Cargando…
Prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the elderly in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
Older individuals are more vulnerable to severe coronavirus disease 2019 and medical complications. Vaccination stands as an efficient and safe vanguard against infection. However, negative attitudes and perceptions pertaining to available vaccines might hinder community inoculation. The aim of this...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2022
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9239589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35777032 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000029741 |
_version_ | 1784737331631095808 |
---|---|
author | Abdul Karim, Mustafa Reagu, Shuja M. Ouanes, Sami Waheed Khan, Abdul Smidi, Wesam S. Al-Baz, Nadeen Alabdulla, Majid |
author_facet | Abdul Karim, Mustafa Reagu, Shuja M. Ouanes, Sami Waheed Khan, Abdul Smidi, Wesam S. Al-Baz, Nadeen Alabdulla, Majid |
author_sort | Abdul Karim, Mustafa |
collection | PubMed |
description | Older individuals are more vulnerable to severe coronavirus disease 2019 and medical complications. Vaccination stands as an efficient and safe vanguard against infection. However, negative attitudes and perceptions pertaining to available vaccines might hinder community inoculation. The aim of this study was to assess vaccine hesitancy and its psychosocial determinants among the elderly in Qatar. We conducted a cross-sectional study between October 15 and November 15, 2020, using a composite online survey including the Vaccine Attitudes Examination Scale in addition to questions on sociodemographic correlates and the role of healthcare professionals. The vaccine hesitancy rate was 19.5%. The main reasons for willingness to vaccinate included understanding the nature of disease and role of vaccination, in addition to information provided by physicians. Fears mainly centered around vaccine safety. Vaccine hesitators were more likely to be non-Qatari and having received the influenza vaccine at least once. Gender, marital status, socioeconomic status, educational level, and having completed childhood vaccinations were not associated with vaccine hesitancy. Efforts should be directed toward raising awareness of vaccine efficacy and safety profiles. Physicians should additionally be educated about their pivotal role in advocating vaccine acceptance. We recommend reassessing vaccine hesitancy and its associated factors following a year of campaigning and vaccine administration to identify and target vulnerable groups. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-9239589 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2022 |
publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-92395892022-06-30 Prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the elderly in Qatar: A cross-sectional study Abdul Karim, Mustafa Reagu, Shuja M. Ouanes, Sami Waheed Khan, Abdul Smidi, Wesam S. Al-Baz, Nadeen Alabdulla, Majid Medicine (Baltimore) Research Article Older individuals are more vulnerable to severe coronavirus disease 2019 and medical complications. Vaccination stands as an efficient and safe vanguard against infection. However, negative attitudes and perceptions pertaining to available vaccines might hinder community inoculation. The aim of this study was to assess vaccine hesitancy and its psychosocial determinants among the elderly in Qatar. We conducted a cross-sectional study between October 15 and November 15, 2020, using a composite online survey including the Vaccine Attitudes Examination Scale in addition to questions on sociodemographic correlates and the role of healthcare professionals. The vaccine hesitancy rate was 19.5%. The main reasons for willingness to vaccinate included understanding the nature of disease and role of vaccination, in addition to information provided by physicians. Fears mainly centered around vaccine safety. Vaccine hesitators were more likely to be non-Qatari and having received the influenza vaccine at least once. Gender, marital status, socioeconomic status, educational level, and having completed childhood vaccinations were not associated with vaccine hesitancy. Efforts should be directed toward raising awareness of vaccine efficacy and safety profiles. Physicians should additionally be educated about their pivotal role in advocating vaccine acceptance. We recommend reassessing vaccine hesitancy and its associated factors following a year of campaigning and vaccine administration to identify and target vulnerable groups. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9239589/ /pubmed/35777032 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000029741 Text en Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Abdul Karim, Mustafa Reagu, Shuja M. Ouanes, Sami Waheed Khan, Abdul Smidi, Wesam S. Al-Baz, Nadeen Alabdulla, Majid Prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the elderly in Qatar: A cross-sectional study |
title | Prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the elderly in Qatar: A cross-sectional study |
title_full | Prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the elderly in Qatar: A cross-sectional study |
title_fullStr | Prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the elderly in Qatar: A cross-sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the elderly in Qatar: A cross-sectional study |
title_short | Prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the elderly in Qatar: A cross-sectional study |
title_sort | prevalence and correlates of covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among the elderly in qatar: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9239589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35777032 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000029741 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT abdulkarimmustafa prevalenceandcorrelatesofcovid19vaccinehesitancyamongtheelderlyinqataracrosssectionalstudy AT reagushujam prevalenceandcorrelatesofcovid19vaccinehesitancyamongtheelderlyinqataracrosssectionalstudy AT ouanessami prevalenceandcorrelatesofcovid19vaccinehesitancyamongtheelderlyinqataracrosssectionalstudy AT waheedkhanabdul prevalenceandcorrelatesofcovid19vaccinehesitancyamongtheelderlyinqataracrosssectionalstudy AT smidiwesams prevalenceandcorrelatesofcovid19vaccinehesitancyamongtheelderlyinqataracrosssectionalstudy AT albaznadeen prevalenceandcorrelatesofcovid19vaccinehesitancyamongtheelderlyinqataracrosssectionalstudy AT alabdullamajid prevalenceandcorrelatesofcovid19vaccinehesitancyamongtheelderlyinqataracrosssectionalstudy |