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Hesitation of the Tunisian population to COVID-19 vaccination, and its associated factors
Background: Many people are reluctant to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Aim: To determine the intention to accept COVID19 vaccine and its associated factors among Tunisians. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among Tunisians from December 2020 to January 2021 using an online questionnair...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9387645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36005914 |
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author | Maatouk, Amani Ammar, Asma Ezzi, Olfa Chelly, Souhir Bannour, Wadiaa Helali, Radhia Njah, Mansour Mahjoub, Mohamed |
author_facet | Maatouk, Amani Ammar, Asma Ezzi, Olfa Chelly, Souhir Bannour, Wadiaa Helali, Radhia Njah, Mansour Mahjoub, Mohamed |
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description | Background: Many people are reluctant to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Aim: To determine the intention to accept COVID19 vaccine and its associated factors among Tunisians. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among Tunisians from December 2020 to January 2021 using an online questionnaire. Factors associated with intention to accept coronavirus vaccine were analysed using multinomial logistic regression. Results: In total, 169 Tunisians participated in our study. The majority were female (85.2%). The mean age was 48.3 ± 11.8 years. Only 33.1% intended to accept to be vaccinated when COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Tunisia and 22.5% were still hesitant. In multinomial logistic regression, participants having high or very high perceived personal risk of COVID-19 infection (aOR:3.257, 95% CI :1.204 – 8.815) were more prone to hesitate to accept COVID-19 vaccine rather than those being willing to accept it. Respondents undergoing seasonal influenza vaccination (aOR: 0.091, 95% CI : 0.019 – 0.433)were less prone to refuse COVID-19 vaccine rather than those being willing to accept it. Young ones aged less than 40 years (aOR: 4.324, 95% CI: 1.180 – 15.843) were more prone to refuse COVID-19 vaccine rather than those being willing to accept it. Conclusion: The acceptance rate of coronavirus vaccination was moderate. Therefore, a good communication and health education at a community level are needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-93876452022-08-25 Hesitation of the Tunisian population to COVID-19 vaccination, and its associated factors Maatouk, Amani Ammar, Asma Ezzi, Olfa Chelly, Souhir Bannour, Wadiaa Helali, Radhia Njah, Mansour Mahjoub, Mohamed Tunis Med Article Background: Many people are reluctant to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Aim: To determine the intention to accept COVID19 vaccine and its associated factors among Tunisians. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among Tunisians from December 2020 to January 2021 using an online questionnaire. Factors associated with intention to accept coronavirus vaccine were analysed using multinomial logistic regression. Results: In total, 169 Tunisians participated in our study. The majority were female (85.2%). The mean age was 48.3 ± 11.8 years. Only 33.1% intended to accept to be vaccinated when COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Tunisia and 22.5% were still hesitant. In multinomial logistic regression, participants having high or very high perceived personal risk of COVID-19 infection (aOR:3.257, 95% CI :1.204 – 8.815) were more prone to hesitate to accept COVID-19 vaccine rather than those being willing to accept it. Respondents undergoing seasonal influenza vaccination (aOR: 0.091, 95% CI : 0.019 – 0.433)were less prone to refuse COVID-19 vaccine rather than those being willing to accept it. Young ones aged less than 40 years (aOR: 4.324, 95% CI: 1.180 – 15.843) were more prone to refuse COVID-19 vaccine rather than those being willing to accept it. Conclusion: The acceptance rate of coronavirus vaccination was moderate. Therefore, a good communication and health education at a community level are needed. Tunisian Society of Medical Sciences 2022-03 2022-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9387645/ /pubmed/36005914 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article Maatouk, Amani Ammar, Asma Ezzi, Olfa Chelly, Souhir Bannour, Wadiaa Helali, Radhia Njah, Mansour Mahjoub, Mohamed Hesitation of the Tunisian population to COVID-19 vaccination, and its associated factors |
title | Hesitation of the Tunisian population to COVID-19 vaccination, and its associated factors |
title_full | Hesitation of the Tunisian population to COVID-19 vaccination, and its associated factors |
title_fullStr | Hesitation of the Tunisian population to COVID-19 vaccination, and its associated factors |
title_full_unstemmed | Hesitation of the Tunisian population to COVID-19 vaccination, and its associated factors |
title_short | Hesitation of the Tunisian population to COVID-19 vaccination, and its associated factors |
title_sort | hesitation of the tunisian population to covid-19 vaccination, and its associated factors |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9387645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36005914 |
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