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Factors influencing acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Malaysia: a web-based survey

OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has set a precedent for the fastest-produced vaccine as a result of global collaboration and outreach. This study explored Malaysians’ acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional anonymous web-...

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Autores principales: Lau, June Fei Wen, Woon, Yuan Liang, Leong, Chin Tho, Teh, Hoon Shien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8721269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34818501
http://dx.doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0085
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author Lau, June Fei Wen
Woon, Yuan Liang
Leong, Chin Tho
Teh, Hoon Shien
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Leong, Chin Tho
Teh, Hoon Shien
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description OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has set a precedent for the fastest-produced vaccine as a result of global collaboration and outreach. This study explored Malaysians’ acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional anonymous web-based survey was disseminated to Malaysian adults aged ≥18 years old via social media platforms between July 10, 2020 and August 31, 2020. RESULTS: In the analysis of 4,164 complete responses, 93.2% of participants indicated that they would accept the COVID-19 vaccine if it was offered for free by the Malaysian government. The median out-of-pocket cost that participants were willing to pay for a COVID-19 vaccine was Malaysian ringgit (MYR) 100 (interquartile range [IQR], 100) if it was readily available and MYR 150 (IQR, 200) if the supply was limited. Respondents with a low likelihood of vaccine hesitancy had 13 times higher odds of accepting the COVID-19 vaccine (95% confidence interval [CI], 8.69 to 19.13). High perceived risk and severity were also associated with willingness to be vaccinated, with adjusted odds ratios of 2.22 (95% CI, 1.44 to 3.41) and 2.76 (95% CI, 1.87 to 4.09), respectively. Age and ethnicity were the only independent demographic characteristics that predicted vaccine uptake. CONCLUSION: Public health strategies targeting perceived risk, perceived susceptibility and vaccine hesitancy could be effective in enhancing vaccine uptake.
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spelling pubmed-87212692022-01-11 Factors influencing acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Malaysia: a web-based survey Lau, June Fei Wen Woon, Yuan Liang Leong, Chin Tho Teh, Hoon Shien Osong Public Health Res Perspect Original Article OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has set a precedent for the fastest-produced vaccine as a result of global collaboration and outreach. This study explored Malaysians’ acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional anonymous web-based survey was disseminated to Malaysian adults aged ≥18 years old via social media platforms between July 10, 2020 and August 31, 2020. RESULTS: In the analysis of 4,164 complete responses, 93.2% of participants indicated that they would accept the COVID-19 vaccine if it was offered for free by the Malaysian government. The median out-of-pocket cost that participants were willing to pay for a COVID-19 vaccine was Malaysian ringgit (MYR) 100 (interquartile range [IQR], 100) if it was readily available and MYR 150 (IQR, 200) if the supply was limited. Respondents with a low likelihood of vaccine hesitancy had 13 times higher odds of accepting the COVID-19 vaccine (95% confidence interval [CI], 8.69 to 19.13). High perceived risk and severity were also associated with willingness to be vaccinated, with adjusted odds ratios of 2.22 (95% CI, 1.44 to 3.41) and 2.76 (95% CI, 1.87 to 4.09), respectively. Age and ethnicity were the only independent demographic characteristics that predicted vaccine uptake. CONCLUSION: Public health strategies targeting perceived risk, perceived susceptibility and vaccine hesitancy could be effective in enhancing vaccine uptake. Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 2021-12 2021-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8721269/ /pubmed/34818501 http://dx.doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0085 Text en © 2021 Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) ).
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Lau, June Fei Wen
Woon, Yuan Liang
Leong, Chin Tho
Teh, Hoon Shien
Factors influencing acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Malaysia: a web-based survey
title Factors influencing acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Malaysia: a web-based survey
title_full Factors influencing acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Malaysia: a web-based survey
title_fullStr Factors influencing acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Malaysia: a web-based survey
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Malaysia: a web-based survey
title_short Factors influencing acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Malaysia: a web-based survey
title_sort factors influencing acceptance of the covid-19 vaccine in malaysia: a web-based survey
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8721269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34818501
http://dx.doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0085
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