| Autor: |
Alshahrani SM; College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia., Dehom S; Department of Graduate Studies, Loma Linda University - School of Nursing, Loma Linda, CA, USA., Almutairi D; Department of Oral Health, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.; School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London UK., Alnasser BS; Department of Health Management, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia., Alsaif B; Department of Public Health, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia., Alabdrabalnabi AA; Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Bin Rahmah A; College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, the University of Manchester, UK., Alshahrani MS; Dental Department, Ministry of Health, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia., El-Metwally A; College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Al-Khateeb BF; College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Family Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Othman F; College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Mahtab Alam M; College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. |
| Abstrakt: |
The success of COVID-19 vaccination depends on individual's vaccine acceptance. There has been misinformation on the media that doubts its effectiveness, safety, and long-term risk. Such controversy could affect the acceptance toward the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. The objective of this study was to assess the factors influencing the acceptance and hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted. An online survey was conducted with four parameters: Demographics, medical history, knowledge and information sources about COVID-19 and vaccine, and hesitancy/acceptance of vaccinations. Bivariate analysis between several survey items and the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine was conducted using Chi-square test. Logistic regression was used to assess to what degree each variable affects the acceptance and the hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine. Approximately 64% show a desire to accept the vaccine while 18.3% were extremely hesitant to take the vaccine. Non-demographic factors that were associated with the acceptance toward the COVID-19 vaccine were the source of health information about COVID-19 (OR:1.63; 95% CI:1.07-2.47), perception toward whether the vaccine is effective on other variants of the virus (OR:7.24; 95% CI:4.58-11.45), previous uptake of the influenza vaccine (OR:1.62; 95% CI:1.07-2.47), and potential mandatory of vaccination in order to travel internationally (OR:16.52; 95% CI:10.23-26.68). This study provides an insight into factors - other than the sociodemographic - influencing the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. The government should address the COVID-19-related misinformation and rumors to increase acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. |
