COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Beliefs and Barriers Associated with Vaccination Among the Residents of KSA

Narapureddy, Bayapa Reddy; Muzammil, Khursheed; Alshahrani, Mohammad Y.; Alkhathami, Ali G.; Alsabaani, Abdullah; AlShahrani, Abdullah M.; Dawria, Adam; Nasir, Nazim; Reddy, Lingala Kalyan Viswanath; Alam, Mohammad Mahtab

doi:10.2147/jmdh.s340431

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“…The present study showed that about 70% of the participants reported a moderate to high acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. Several other Saudi studies were almost in line with our results, which showed that 62–71% of Saudi citizens and Saudi residents have a good acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines (Narapureddy et al 2021 ; Alqahtani 2021 ; Alshahrani et al 2021 ; Maqsood et al 2022 ; Al-Mohaithef and Padhi 2020 ; Fadhel 2021 ; Yahia et al 2021 ; Elharake et al 2021 ). However, Khalafalla et al reported that 83.6% of Jazan University students were willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, which was described as having a high acceptance rate compared to most studies conducted in Saudi Arabia (Khalafalla et al 2022 ).…”

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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: knowledge and beliefs

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Backgrounds Vaccine acceptance varies across countries, generations, and the perceived personality of individuals. Investigating the knowledge, beliefs, and acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines among individuals is vital to ensuring adequate health system capacity and procedures and promoting the uptake of the vaccines. Results A cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2021 to January 2022 in Saudi Arabia. The study included 281 residents to estimate their acceptance to receive COVID-19 vaccination. Around 70% of the included participants had a moderate to high COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate during the data collection period. The risk increases to about two folds among undergraduates [OR 1.846 (1.034–3.296), p value = 0.036)] and increases to four folds among non-employed [OR 3.944 (2.310–6.737), p value = 0.001]. About 78% of participants with high and 44% with low COVID-19 vaccine acceptance (p value = 0.001) believed the vaccines were safe and effective. The belief that COVID-19 disease will be controlled within two years increased the risk for low vaccine acceptance by about two folds [OR 1.730 (1.035–2.891), p value = 0.035]. Good knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination significantly affected the acceptance rate (p value = 0.001). Conclusions Several factors affect the intention of individuals to receive vaccines. Therefore, building good knowledge and health literacy through educational intervention programs, especially vaccine safety and effectiveness, is important for successful vaccination campaigns among the general population and ensuring control of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…This study shows that among those who had not received COVID-19 vaccine, 62.1% had an intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine whereas there were about 28.1% who did not want or did not decide to receive COVID-19 vaccine. The intention to get COVID-19 vaccine in this study is lower than the studies performed among the age group of over 18 years in the US (69%), 28 among Chinese factory workers (66%), 29 among residents of King Saudi Arabia (65.6%), 30 and among health-care workers in China (76.4%). 31 Yet, the intention rate to get the COVID-19 vaccine in this study is higher compared with the rates found in the studies performed in Malaysia (48.2%) and among the population in Jordan (37.4%).…”

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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Among Muslim High School Students in Jakarta Metropolitan Area, Indonesia

Zilhadia¹,

Ariyanti²,

Nurmansyah³

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Purpose This study aims to identify the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination uptake and the intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among Muslim high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia. Patients and Methods A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted for high school students. The population in this study were Muslim students grade 11 and 12 at secondary high school living and studying in Jakarta Metropolitan area. A total of 440 samples have been selected using non-probability sampling. In this study, the independent variables were factors associated with vaccination behaviors that were derived from the HBM and TPB theories, while the dependent variables were vaccination uptake and vaccination intention. Factors associated with the dependent variables have been identified using chi-square and Mann–Whitney tests. Results About 65% respondents had received COVID-19 vaccine and 72% of those who had not received COVID-19 vaccine had the intention to receive the vaccine. Some of the behavioral model variables such as the perceived susceptibility score, perceived severity score, perceived benefits score, perceived barriers score, self-efficacy score, attitude score, and social norms score were significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among high school students. Furthermore, all of the behavioral model variables, ie, perceived susceptibility score, perceived severity score, perceived benefits score, perceived barriers score, cues to action score, self-efficacy score, attitude score, social norms score, and perceived behavioral control score were significantly associated with an intention of being vaccinated. Conclusion The vaccination for students can be set in more affordable locationsfor example, in schools. In addition, efforts to increase student knowledge regarding the effectiveness and safety of vaccines and the dangers of COVID-19 should be sustained.

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“…Certain sociodemographic variables were associated with vaccine acceptance (p < 0.05), including being male (n = 15), 14 – 15-18 – 22-24 – 25-28 – 29-34 – 39-40 – 44 being younger (n = 5), 18 , 22 , 24 , 32 , 39 and being married (n = 3). 17 , 27 , 40 Other predictors of vaccine acceptance were positive behavior regarding the influenza vaccine or vaccines in general (n = 12), 14 , 15 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 23 , 26 , 29 , 33 , 37 , 39 , 42 a high risk perception of contracting COVID-19 (n = 12), 14 – 15-18 – 21-22 – 25-27 – 28-36 – 38-42 trust in the government/healthcare system (n = 7), 17–25 – 27–33 – 37–43 a history of chronic illnesses (n = 4), 28 , 29 , 36 , 39 being a healthcare worker (n = 2), 14 , 23 and being a smoker (n = 2).…”

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“…The lowest hesitancy rates (<10%) were reported by 2 studies, 26 , 45 whereas higher rates (>30%) were reported in 22 studies. 14–17 – 19–24 – 27–33 – 35–37 – 39–44 Several factors were found to be associated with vaccine hesitancy, including concerns about vaccine safety (n = 18), 16–20 – 22–26 – 29–31 – 36–38 – 40–42 – 45 concerns about vaccine effectiveness (n = 16), 16 – 17-19 – 22-24 – 30-33 – 36-38 – 40-42 – 45 belief that the vaccine has not been tested sufficiently (n = 7), 20–24 – 26–30 , 31–45 belief in conspiracy theories (n = 4), 22 , 29 , 39 , 40 belief in natural immunity following COVID-19 infection (n = 2), 30 , 39 a history of chronic illnesses (n = 2), 31 , 45 a fear of injections (n = 2), 30 , 44 and mistrust in pharmaceutical companies (n = 1). 31 …”

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance among the public in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of the literature

Alsalloum

Garwan

José

et al. 2022

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Vaccine hesitancy has a significant impact on tackling infectious diseases as it has resulted in reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases. This review aims to provide an up-to-date evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the public in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. We searched the PubMed and SCOPUS databases for manuscripts published on vaccine hesitancy and/or acceptance among the public in GCC countries up till April 1 st , 2022. Forty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. The average vaccine hesitancy rate across GCC countries was 43%. Concerns about vaccine safety (n = 32) and effectiveness (n = 26) were most frequently associated with hesitancy. Being male (n = 25) and having positive behavior regarding the influenza vaccine or vaccines in general (n = 22) were most frequently associated with acceptance. Collaborative efforts of governments, academic bodies, and the media to provide evidence of vaccines’ effectiveness throughout history and strictly manage the spread of the vaccine safety-related rumors are warranted.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Beliefs and Barriers Associated with Vaccination Among the Residents of KSA

Cited by 15 publications

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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: knowledge and beliefs

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: knowledge and beliefs

Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Among Muslim High School Students in Jakarta Metropolitan Area, Indonesia

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance among the public in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of the literature

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