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Determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a developing country

PURPOSE: Vaccination is a cost-efficient intervention to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aims to assess the population's willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Jordan and investigate potential determinants of their acceptance MATERIALS AND ME...

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Autores principales: Al-Mistarehi, Abdel-Hameed, Kheirallah, Khalid A., Yassin, Ahmed, Alomari, Safwan, Aledrisi, Maryam K., Bani Ata, Ehab M., Hammad, Nouran H., Khanfar, Asim N., Ibnian, Ali M., Khassawneh, Basheer Y.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Vaccine Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8217585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34222130
http://dx.doi.org/10.7774/cevr.2021.10.2.171
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author Al-Mistarehi, Abdel-Hameed
Kheirallah, Khalid A.
Yassin, Ahmed
Alomari, Safwan
Aledrisi, Maryam K.
Bani Ata, Ehab M.
Hammad, Nouran H.
Khanfar, Asim N.
Ibnian, Ali M.
Khassawneh, Basheer Y.
author_facet Al-Mistarehi, Abdel-Hameed
Kheirallah, Khalid A.
Yassin, Ahmed
Alomari, Safwan
Aledrisi, Maryam K.
Bani Ata, Ehab M.
Hammad, Nouran H.
Khanfar, Asim N.
Ibnian, Ali M.
Khassawneh, Basheer Y.
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description PURPOSE: Vaccination is a cost-efficient intervention to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aims to assess the population's willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Jordan and investigate potential determinants of their acceptance MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study used an online survey distributed in November 2020, before introducing the vaccine, with items investigating socio-demographic characteristics, seasonal flu vaccination history, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance once available, and factors affecting their decision-making. Also, “COVID-19 risk perception” and beliefs toward COVID-19 vaccine benefits and barriers were assessed. RESULTS: A total of 2,208 participants completed the survey with a participation rate of 13.1%. The mean±standard deviation age was 33.2±13.5, and 55.7% were females. Study participants were almost equally distributed between willingness, unwillingness, and indecision to take the COVID-19 vaccine (30.4%, 36.4%, and 31.5%, respectively). Younger adults, males, and those who were not married, do not have children, have a bachelor or higher education, employees or being students, healthcare workers, and those who reported receiving flu vaccine had higher rates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance compared to their counterparts (p<0.001 for each category). COVID-19 risk perception, and perceived vaccine benefits, and barriers were significant predictors of intention. Among those undecided or unwilling to take the COVID-19 vaccine, its safety and side effects were the most common concerns. CONCLUSION: The low rate of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in a developing country is alarming, and a significant proportion are indecisive. Interventions to elevate vaccine acceptance by addressing its safety and efficacy and targeting vulnerable groups are recommended.
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spelling pubmed-82175852021-07-01 Determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a developing country Al-Mistarehi, Abdel-Hameed Kheirallah, Khalid A. Yassin, Ahmed Alomari, Safwan Aledrisi, Maryam K. Bani Ata, Ehab M. Hammad, Nouran H. Khanfar, Asim N. Ibnian, Ali M. Khassawneh, Basheer Y. Clin Exp Vaccine Res COVID-19 Special PURPOSE: Vaccination is a cost-efficient intervention to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aims to assess the population's willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Jordan and investigate potential determinants of their acceptance MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study used an online survey distributed in November 2020, before introducing the vaccine, with items investigating socio-demographic characteristics, seasonal flu vaccination history, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance once available, and factors affecting their decision-making. Also, “COVID-19 risk perception” and beliefs toward COVID-19 vaccine benefits and barriers were assessed. RESULTS: A total of 2,208 participants completed the survey with a participation rate of 13.1%. The mean±standard deviation age was 33.2±13.5, and 55.7% were females. Study participants were almost equally distributed between willingness, unwillingness, and indecision to take the COVID-19 vaccine (30.4%, 36.4%, and 31.5%, respectively). Younger adults, males, and those who were not married, do not have children, have a bachelor or higher education, employees or being students, healthcare workers, and those who reported receiving flu vaccine had higher rates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance compared to their counterparts (p<0.001 for each category). COVID-19 risk perception, and perceived vaccine benefits, and barriers were significant predictors of intention. Among those undecided or unwilling to take the COVID-19 vaccine, its safety and side effects were the most common concerns. CONCLUSION: The low rate of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in a developing country is alarming, and a significant proportion are indecisive. Interventions to elevate vaccine acceptance by addressing its safety and efficacy and targeting vulnerable groups are recommended. The Korean Vaccine Society 2021-05 2021-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8217585/ /pubmed/34222130 http://dx.doi.org/10.7774/cevr.2021.10.2.171 Text en © Korean Vaccine Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle COVID-19 Special
Al-Mistarehi, Abdel-Hameed
Kheirallah, Khalid A.
Yassin, Ahmed
Alomari, Safwan
Aledrisi, Maryam K.
Bani Ata, Ehab M.
Hammad, Nouran H.
Khanfar, Asim N.
Ibnian, Ali M.
Khassawneh, Basheer Y.
Determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a developing country
title Determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a developing country
title_full Determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a developing country
title_fullStr Determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a developing country
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a developing country
title_short Determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a developing country
title_sort determinants of the willingness of the general population to get vaccinated against covid-19 in a developing country
topic COVID-19 Special
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8217585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34222130
http://dx.doi.org/10.7774/cevr.2021.10.2.171
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