…As for Arab countries, the more recent studies 10,14,34 show lower acceptance rates than the earlier ones. For example, A study conducted in Egypt (n=559) during March, 2020 found out that about 73.0% were looking forward to getting the vaccine when available [11][12][13] .…”

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“…For example, A study conducted in Egypt (n=559) during March, 2020 found out that about 73.0% were looking forward to getting the vaccine when available [11][12][13] . However, the more recent study on HCW in Egypt (n=496) during December, 2020 concluded that only 13.5% totally agree to receiving the vaccine, and 32.4% somewhat agree 34 . In our survey that is more recent than the mentioned studies, 17.0% and 24.0% of participants in Egypt (general [n= 5,339] and HCW [n= 1,250], respectively) were willing to take the vaccine.…”

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A High Rate of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Arabs: Results of a Large-scale Survey

Helmy²,

Basheti

et al. 2021

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In this study, we present the results of the first large-scale multinational study (36,220 participants) that measures vaccine hesitancy among Arab-speaking subjects. Our analysis shows a significant rate of vaccine hesitancy among Arabs in and outside the Arab region (83% and 81%, respectively). The most cited reasons for hesitancy are concerns about side effects and distrust in healthcare policies, vaccine expedited production, published studies and vaccine producing companies. We also found that female participants, participants 30-59 year-old, those with no chronic diseases, those with lower-level of academic education, and those who do not know the type of vaccine authorized in their countries are more hesitant to receive COVID-19 vaccination. On the other hand, participants who regularly receive the influenza vaccine, health care workers, and those from countries with higher rates of COVID-19 infections showed more vaccination willingness. Interactive representation of our results is posted on our project website at https://mainapp.shinyapps.io/CVHAA.

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Vaccine hesitancy: Beliefs and barriers associated with COVID‐19 vaccination among Egyptian medical students

Saied

Kabbash

et al. 2021

Journal of Medical Virology

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Background Vaccine hesitancy poses serious challenges for achieving coverage for population immunity. It is necessary to achieve high COVID‐19 vaccination acceptance rates and medical students’ coverage as future health care providers. The study aimed to explore the level of COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and determine the factors and barriers that may affect vaccination decision‐making. Methods A cross‐sectional study was carried out among medical students in Tanta and Kafrelsheikh Universities, Egypt. Data collection was done via an online questionnaire during January 2021 from 2133 students. Results The majority of the participant students (90.5%) perceived the importance of the COVID‐19 vaccine, 46% had vaccination hesitancy, and an equal percentage (6%) either definitely accepted or refused the vaccine. Most of the students had concerns regarding the vaccine's adverse effects (96.8%) and ineffectiveness (93.2%). The most confirmed barriers of COVID‐19 vaccination were deficient data regarding the vaccine's adverse effects (potential 74.17% and unknown 56.31%) and insufficient information regarding the vaccine itself (72.76%). Conclusion The government, health authority decision‐makers, medical experts, and universities in Egypt need to work together and make efforts to reduce hesitancy and raise awareness about vaccinations, consequently improving the acceptance of COVID‐19 vaccines.

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A national survey of potential acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in healthcare workers in Egypt

Cited by 33 publications

References 19 publications

Hesitancy of Arab Healthcare Workers Towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Large-Scale Multinational Study

Hesitancy of Arab Healthcare Workers Towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Large-Scale Multinational Study

A High Rate of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Arabs: Results of a Large-scale Survey

Vaccine hesitancy: Beliefs and barriers associated with COVID‐19 vaccination among Egyptian medical students

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