Public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among residents of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional online study

Autor: Meshari Almeshari, Ahmad Abanomy, Yasser Alzamil, Amjad Alyahyawi, Asma W Al-Thomali, Abdulaziz A Alshihri, Omar W Althomali
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058180
Popis: Objectives The acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine is essential for protecting the world population and stopping the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aimed to measure public acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination and the factors that may play an important role in increasing the acceptance of vaccinations in future pandemics.Design A cross-sectional, observational study was conducted through a survey designed using the Google Forms platform. In this study, a logistic regression analysis was used to study and detect the variables linked to the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. To meet inclusion criteria, participants had to be 18 years or older at the time of collecting the data, reside in Saudi Arabia at the time of the survey, agree to the consent form and be able to complete the survey in Arabic.Setting Randomly selected residents of Saudi Arabia.Number of participants 1658.Results In general, the population of Saudi Arabia is supportive of the COVID-19 vaccine (72.0%) and has one of the highest acceptance rates, according to global studies. We found that men (OR 0.73; 95% CI: 0.55 to 0.97) were less likely to hesitate with regard to taking the vaccine, whereas previously infected individuals were more likely to hesitate (OR 1.77; 95% CI: 1.25 to 2.50). Those with a lower monthly income (
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