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Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO in March 2020. The most promising strategy to control the pandemic was to develop a vaccine. However, vaccination hesitancy is a major threat to world public health. Understanding the reasons behind this hesitancy might help in developing encouragement str...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8346133/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34360475 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158185 |
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description | COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO in March 2020. The most promising strategy to control the pandemic was to develop a vaccine. However, vaccination hesitancy is a major threat to world public health. Understanding the reasons behind this hesitancy might help in developing encouragement strategies. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude toward the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. A total of 1599 responses were received; the overall vaccine acceptancy was 79.2%. Age, sex, and nationality of participants significantly predicted the vaccination status. A significantly higher proportion of participants, who reported being vaccinated, or intended to receive the vaccine, stated that the COVID-19 infection is dangerous, or varies from person to person; the vaccine is safe, and think there is a definite need for the vaccine (p < 0.001). The major encouragement factors to receive the vaccine were either confidence in the government decisions (54.8%), or the feeling of responsibility to stop the pandemic (48.7%), whereas the main discouraging factors were concerns about the insufficient clinical trials (11.4%), or the undiscovered side effects (11%). The results of this study indicate good acceptance toward the COVID-19 vaccine among residents of Saudi Arabia. |
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spelling | pubmed-83461332021-08-07 Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia Zahid, Heba M. Alsayb, May A. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO in March 2020. The most promising strategy to control the pandemic was to develop a vaccine. However, vaccination hesitancy is a major threat to world public health. Understanding the reasons behind this hesitancy might help in developing encouragement strategies. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude toward the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. A total of 1599 responses were received; the overall vaccine acceptancy was 79.2%. Age, sex, and nationality of participants significantly predicted the vaccination status. A significantly higher proportion of participants, who reported being vaccinated, or intended to receive the vaccine, stated that the COVID-19 infection is dangerous, or varies from person to person; the vaccine is safe, and think there is a definite need for the vaccine (p < 0.001). The major encouragement factors to receive the vaccine were either confidence in the government decisions (54.8%), or the feeling of responsibility to stop the pandemic (48.7%), whereas the main discouraging factors were concerns about the insufficient clinical trials (11.4%), or the undiscovered side effects (11%). The results of this study indicate good acceptance toward the COVID-19 vaccine among residents of Saudi Arabia. MDPI 2021-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8346133/ /pubmed/34360475 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158185 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/). |
spellingShingle | Article Zahid, Heba M. Alsayb, May A. Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia |
title | Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | assessing the knowledge and attitude toward covid-19 vaccination in saudi arabia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8346133/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34360475 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158185 |
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