COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance and Its Associated Factors Among a Middle Eastern Population

Al‐Qerem, Walid; Jarab, Anan S.

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.632914

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“…This concern among women also may be linked to earlier safety concerns in Japan over other vaccines such as the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine [ 39 ]. Prior studies also found similar results before the deployment of mass vaccination programs in other countries [ 17 , 52 , 53 ]. On the other hand, the effects of age, subjective health status, and having/not having children are inconsistent with other studies.…”

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“…In contrast, Guidry et al’s July 2020 survey [ 11 ] revealed that only around 60% of their sample were probably or certainly planning to get a vaccination. Sallam [ 16 ] and Al-Qerem and Jarab [ 17 ] reported even lower vaccination acceptance rates in the Middle East, US, Russia, Africa, and several European countries. The gap in willingness to vaccinate between these studies emphasizes the nature of public perceptions of vaccination.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The gap in willingness to vaccinate between these studies emphasizes the nature of public perceptions of vaccination. Some studies found correlations and/or causation between vaccine hesitancy and skepticism over vaccine safety, possible side-effects, and effectiveness [ 11 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ]. Moreover, Sallam et al [ 25 ] attributed vaccine hesitancy to misinformation and conspiracy beliefs such as injecting microchips and infertility.…”

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Willing or Hesitant? A Socioeconomic Study on the Potential Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan

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Watanapongvanich

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The worldwide COVID-19 vaccination program is already underway, raising hopes and aspirations to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic that halted economic and social activities. However, the issue of vaccine effectiveness and its side-effects is influencing the potential acceptance of vaccines. In this uncertain situation, we used data from a nationwide survey in Japan during February 2021, following the Japanese government’s initial phase of COVID-19 vaccination. Our results show that 47% of the respondents are willing to take a vaccine once it is available, while 22% are not willing and another 31% remain indecisive. Our ordered probit regression results show that demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral variables such as gender, age, subjective health status, children, household income, household assets, financial literacy, future anxiety, and myopic view of the future are associated with willingness to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Our findings suggest that Japan’s government should not adopt a one-size-fits-all policy to promote the vaccination program, but rather target people with specific socioeconomic backgrounds who are less willing and more hesitant to take a vaccine.

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Willing or Hesitant? A Socioeconomic Study on the Potential Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan

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Yuktadatta

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“…Vaccine hesitancy is defined as delay in accepting or refusal of getting vaccination despite its availability [ 4 ]. Although the relative safety of marketed vaccines has been established [ 5 , 6 , 7 ], there are many other factors that affect community response towards vaccination, these include personal background (medical versus non-medical), social and political projections along with conspiracy theories, and safety concerns due to wide-spread myths and false messages spread on social media [ 8 , 9 , 10 ]. In Jordan, presently one of the countries most affected by the pandemic [ 11 ], the government has established an online portal to facilitate registration for vaccination.…”

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Hesitancy towards COVID-19 Vaccines: An Analytical Cross–Sectional Study

Aloweidi

Bsisu

Suleiman

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Vaccination is the most promising strategy to counter the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Vaccine hesitancy is a serious global phenomenon, and therefore the aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the effect of educational background, work field, and social media on attitudes towards vaccination in Jordan. We compared between medical personnel who were in direct contact with patients and non-medical individuals at Jordan University Hospital in terms of demographics, knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines, rumors received via social media, their trust in these vaccines, and the encouraging factors for vaccination. 646 individuals were enrolled in this study, of which 287 (44.4%) were from medical field, and 359 (55.6%) from non-medical field. 226 (35%) were planning to take the vaccine once available, with a positive response from 131 (45.6%) medical field workers, compared to 94 (26.2%) non-medical individuals (p < 0.001). The social media rumor that was believed the most was the unsafety of these vaccines (n = 283; 43.8%). Only 163 (56.8%) of medical persons did not believe any of the circulated rumors, compared to 126 (35.1%) of non-medical persons (p < 0.001). The effect of medical personnel advice (OR = 0.83; 95% CI = 0.70 to 0.98; p = 0.026) and social media (OR = 1.21; 95% CI = 1.04 to 1.41; p = 0.012) were significantly associated with the willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine once available. In conclusion, medical personnel and social media play a crucial role in increasing the society’s inclination towards vaccination by providing the community with updated evidence-based information about COVID-19 vaccines as an efficient medical countermeasure and by correcting the previously spread misinformation.

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“…A systematic review highlighted that several countries reported the lowest COVID-19 vaccine acceptancy, which includes Kuwait (23.6%), Jordan (28.4%), Italy (53.7), Russia (54.9%), Poland (56.3%), US (56.9%), and France (58.9%). A study conducted among the Middle Eastern population showed that 36.8% and 26.4% of the participants answered "No" and "Not sure" when asked if they would take the vaccine once it becomes available (Al-Qerem & Jarab, 2021). In Saudi Arabia, a study was conducted before the new COVID-19 vaccine approval and authorization of the use by our research group and aimed to understand the public willingness of a future COVID-19 vaccine.…”

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Demographics of COVID19 vaccine hesitancy during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional web-based survey in Saudi Arabia

Al-Mohaithef

Padhi

2021

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Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is considered a major global public health threat affecting across the life course and socioeconomic aspects of life. Globally acceptance to an effective vaccine is the most anticipated resolution. This study aims to evaluate intent to be vaccinated among public in Saudi Arabia during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based study was designed in Saudi Arabia. Study participants (N=658) were recruited through snowball sampling. SurveyMonkey platform was used to record the response. Cross-tabulation were performed by participants intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 virus with sociodemographic characteristics and respondents risk perception towards COVID-19, trust in the healthcare system, and their history of vaccine hesitancy behavior. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to compute the predictors of vaccination intention among the study participants. Results: 658 participants were completed the survey (females = 47.4%). Of the 658 participants 351 (53.3%) have shown intent to be vaccinated. 519 (78.8%) of the participants were reported to be at high risk of COVID-19, and 307 (46.6%) were reported to trust the healthcare system in the country. The multivariable analysis shows respondents with a high-risk perception (OR: 2.27, 95% CI: 1.49-3.48); higher trust in the healthcare system (OR: 3.24, 95% CI: 2.32-4.61) was found to be the significant factor affecting the decision in acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. Conclusion: Participants reported high knowledge towards COVID-19 virus, and vaccine developments. About half (46.6%) of the study participant reported refusal/hesitancy towards the vaccine during the second wave of the pandemic in Saudi Arabia. The study highlighted that higher risk perception and higher trust in the healthcare system were found to be the main reasons for participants' intentions behind the vaccination.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance and Its Associated Factors Among a Middle Eastern Population

Cited by 195 publications

References 24 publications

Willing or Hesitant? A Socioeconomic Study on the Potential Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan

Willing or Hesitant? A Socioeconomic Study on the Potential Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan

Hesitancy towards COVID-19 Vaccines: An Analytical Cross–Sectional Study

Demographics of COVID19 vaccine hesitancy during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional web-based survey in Saudi Arabia

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