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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Pre-Campaign Cross-Sectional Study

Oman is globally acknowledged for its well-structured immunization program with high vaccination coverage. The massive spread of misinformation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the easy access to various media channels, may affect acceptance of a vaccine, despite the inherent trust in...

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Autores principales: Al-Marshoudi, Sabria, Al-Balushi, Haleema, Al-Wahaibi, Adil, Al-Khalili, Sulien, Al-Maani, Amal, Al-Farsi, Noura, Al-Jahwari, Adhari, Al-Habsi, Zeyana, Al-Shaibi, Maryam, Al-Msharfi, Mahfoodh, Al-Ismaili, Ahlam, Al-Buloshi, Hood, Al-Rawahi, Bader, Al-Barwani, Khalifa, Al-Abri, Seif
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8228881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34200001
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060602
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author Al-Marshoudi, Sabria
Al-Balushi, Haleema
Al-Wahaibi, Adil
Al-Khalili, Sulien
Al-Maani, Amal
Al-Farsi, Noura
Al-Jahwari, Adhari
Al-Habsi, Zeyana
Al-Shaibi, Maryam
Al-Msharfi, Mahfoodh
Al-Ismaili, Ahlam
Al-Buloshi, Hood
Al-Rawahi, Bader
Al-Barwani, Khalifa
Al-Abri, Seif
author_facet Al-Marshoudi, Sabria
Al-Balushi, Haleema
Al-Wahaibi, Adil
Al-Khalili, Sulien
Al-Maani, Amal
Al-Farsi, Noura
Al-Jahwari, Adhari
Al-Habsi, Zeyana
Al-Shaibi, Maryam
Al-Msharfi, Mahfoodh
Al-Ismaili, Ahlam
Al-Buloshi, Hood
Al-Rawahi, Bader
Al-Barwani, Khalifa
Al-Abri, Seif
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description Oman is globally acknowledged for its well-structured immunization program with high vaccination coverage. The massive spread of misinformation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the easy access to various media channels, may affect acceptance of a vaccine, despite the inherent trust in the local system. This cross-sectional study evaluated the knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) in Oman toward COVID-19 vaccines. It included 3000 randomly selected adults answering a structured questionnaire via telephone. Participants were 66.7% Omani, 76% male, and 83.7% without comorbidities. Their mean age was 38.27 years (SD ± 10.45). Knowledge of COVID-19′s symptoms, mode of transmission, and attitudes toward the disease was adequate; 88.4% had heard of the vaccine, 59.3% would advise others to take it, 56.8% would take it themselves, and 47.5% would take a second dose. Males (CI = 2.37, OR = (2.00–2.81)) and Omani (CI = 1.956, OR = (4.595–2.397)) were more willing to be vaccinated. The history of chronic disease, source of vaccine knowledge, and education level were factors that affected the willingness to accept the vaccine. The Omani community’s willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine can be enhanced by utilizing social media and community influencers to spread awareness about the vaccine’s safety and efficacy.
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spelling pubmed-82288812021-06-26 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Pre-Campaign Cross-Sectional Study Al-Marshoudi, Sabria Al-Balushi, Haleema Al-Wahaibi, Adil Al-Khalili, Sulien Al-Maani, Amal Al-Farsi, Noura Al-Jahwari, Adhari Al-Habsi, Zeyana Al-Shaibi, Maryam Al-Msharfi, Mahfoodh Al-Ismaili, Ahlam Al-Buloshi, Hood Al-Rawahi, Bader Al-Barwani, Khalifa Al-Abri, Seif Vaccines (Basel) Article Oman is globally acknowledged for its well-structured immunization program with high vaccination coverage. The massive spread of misinformation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the easy access to various media channels, may affect acceptance of a vaccine, despite the inherent trust in the local system. This cross-sectional study evaluated the knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) in Oman toward COVID-19 vaccines. It included 3000 randomly selected adults answering a structured questionnaire via telephone. Participants were 66.7% Omani, 76% male, and 83.7% without comorbidities. Their mean age was 38.27 years (SD ± 10.45). Knowledge of COVID-19′s symptoms, mode of transmission, and attitudes toward the disease was adequate; 88.4% had heard of the vaccine, 59.3% would advise others to take it, 56.8% would take it themselves, and 47.5% would take a second dose. Males (CI = 2.37, OR = (2.00–2.81)) and Omani (CI = 1.956, OR = (4.595–2.397)) were more willing to be vaccinated. The history of chronic disease, source of vaccine knowledge, and education level were factors that affected the willingness to accept the vaccine. The Omani community’s willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine can be enhanced by utilizing social media and community influencers to spread awareness about the vaccine’s safety and efficacy. MDPI 2021-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8228881/ /pubmed/34200001 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060602 Text en © 2021 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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Al-Marshoudi, Sabria
Al-Balushi, Haleema
Al-Wahaibi, Adil
Al-Khalili, Sulien
Al-Maani, Amal
Al-Farsi, Noura
Al-Jahwari, Adhari
Al-Habsi, Zeyana
Al-Shaibi, Maryam
Al-Msharfi, Mahfoodh
Al-Ismaili, Ahlam
Al-Buloshi, Hood
Al-Rawahi, Bader
Al-Barwani, Khalifa
Al-Abri, Seif
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Pre-Campaign Cross-Sectional Study
title Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Pre-Campaign Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Pre-Campaign Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Pre-Campaign Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Pre-Campaign Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 Vaccine in Oman: A Pre-Campaign Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort knowledge, attitudes, and practices (kap) toward the covid-19 vaccine in oman: a pre-campaign cross-sectional study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8228881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34200001
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060602
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