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Awareness and Acceptance for COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccination among Residents of Saudi Arabia: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study

Background: In the global effort to combat SARS CoV2 infection, adoption of the vaccination has been an essential component. The goal of this research was to determine the quality of web-based information gathered during COVID-19 and participants’ awareness and acceptance for the booster dose for CO...

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Autores principales: Ahmad, Mohammad Shakil, Almuteri, Tayseer Dhayfallah, Alharbi, Abdulrahman Obaid Matar, Tawakul, Abdullah, Alturiqy, Mohammed Abdulrahman Mohammed, Alzahrani, Mansour, Almutairi, Shaden Bader, Almutairi, Ghadah Mohammed, Alotaibi, Aseel Saleh, Almutairi, Nouf Sultan, Alhabdan, Lama Khalid, Alghuyaythat, Waleed Khalid Z
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10221188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37243033
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11050929
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author Ahmad, Mohammad Shakil
Almuteri, Tayseer Dhayfallah
Alharbi, Abdulrahman Obaid Matar
Tawakul, Abdullah
Alturiqy, Mohammed Abdulrahman Mohammed
Alzahrani, Mansour
Almutairi, Shaden Bader
Almutairi, Ghadah Mohammed
Alotaibi, Aseel Saleh
Almutairi, Nouf Sultan
Alhabdan, Lama Khalid
Alghuyaythat, Waleed Khalid Z
author_facet Ahmad, Mohammad Shakil
Almuteri, Tayseer Dhayfallah
Alharbi, Abdulrahman Obaid Matar
Tawakul, Abdullah
Alturiqy, Mohammed Abdulrahman Mohammed
Alzahrani, Mansour
Almutairi, Shaden Bader
Almutairi, Ghadah Mohammed
Alotaibi, Aseel Saleh
Almutairi, Nouf Sultan
Alhabdan, Lama Khalid
Alghuyaythat, Waleed Khalid Z
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description Background: In the global effort to combat SARS CoV2 infection, adoption of the vaccination has been an essential component. The goal of this research was to determine the quality of web-based information gathered during COVID-19 and participants’ awareness and acceptance for the booster dose for COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out to gauge interest in and willingness for a booster dose, as well as the satisfaction with the availability and accuracy of Internet resources. This study included 631 people from the cities of Riyadh, Al Majma’ah, Al Ghat, and Zulfi in the Riyadh Area. Chi-square and Fischer’s exact tests, with a 95% confidence interval, and a threshold of p < 0.05, were used to analyze the significance of associations between variables. Results: Out of 631 respondents, 347 people who reported willingness to receive the immunization were women (319, 91.9%), with only 28 (8.1%) being men. There was a statistically significant correlation between individuals who worried about booster dosage adverse effects and those who did not receive the immunization. Knowledge of the efficacy of the vaccine, confidence in the capacity of the vaccine to avert problems, and willingness to receive a third dosage were all shown to be substantially correlated (p < 0.001). Attitude and behavior ratings were substantially correlated with prior COVID-19 immunization status (p < 0.005). Conclusions: There was a significant correlation between vaccination knowledge, confidence in the capacity of the vaccine to prevent problems, and willingness to receive a third dose. Therefore, our research can help policymakers develop more precise and scientific roll-out strategies for the COVID-19 booster vaccination.
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spelling pubmed-102211882023-05-28 Awareness and Acceptance for COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccination among Residents of Saudi Arabia: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study Ahmad, Mohammad Shakil Almuteri, Tayseer Dhayfallah Alharbi, Abdulrahman Obaid Matar Tawakul, Abdullah Alturiqy, Mohammed Abdulrahman Mohammed Alzahrani, Mansour Almutairi, Shaden Bader Almutairi, Ghadah Mohammed Alotaibi, Aseel Saleh Almutairi, Nouf Sultan Alhabdan, Lama Khalid Alghuyaythat, Waleed Khalid Z Vaccines (Basel) Article Background: In the global effort to combat SARS CoV2 infection, adoption of the vaccination has been an essential component. The goal of this research was to determine the quality of web-based information gathered during COVID-19 and participants’ awareness and acceptance for the booster dose for COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out to gauge interest in and willingness for a booster dose, as well as the satisfaction with the availability and accuracy of Internet resources. This study included 631 people from the cities of Riyadh, Al Majma’ah, Al Ghat, and Zulfi in the Riyadh Area. Chi-square and Fischer’s exact tests, with a 95% confidence interval, and a threshold of p < 0.05, were used to analyze the significance of associations between variables. Results: Out of 631 respondents, 347 people who reported willingness to receive the immunization were women (319, 91.9%), with only 28 (8.1%) being men. There was a statistically significant correlation between individuals who worried about booster dosage adverse effects and those who did not receive the immunization. Knowledge of the efficacy of the vaccine, confidence in the capacity of the vaccine to avert problems, and willingness to receive a third dosage were all shown to be substantially correlated (p < 0.001). Attitude and behavior ratings were substantially correlated with prior COVID-19 immunization status (p < 0.005). Conclusions: There was a significant correlation between vaccination knowledge, confidence in the capacity of the vaccine to prevent problems, and willingness to receive a third dose. Therefore, our research can help policymakers develop more precise and scientific roll-out strategies for the COVID-19 booster vaccination. MDPI 2023-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10221188/ /pubmed/37243033 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11050929 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Ahmad, Mohammad Shakil
Almuteri, Tayseer Dhayfallah
Alharbi, Abdulrahman Obaid Matar
Tawakul, Abdullah
Alturiqy, Mohammed Abdulrahman Mohammed
Alzahrani, Mansour
Almutairi, Shaden Bader
Almutairi, Ghadah Mohammed
Alotaibi, Aseel Saleh
Almutairi, Nouf Sultan
Alhabdan, Lama Khalid
Alghuyaythat, Waleed Khalid Z
Awareness and Acceptance for COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccination among Residents of Saudi Arabia: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study
title Awareness and Acceptance for COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccination among Residents of Saudi Arabia: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Awareness and Acceptance for COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccination among Residents of Saudi Arabia: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Awareness and Acceptance for COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccination among Residents of Saudi Arabia: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Awareness and Acceptance for COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccination among Residents of Saudi Arabia: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Awareness and Acceptance for COVID-19 Booster Dose Vaccination among Residents of Saudi Arabia: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort awareness and acceptance for covid-19 booster dose vaccination among residents of saudi arabia: findings of a cross-sectional study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10221188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37243033
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11050929
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