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Acceptability of a COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2021; 8:644300.FM

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the acceptability of a COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia and the factors affecting their intention to accept the vaccine. Methods: The study used data from an online cross-sectional survey that was conducted in Saudi Arabia between 8 December 2020 and 14 December 2020. This study employed bivariate and multivariable regression analyses. The bivariate was used to describe and tabulate the frequency of all the variables, including the sociodemographic characteristics, the risk perception and the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination and a chi-squared test of independence was calculated. Multivariable logistic regression models were employed to examine and identify the factors associated with an intention to have the COVID-19 vaccination and the factors associated with its immediate acceptance. Results: Of the total of 736 healthcare workers who began the online questionnaire, 673 completed it (a 91.44% completion rate). Among the study participants, 50.52% were willing to have the COVID-19 vaccine, of which 49.71% intended to have the vaccine as soon as it becomes available in the country, while 50.29% would delay until the vaccine's safety is confirmed. Being a male healthcare worker, perceiving a high risk of infection, and believing that the COVID-19 vaccine should be compulsory for all citizens and residents in the country increased the probability of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 and the probability of accepting the COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible. Conclusion: This study calls for more health-related education among healthcare workers to alleviate any fears that might be associated with the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Qattan AMN
Department of Health Services and Hospital Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Alshareef N
Department of Health Services and Hospital Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Alsharqi O
Department of Health Services and Hospital Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Al Rahahleh N
Department of Finance, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Chirwa GC
Economics Department, Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi.
Al-Hanawi MK
Department of Health Services and Hospital Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

33732723

Citation

Qattan, Ameerah M N., et al. "Acceptability of a COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Frontiers in Medicine, vol. 8, 2021, p. 644300.
Qattan AMN, Alshareef N, Alsharqi O, et al. Acceptability of a COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021;8:644300.
Qattan, A. M. N., Alshareef, N., Alsharqi, O., Al Rahahleh, N., Chirwa, G. C., & Al-Hanawi, M. K. (2021). Acceptability of a COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Frontiers in Medicine, 8, 644300. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.644300
Qattan AMN, et al. Acceptability of a COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021;8:644300. PubMed PMID: 33732723.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Acceptability of a COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. AU - Qattan,Ameerah M N, AU - Alshareef,Noor, AU - Alsharqi,Omar, AU - Al Rahahleh,Naseem, AU - Chirwa,Gowokani Chijere, AU - Al-Hanawi,Mohammed Khaled, Y1 - 2021/03/01/ PY - 2020/12/20/received PY - 2021/01/18/accepted PY - 2021/3/18/entrez PY - 2021/3/19/pubmed PY - 2021/3/19/medline KW - COVID-19 KW - Saudi Arabia KW - acceptability KW - healthcare workers KW - hesitancy KW - vaccine SP - 644300 EP - 644300 JF - Frontiers in medicine JO - Front Med (Lausanne) VL - 8 N2 - Objective: This study aims to determine the acceptability of a COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia and the factors affecting their intention to accept the vaccine. Methods: The study used data from an online cross-sectional survey that was conducted in Saudi Arabia between 8 December 2020 and 14 December 2020. This study employed bivariate and multivariable regression analyses. The bivariate was used to describe and tabulate the frequency of all the variables, including the sociodemographic characteristics, the risk perception and the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination and a chi-squared test of independence was calculated. Multivariable logistic regression models were employed to examine and identify the factors associated with an intention to have the COVID-19 vaccination and the factors associated with its immediate acceptance. Results: Of the total of 736 healthcare workers who began the online questionnaire, 673 completed it (a 91.44% completion rate). Among the study participants, 50.52% were willing to have the COVID-19 vaccine, of which 49.71% intended to have the vaccine as soon as it becomes available in the country, while 50.29% would delay until the vaccine's safety is confirmed. Being a male healthcare worker, perceiving a high risk of infection, and believing that the COVID-19 vaccine should be compulsory for all citizens and residents in the country increased the probability of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 and the probability of accepting the COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible. Conclusion: This study calls for more health-related education among healthcare workers to alleviate any fears that might be associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. SN - 2296-858X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/33732723/Acceptability_of_a_COVID_19_Vaccine_Among_Healthcare_Workers_in_the_Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -