Determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a developing country.

Autor: Al-Mistarehi AH; Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Kheirallah KA; Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Yassin A; Division of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Alomari S; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA., Aledrisi MK; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Saud Medical City (KSMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Bani Ata EM; Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Hammad NH; Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Khanfar AN; Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan., Ibnian AM; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Khassawneh BY; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical and experimental vaccine research [Clin Exp Vaccine Res] 2021 May; Vol. 10 (2), pp. 171-182. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 31.
DOI: 10.7774/cevr.2021.10.2.171
Abstrakt: Purpose: Vaccination is a cost-efficient intervention to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aims to assess the population's willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Jordan and investigate potential determinants of their acceptance.
Materials and Methods: This study used an online survey distributed in November 2020, before introducing the vaccine, with items investigating socio-demographic characteristics, seasonal flu vaccination history, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance once available, and factors affecting their decision-making. Also, "COVID-19 risk perception" and beliefs toward COVID-19 vaccine benefits and barriers were assessed.
Results: A total of 2,208 participants completed the survey with a participation rate of 13.1%. The mean±standard deviation age was 33.2±13.5, and 55.7% were females. Study participants were almost equally distributed between willingness, unwillingness, and indecision to take the COVID-19 vaccine (30.4%, 36.4%, and 31.5%, respectively). Younger adults, males, and those who were not married, do not have children, have a bachelor or higher education, employees or being students, healthcare workers, and those who reported receiving flu vaccine had higher rates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance compared to their counterparts (p<0.001 for each category). COVID-19 risk perception, and perceived vaccine benefits, and barriers were significant predictors of intention. Among those undecided or unwilling to take the COVID-19 vaccine, its safety and side effects were the most common concerns.
Conclusion: The low rate of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in a developing country is alarming, and a significant proportion are indecisive. Interventions to elevate vaccine acceptance by addressing its safety and efficacy and targeting vulnerable groups are recommended.
Competing Interests: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.
(© Korean Vaccine Society.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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