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Determining the Cutoff Points of the 5C Scale for Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccines Psychological Antecedents among the Arab Population: A Multinational Study.
J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec; 12:21501327211018568.JP

Abstract

BACKGROUND

One of the newly faced challenges during the COVID-19 is vaccine hesitancy (VH). The validated 5C scale, that assesses 5 psychological antecedents of vaccination, could be effective in exploring COVID-19 VH. This study aimed to determine a statistically valid cutoff points for the 5C sub-scales among the Arab population.

METHODS

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 446 subjects from 3 Arab countries (Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Jordan). Information regarding sociodemographics, clinical history, COVID-19 infection and vaccination history, and 5C scale were collected online. The 5C scores were analyzed to define the cutoff points using the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and to verify the capability of the questionnaire to differentiate whether responders are hesitant or non-hesitant to accept vaccination. ROC curve analysis was conducted for previous vaccine administration as a response, with the predictors being the main 5 domains of the 5C questionnaire. The mean score of each sub-scale was compared with COVID-19 vaccine intake.

RESULTS

The mean age of the studied population was 37 ± 11, 42.9% were males, 44.8% from Egypt, 21.1% from Jordan, and 33.6% from the UAE. Statistically significant differences between vaccinated and unvaccinated participants, respectively, were detected in the median score of confidence [6.0(1.3) versus 4.7(2.0)], complacency [(2.7(2.0) versus 3.0(2.0)], constraints [1.7(1.7) versus 3.7(2.3)], and collective responsibility [6.7(1.7) versus 5.7(1.7)]. The area under the curve of the 5 scales was 0.72, 0.60, 0.76, 0.66, 0.66 for confidence, complacency, constraints, calculation, and collective responsibility at cutoff values of 5.7, 4.7, 6.0, 6.3, and 6.2, respectively.

CONCLUSION

The Arabic validated version of the 5C scale has a good discriminatory power to predict COVID-19 vaccines antecedent.

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Ghazy RM
Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Abd ElHafeez S
Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Shaaban R
Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
Elbarazi I
United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Abdou MS
Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Ramadan A
Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Kheirallah KA
Medical School of Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

MeSH

ArabsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCross-Sectional StudiesEgyptFemaleHumansMalePandemicsSARS-CoV-2Vaccination

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

34018891

Citation

Ghazy, Ramy Mohamed, et al. "Determining the Cutoff Points of the 5C Scale for Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccines Psychological Antecedents Among the Arab Population: a Multinational Study." Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, vol. 12, 2021, p. 21501327211018568.
Ghazy RM, Abd ElHafeez S, Shaaban R, et al. Determining the Cutoff Points of the 5C Scale for Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccines Psychological Antecedents among the Arab Population: A Multinational Study. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021;12:21501327211018568.
Ghazy, R. M., Abd ElHafeez, S., Shaaban, R., Elbarazi, I., Abdou, M. S., Ramadan, A., & Kheirallah, K. A. (2021). Determining the Cutoff Points of the 5C Scale for Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccines Psychological Antecedents among the Arab Population: A Multinational Study. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 12, 21501327211018568. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501327211018568
Ghazy RM, et al. Determining the Cutoff Points of the 5C Scale for Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccines Psychological Antecedents Among the Arab Population: a Multinational Study. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec;12:21501327211018568. PubMed PMID: 34018891.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Determining the Cutoff Points of the 5C Scale for Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccines Psychological Antecedents among the Arab Population: A Multinational Study. AU - Ghazy,Ramy Mohamed, AU - Abd ElHafeez,Samar, AU - Shaaban,Ramy, AU - Elbarazi,Iffat, AU - Abdou,Marwa Shawky, AU - Ramadan,Ahmed, AU - Kheirallah,Khalid A, PY - 2021/5/21/entrez PY - 2021/5/22/pubmed PY - 2021/6/16/medline KW - 5C KW - AUC KW - Arab KW - COVID-19 KW - ROC KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - psychological antecedents KW - vaccine hesitancy SP - 21501327211018568 EP - 21501327211018568 JF - Journal of primary care & community health JO - J Prim Care Community Health VL - 12 N2 - BACKGROUND: One of the newly faced challenges during the COVID-19 is vaccine hesitancy (VH). The validated 5C scale, that assesses 5 psychological antecedents of vaccination, could be effective in exploring COVID-19 VH. This study aimed to determine a statistically valid cutoff points for the 5C sub-scales among the Arab population. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 446 subjects from 3 Arab countries (Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Jordan). Information regarding sociodemographics, clinical history, COVID-19 infection and vaccination history, and 5C scale were collected online. The 5C scores were analyzed to define the cutoff points using the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and to verify the capability of the questionnaire to differentiate whether responders are hesitant or non-hesitant to accept vaccination. ROC curve analysis was conducted for previous vaccine administration as a response, with the predictors being the main 5 domains of the 5C questionnaire. The mean score of each sub-scale was compared with COVID-19 vaccine intake. RESULTS: The mean age of the studied population was 37 ± 11, 42.9% were males, 44.8% from Egypt, 21.1% from Jordan, and 33.6% from the UAE. Statistically significant differences between vaccinated and unvaccinated participants, respectively, were detected in the median score of confidence [6.0(1.3) versus 4.7(2.0)], complacency [(2.7(2.0) versus 3.0(2.0)], constraints [1.7(1.7) versus 3.7(2.3)], and collective responsibility [6.7(1.7) versus 5.7(1.7)]. The area under the curve of the 5 scales was 0.72, 0.60, 0.76, 0.66, 0.66 for confidence, complacency, constraints, calculation, and collective responsibility at cutoff values of 5.7, 4.7, 6.0, 6.3, and 6.2, respectively. CONCLUSION: The Arabic validated version of the 5C scale has a good discriminatory power to predict COVID-19 vaccines antecedent. SN - 2150-1327 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/34018891/Determining_the_Cutoff_Points_of_the_5C_Scale_for_Assessment_of_COVID_19_Vaccines_Psychological_Antecedents_among_the_Arab_Population:_A_Multinational_Study_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -