Factors Influencing Decision Making Regarding the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccination in Egypt: A Cross-Sectional Study in an Urban, Well-Educated Sample.

Autor:	Elsayed M; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University of Ulm, Leimgrubenweg 12-14, 89075 Ulm, Germany., El-Abasiri RA; Nuffield Department of Population Health, Old Road Campus, University of Oxford Richard Doll Building, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK., Dardeer KT; Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt., Kamal MA; Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13511, Egypt., Htay MNN; Department of Community Medicine, Manipal University College Malaysia, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Melaka 75150, Malaysia., Abler B; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University of Ulm, Leimgrubenweg 12-14, 89075 Ulm, Germany., Marzo RR; Department of Community Medicine, International Medical School, Management and Science University, Shah Alam 40100, Malaysia.; Global Public Health, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Petaling Jaya 46150, Malaysia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Vaccines [Vaccines (Basel)] 2021 Dec 24; Vol. 10 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 24.
DOI:	10.3390/vaccines10010020
Abstrakt:	Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the necessity to rapidly develop safe and effective vaccines to limit the spread of infections. Meanwhile, vaccine hesitancy is a significant barrier to community vaccination strategies. Methods: An internet-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to April 2021 during the start of the vaccination campaigns. Results: A total of 1009 subjects participated, and the mean age (±SD) was 29.11 ± 8.2 years. Among them, 68.8% believed that vaccination is an effective method to control the spread of the disease, 81.2% indicated acceptance of the vaccine, and 87.09% reported that their doctor's recommendation was essential for decision making. After adjusting for socioeconomic characteristics, rural residency (AOR 1.783, 95%CI: 1.256-2.531), working a part-time job (AOR 2.535, 95%CI: 1.202-5.343) or a full-time job (AOR 1.951, 95%CI: 1.056-3.604), being a student (AOR 3.516, 95%CI: 1.805-6.852) and having a partner (AOR 1.457, 95%CI: 1.062-2.00) were significant predictors for higher vaccine acceptance among the study participants. Believing in the vaccine's efficacy showed the strongest correlation with vaccine acceptance (Spearman's r = 0.309, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Although general vaccine acceptance is high (32.85%) in participants in our study, gender and geographic disparities were observed in the investigated urban population of young, well-educated Egyptians.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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