Peoples’ attitude toward COVID-19 vaccine, acceptance, and social trust among African and Middle East countries

Autor: Barkat Ali Khan, Bakary Sayon Keita, Mamadou Oury Safiatou Diallo, Mariam Soumaré, Youssouf Ag Mohamed Baye, Nasim Asadi Faezi, Sounkalo Dao, Hamid Allahverdipour, Pourya Gholizadeh, Hossein Samadi Kafil, Zakaria Gansane, Khudaverdi Ganvarov, Mohammad Asgharzadeh, Amadou Oumarou, Sukran Kose, Yacouba Cissoko, Pasquale Pagliano, Maad Nasser Mohamed, Moussa Sanogo, Akory Ag Iknane, Sid’Ahmed Soufiane, Patassi Akouda, Mamadou Saliou Sow
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Health Promotion Perspectives
Health Promotion Perspectives, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 171-178 (2021)
ISSN: 2228-6497
Popis: Background: To end the COVID-19 pandemic, a large part of the world must be immune to the virus by vaccination. Therefore, this study aimed to gauge intent to be vaccinated against COVID-19 among ordinary people and to identify attitudes towards vaccines and barriers for vaccine acceptance. Methods: The study population comprises 1880 people residing in different countries that answer a prepared questionnaire. The questionnaire topics are demographics, historical issues, participants’ attitudes and beliefs regarding vaccines, concerns, and vaccine hesitancy. Results: Attitudes and beliefs relating to vaccines in general, and the COVID-19 vaccine, were ascertained. Overall, 66.81% of the contributors would like to be vaccinated against COVID-19, while %33.19 did not intend to be vaccinated. Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy included concern regarding vaccine side effects, fear of getting sick from the uptake of the vaccine, and the absence of accurate vaccine promotion news. Individuals with higher education believe that India (68.6%) produces the best vaccine (P
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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