Vaccine hesitancy and acceptance: an examination of predictive factors in COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia

Fadhel, Fahmi Hassan

doi:10.1093/heapro/daab209

Cited by 18 publications

(21 citation statements)

References 42 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…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).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…While a survey in Bangladesh found that about a quarter of participants thought that COVID-19 was safe, only 60% were willing to be vaccinated, and about two-thirds will recommend it to family and friends (Islam et al 2021). It is believed that misinformation and lack of data on the seriousness of incidence and mortality of COVID-19 disease may reduce concerns about vaccine acceptability (Geoghegan et al 2020).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: knowledge and beliefs

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

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.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: knowledge and beliefs

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In many countries, low anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination levels are currently associated with social resistance partly based on beliefs in hidden social and political forces that allegedly pursue their own mainly pernicious goals through the ostensible struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic [ 27 , 28 , 29 ]. COVID-19-related conspiracy theories are known to have made serious obstacles in various countries with quite different cultural heritages, religions, ethnic compositions, economic developments, and levels of income: in Canada [ 30 ], Croatia [ 31 ], Germany [ 32 , 33 ], Ghana [ 34 ], India [ 35 ], Jordan [ 36 ], Kuwait [ 37 ], Pakistan [ 38 ], People’s Republic of China [ 39 ], Poland [ 40 ], Saudi Arabia [ 41 ], Turkey [ 42 ], Ukraine [ 43 ], the United Kingdom [ 44 , 45 ], and the United States [ 46 , 47 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public Policy Measures to Increase Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Rate in Russia

Boguslavsky

Шарова

Sharov

2022

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The total vaccination rate remains relatively low in Russia as of March 2022 (around 55%, with around 20% in some regions). In the paper, we study the reasons for it. We communicate the results of our survey aimed at detecting reasons for the relatively low anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rate in Russia (47.1% as of mid-January 2022) and suggest potential measures to increase the level of confidence in the Russian vaccination campaign. A total of 14,310 users exhibited interest to participate in the research (16.84% of the total number of invitations sent in the Russian social network VKontakte). After the sample set repair, only 5822 (40.68% of those who agreed to participate) responses were suitable for the research, and they composed the final set. The age range of the respondents was 16–51 years old (y.o.) with a mean of 29.1 ± 10.6 y.o. The proportion of the female gender in responses was 44.23%. A total of 2454 persons (42.15%) expressed their hesitant, cautious, or negative attitude towards vaccine uptake. Of the 2454 persons with cautious attitude towards vaccination, only 928 (37.82%) were concerned about the quality of the Russian vaccines. A total of 1323 individuals (53.91%) supported one or more conspiracy beliefs. A total of 5064 (86.98% of the whole set) showed cautious or negative attitude towards the planned introduction of a nationwide system of vaccination certification/verification based on QR codes. The main social factors that hinder the Russian vaccination campaign are: vexation over the lack of desire of officials to receive feedback from the general population regarding vaccination, wide support for conspiracy beliefs, and controversy over the QR code-based digital system. To elevate the vaccination rate in Russia, the following steps may be taken: social encouragement of those who support vaccination, increase in transparency of the vaccination campaign, acceptance of both digital and paper vaccination certificates, increase in participation of society in vaccination-related discussions, public disclosure of vaccine composition, and avoidance of excessive digitalization of data in the vaccination campaign.

show abstract

“…Almost all of our cohort of participating parents received at least 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, while only 3.2% did not receive any dose. That high rate of vaccine acceptance points to healthy parental attitudes toward vaccination, and studies from the adult Saudi population have shown COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates ranging between 52–71% [ 13 , 21 ]. However, COVID-19 vaccination efforts in KSA for children have been affected by parental acceptance and hesitancy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It was estimated that at the end of 2021, 50% of the World Health Organization (WHO) member states achieved a target of 40% immunization, and this rate is <10% in low-income countries [ 12 ]. Studies from KSA have shown an acceptance rate for COVID-19 vaccine among the general population between 40.7–71% [ 13 , 14 ]. The rate was 70% among healthcare workers in the KSA [ 14 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

In-Person Schooling Amidst Children’s COVID-19 Vaccination: Exploring Parental Perceptions Just after Omicron Variant Announcement

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spread fast globally and became the predominant variant in many countries. Resumption of public regular life activities, including in-person schooling, presented parents with new sources of worry. Thus, it is important to study parental worry about the Omicron variant, willingness to vaccinate their children, and knowledge about school-based COVID-19 precautionary measures. Methods: A national, cross-sectional, pilot-validated online questionnaire targeting parents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was distributed between 31 December 2021, and 7 January 2022. The survey included sociodemographic, COVID-19 infection data, parental and children vaccination status, attitudes towards booster vaccine, parents’ Omicron-related perceptions and worries, and attitude towards in-person schooling. Results: A total of 1340 participants completed the survey, most (65.3%) of whom were mothers. Of the parents, 96.3% either received two or three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Only 32.1% of the parents were willing to vaccinate their young children (5–11 years of age). In relation to their children 12–18 years of age, 48% had already had them vaccinated, 31% were planning to vaccinate them, and 42.8% were willing to administer a booster dose. Only 16% were more worried about the Omicron variant compared to the Delta variant. Residents of western KSA were more worried about Omicron compared to Delta. Parents worried about the Omicron variant and male participants were significantly less aware of school-based COVID-19 precautionary measures. Parents with post-graduate degrees and those having more children were significantly more inclined to send their children to school even if COVID-19 outbreaks could occur in schools, while parents who were more worried about the Omicron variant and were more committed to infection prevention measures were significantly less inclined to do so. Conclusions: Overall, parents had lower worry levels about the Omicron variant compared to the Delta variant. They had a higher willingness to vaccinate their older children compared to the younger ones. In addition, our cohort of parents showed high willingness to send their children to schools and trusted the school-based preventative measures. These findings can inform policy makers when considering school related decisions during the current or future public health crises.

show abstract

Vaccine hesitancy and acceptance: an examination of predictive factors in COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 18 publications

References 42 publications

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: knowledge and beliefs

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: knowledge and beliefs

Public Policy Measures to Increase Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Rate in Russia

In-Person Schooling Amidst Children’s COVID-19 Vaccination: Exploring Parental Perceptions Just after Omicron Variant Announcement

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About