Predictors of Willingness to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine: Cross-Sectional Study of Palestinian Dental Students

Kateeb, Elham; Danadneh, Mayar; Pokorná, Andrea; Klugarová, Jitka; Abdulqader, Huthaifa; Klugar, Miloslav; Riad, Abanoub

doi:10.3390/vaccines9090954

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“…However, higher descriptive norms were associated with higher odds of vaccine resistance. Similar results were reported in previous studies among university and dental students in the region [14,36].…”

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among university students in Lebanon

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Little is known about the decision-making process of college students in Lebanon regarding coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. The aim of this study was to identify factors predicting behavioural intentions of students enrolled at the American University of Beirut to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 3805 students were randomly selected. Participants were divided into three groups: vaccine accepting (willing to take or already took the vaccine), vaccine hesitant (hesitant to take the vaccine) and vaccine resistant (decided not to take the vaccine). Overall, participants were vaccine accepting (87%), with 10% and 3% being hesitant and resistant, respectively. Vaccine hesitancy was significantly associated with nationality, residency status and university rank. Participants who believed the vaccine was safe and in agreement with their personal views were less likely to be hesitant. Participants who did not receive the flu vaccine were more hesitant than those who did. Moreover, a significant association between hesitancy and agreement with conspiracies was observed. A high level of knowledge about COVID-19 disease and vaccine resulted in lower odds of vaccine resistance among students. The factors identified explaining each of the three vaccine intention groups can be used as core content for health communication and social marketing campaigns to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination.

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confidence: 92%

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among university students in Lebanon

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“…The COVID-19 mass vaccination strategies followed a priority approach that was suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO) and endorsed by all its member states; therefore, the older adults, healthcare personnel, essential workers, etc., were prioritized to receive COVID-19 vaccines at the expenses of the young adults who had to wait around six months until they were permitted to register for vaccination [8,9]. Mass media and social media play a key role in shaping youth views and attitudes towards health-related issues, including receiving vaccines [10][11][12][13][14][15]. The negative impacts of social media on vaccine acceptance levels were found in the Czech Republic, Palestine, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States of America (US) [13,[15][16][17].…”

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“…Mass media and social media play a key role in shaping youth views and attitudes towards health-related issues, including receiving vaccines [10][11][12][13][14][15]. The negative impacts of social media on vaccine acceptance levels were found in the Czech Republic, Palestine, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States of America (US) [13,[15][16][17].…”

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“…Nonetheless, the attitudes of dental students toward novel vaccines, e.g., human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, were found to be unsatisfactory in the high and middle-income countries due to a lack of knowledge [42][43][44]. Recently, a growing number of studies had been designed to describe the attitudes of healthcare students towards the novel COVID-19 vaccines [11,13,15,[45][46][47][48]. One of the major critiques of these studies is the lack of in-depth analysis of the promoters and barriers of vaccine willingness; therefore, it had been recommended to carry out a deep analysis utilizing machine learning-based approaches for evaluation of the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine-related attitudes [11].…”

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Universal Predictors of Dental Students’ Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination: Machine Learning-Based Approach

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Background: young adults represent a critical target for mass-vaccination strategies of COVID-19 that aim to achieve herd immunity. Healthcare students, including dental students, are perceived as the upper echelon of health literacy; therefore, their health-related beliefs, attitudes and behaviors influence their peers and communities. The main aim of this study was to synthesize a data-driven model for the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine willingness among dental students. Methods: a secondary analysis of data extracted from a recently conducted multi-center and multi-national cross-sectional study of dental students’ attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in 22 countries was carried out utilizing decision tree and regression analyses. Based on previous literature, a proposed conceptual model was developed and tested through a machine learning approach to elicit factors related to dental students’ willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Results: machine learning analysis suggested five important predictors of COVID-19 vaccination willingness among dental students globally, i.e., the economic level of the country where the student lives and studies, the individual’s trust of the pharmaceutical industry, the individual’s misconception of natural immunity, the individual’s belief of vaccines risk-benefit-ratio, and the individual’s attitudes toward novel vaccines. Conclusions: according to the socio-ecological theory, the country’s economic level was the only contextual predictor, while the rest were individual predictors. Future research is recommended to be designed in a longitudinal fashion to facilitate evaluating the proposed model. The interventions of controlling vaccine hesitancy among the youth population may benefit from improving their views of the risk-benefit ratio of COVID-19 vaccines. Moreover, healthcare students, including dental students, will likely benefit from increasing their awareness of immunization and infectious diseases through curricular amendments.

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“…In addition, dental students in their clinical practice are especially vulnerable to the risk of COVID-19 transmission [26], as they have to work closely with patients. This proximity may put them at a higher risk of viral exposure and being infected with COVID-19 [27]. In fact, droplets and aerosols produced during most dental procedures are potential methods for COVID-19 transmission [28].…”

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Meta-Analysis of Prevalence of Depression in Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on the mental health of the population in general, and in college students in particular. Dental students have seen their teaching altered and their clinical practice reduced. This study was aimed at conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting levels of depression among dental students during the COVID-19 and estimating the pooled prevalence of depression. Materials and Methods: Medline via PubMed and other databases were searched for studies on the prevalence of depression in dental undergraduates, published from 1 December 2019 to 1 September 2021. The pooled proportions of depression were calculated with random effects models. Results: We identified 13 studies from 9 countries. The pooled prevalence of depression in dental students was 37% (95% CI: 26–49%) with no variation due to gender, response rate or methodological quality. We only found a significantly higher prevalence of depression in studies from Asia compared to Europe and America. Conclusions: Our results suggest that dental students are suffering from higher levels of depression compared with the general population or other college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, with differences across regions. Measures to improve mental health and wellbeing of dental students during the pandemic are needed.

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Predictors of Willingness to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine: Cross-Sectional Study of Palestinian Dental Students

Cited by 53 publications

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among university students in Lebanon

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among university students in Lebanon

Universal Predictors of Dental Students’ Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination: Machine Learning-Based Approach

Meta-Analysis of Prevalence of Depression in Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

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