How anxiety attributed to COVID-19, disease knowledge, and intention to vaccinate against SARS-CoV-2 viral infection prevail in general public of Saudi Arabia?
| Autor: | Islam MA; Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Alshayban DM; Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Naqvi AA; School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom., Maqsood MB; Eastern Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Ishaqui AA; Department of Pharmacy, Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan., Kashif M; Pharmaceutical Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Ali M; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al-Rajhi University, Al-Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia., Haseeb A; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2023 Feb 07; Vol. 11, pp. 1078023. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 07 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1078023 |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: The study aimed to document the anxiety attributed to COVID-19, disease knowledge, and intention to vaccinate against the disease in general public. Moreover, the interplay among these three outcomes was also investigated. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted for 2 months in three cities of Dammam Region of Saudi Arabia. The target segment was the adult population of Saudi Arabia. Convenience sampling was used and all adults aged ≥18 were invited to participate. The questionnaire used in the study was available in both Arabic and English languages. It included a demographic section, a section dedicated to vaccination intention and, a section containing coronavirus anxiety scale (CAS). The data analysis was carried out using IBM SPSS version 23. The study was approved by an ethics committee (IRB-2021-05-297). Results: A total of 542 responses were analyzed. Most respondents had no anxiety attributed to COVID-19 (92.1%), self-reported good knowledge of COVID-19 (79.7%) and intended to administer a vaccine (57.4%). Age groups 18-29 years and 30-45 years, and having a chronic medical condition, were found to be determinants of having COVID-19 anxiety ( p < 0.05). The variables of self-rated good knowledge of disease, never contracted COVID-19, and incomes of SAR 5,000 (i.e., USD 1333), and SAR 7,500-10,000 (i.e., USD 1999.5-2666), were found to be determinants of having positive intention toward vaccination ( p < 0.05). Conclusion: The anxiety due to COVID-19 was present in a few participants. Besides, self-reported knowledge about COVID-19 and intention to administer a vaccine, were positively linked to each other. However, both variables had no effect on COVID-19 anxiety. It is important to review and address the determinants of positive intention to further increase vaccine acceptance rate. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Islam, Alshayban, Naqvi, Maqsood, Ishaqui, Kashif, Ali and Haseeb.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|