Harnessing the power of advocacy to improve seasonal influenza vaccination coverage in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Zaraketa, Hassan; Abubakar, Abdinasir

doi:10.26719/2020.26.2.138

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“…6 We found that knowledge was significantly correlated with educational level, which is consistent with the findings of a recent study from the eastern Mediterranean region. 7 This was also consistent with the study by Awadalla et al, where non-Saudi respondents were more knowledgeable than Saudis. 6 It is evident that there is a lack of knowledge about vaccination among Saudi HCWs.…”

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“…Hence, the Saudi Thoracic Society has issued guidelines recommending the implementation of strict vaccination policies. 5 Despite the recommendations, studies 6 , 7 have shown lower vaccination rates and knowledge levels among HCWs. Vaccination of healthcare staff considerably reduces the risk of cross-transmission, thereby decreasing the spread of epidemics.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Vaccination of healthcare staff considerably reduces the risk of cross-transmission, thereby decreasing the spread of epidemics. 6 , 7 Data on vaccination acceptance, its barriers, and awareness levels are scarce. To increase vaccination rates, there is an urgent need to evaluate and analyze the situation by exposing HCWs´ attitudes and worries regarding vaccination.…”

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Knowledge and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of influenza vaccination in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia (2019-2020)

Alharbi

Almutiri

Alotaibi

et al. 2020

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Influenza is associated with a substantial economic burden owing to the extensive immediate and circuitous medicinal service costs at the individual and institutional levels. We aimed to evaluate healthcare workers' perceptions of the influenza vaccination in the Qassim region in Saudi Arabia. A crosssectional study was conducted at selected hospitals from November to March 2020, in which healthcare workers completed a self-administered questionnaire. Of 327 participants, most were equally distributed between the ages 18-30 and 31-45 years (42.8% each), with 57.5% female and 42.5% male. Both Saudi (47.7%) and non-Saudi participants (52.3%) were included. The majority were physicians (29.7%), pharmacists (28.1%), and nurses (27.5%). Overall, 60.9% had good knowledge, 89% had positive perceptions, and 10.7% had negative perceptions. The primary reason for not getting vaccinated was a concern for complications. Moreover, 20.8% had never previously been vaccinated. Knowledge was positively correlated with nationality, educational level, and perception (p = .002, p = .047, and p = .021, respectively). Perceptions were significantly correlated with nationality (p =.009). Furthermore, 24.5% completely disagreed with compulsory vaccination and believe it would not improve coverage. Once fitted using a multinomial regression model, an r-square value of 0.026 indicated that nationality and history of previous vaccination significantly contributed to negative perceptions. We concluded that most healthcare workers had good knowledge and positive perceptions, and more than a third of the participants adhered to seasonal vaccination. Saudi patients and those who had never been vaccinated were more likely to have negative perceptions.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Knowledge and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of influenza vaccination in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia (2019-2020)

Alharbi

Almutiri

Alotaibi

et al. 2020

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Development of a road map to scale up the uptake and utilization of influenza vaccine in 22 countries of Eastern Mediterranean Region

Chughtai

Mohammed

Ariqi

et al. 2022

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Cross-sectional Study

Awaidy¹,

Khatiwada²,

Castillo³

et al. 2022

Oman Med J

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Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among the general population of Oman, on the eve of the rollout of vaccination program in the country. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured and validated online questionnaire. Adults residing in Oman were invited to participate in the study between 22 and 24 December 2020. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptability. Results: Of the total of 966 participants, the majority (612; 63.4%) were women. Most participants were younger than 40 years (572; 59.3%). Participants displayed good awareness about COVID-19 (946; 97.9%) and the global vaccine development initiatives (831; 86.0%). Only 265 (27.4%) participants were willing to get themselves vaccinated. The majority were either uncertain 365 (37.8%) or unwilling 336 (34.8%). The main driver of vaccine acceptance was to protect oneself and others (186/265; 70.0%). The main reasons given for vaccination hesitation/refusal were concerns over possible side-effects (505/701; 72.0%), safety concerns (386/701; 55.0%), and ineffectiveness of the vaccine (107/701; 15.3%). Conclusions: On the eve of the first-ever rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in Oman in December 2020, the surveyed residents of the country expressed significant hesitancy to get themselves vaccinated. Participants’ perceptions of risk of contracting COVID-19, their trust in vaccines, government, and their health system were important predictors of vaccine acceptance. These results enabled development of strategies to address such concerns to facilitate vaccine acceptance among the residents of Oman. The results of this study can be used by researchers to conduct comparative research in future, with more emphasis on Omani youth (< 40 years).

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Harnessing the power of advocacy to improve seasonal influenza vaccination coverage in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Knowledge and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of influenza vaccination in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia (2019-2020)

Knowledge and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of influenza vaccination in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia (2019-2020)

Development of a road map to scale up the uptake and utilization of influenza vaccine in 22 countries of Eastern Mediterranean Region

Knowledge, Attitude, and Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Cross-sectional Study

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