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Describing the Myths and Misconceptions Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines Among the Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Objectives This study aims to describe the common myths and misconceptions in addition to the perception and attitudes toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the Saudi Arabian community. Methods This is a cross-sectional study that included adults (18 years and older) residing in the...

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Autores principales: Odeh, Nour B, Sriwi, Tala H, Arbili, Lana M, Arabi, Tarek Z, Sabbah, Belal N, Alkodaymi, Mohamad S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9282580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35844340
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25932
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author Odeh, Nour B
Sriwi, Tala H
Arbili, Lana M
Arabi, Tarek Z
Sabbah, Belal N
Alkodaymi, Mohamad S
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Sriwi, Tala H
Arbili, Lana M
Arabi, Tarek Z
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description Objectives This study aims to describe the common myths and misconceptions in addition to the perception and attitudes toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the Saudi Arabian community. Methods This is a cross-sectional study that included adults (18 years and older) residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Participants were asked to complete an online survey that evaluated their perception and attitudes toward the available COVID-19 vaccines in Saudi Arabia. Statistical comparison between two groups and more was done using chi-square, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. Results A total of 471 responses were analyzed with a majority (83.2%) believing that vaccinations are important. The vaccine preferred among the Saudi Arabian population was Pfizer (65.4%). More than half of our respondents (54.8%) strongly agreed that COVID-19 vaccines can reduce the severity of the COVID-19 infection. Respondents in the healthcare sector were significantly more likely to have a more positive view on vaccines compared to those in non-healthcare sectors (p < 0.001). Conclusion The Saudi Arabian population has shown substantial awareness about COVID-19 vaccines; however, public health officials need to further increase awareness measures on COVID-19 vaccines to limit myths and misconceptions, especially among certain populations that are more prone to it.
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spelling pubmed-92825802022-07-15 Describing the Myths and Misconceptions Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines Among the Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Odeh, Nour B Sriwi, Tala H Arbili, Lana M Arabi, Tarek Z Sabbah, Belal N Alkodaymi, Mohamad S Cureus Public Health Objectives This study aims to describe the common myths and misconceptions in addition to the perception and attitudes toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the Saudi Arabian community. Methods This is a cross-sectional study that included adults (18 years and older) residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Participants were asked to complete an online survey that evaluated their perception and attitudes toward the available COVID-19 vaccines in Saudi Arabia. Statistical comparison between two groups and more was done using chi-square, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. Results A total of 471 responses were analyzed with a majority (83.2%) believing that vaccinations are important. The vaccine preferred among the Saudi Arabian population was Pfizer (65.4%). More than half of our respondents (54.8%) strongly agreed that COVID-19 vaccines can reduce the severity of the COVID-19 infection. Respondents in the healthcare sector were significantly more likely to have a more positive view on vaccines compared to those in non-healthcare sectors (p < 0.001). Conclusion The Saudi Arabian population has shown substantial awareness about COVID-19 vaccines; however, public health officials need to further increase awareness measures on COVID-19 vaccines to limit myths and misconceptions, especially among certain populations that are more prone to it. Cureus 2022-06-14 /pmc/articles/PMC9282580/ /pubmed/35844340 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25932 Text en Copyright © 2022, Odeh et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Odeh, Nour B
Sriwi, Tala H
Arbili, Lana M
Arabi, Tarek Z
Sabbah, Belal N
Alkodaymi, Mohamad S
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title_full_unstemmed Describing the Myths and Misconceptions Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines Among the Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
title_short Describing the Myths and Misconceptions Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines Among the Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9282580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35844340
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25932
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