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Socio-Demographics Correlate of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey in Saudi Arabia.
Front Public Health. 2021; 9:698106.FP

Abstract

Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is considered a major global public health threat affecting across the life course and socioeconomic aspects of life. Global acceptance to an effective vaccine is the most anticipated resolution. This study aims to evaluate intent to be vaccinated among public in Saudi Arabia during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based study was designed in Saudi Arabia. Study participants (N = 658) were recruited through snowball sampling. The SurveyMonkey platform was used to record the response. Cross-tabulation was performed by participants' intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 virus with sociodemographic characteristics and respondents' risk perception toward COVID-19, trust in the healthcare system, and their history of vaccine hesitancy behavior. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to compute the predictors of vaccination intention among the study participants. Results: Six hundred fifty-eight participants completed the survey (females = 47.4%). Of the 658 participants, 351 (53.3%) have shown intent to be vaccinated. Five hundred nineteen (78.8%) of the participants were reported to be at high risk of COVID-19, and 307 (46.6%) were reported to trust the healthcare system in the country. The multivariable analysis shows respondents with a high-risk perception (OR: 2.27, 95% CI: 1.49-3.48); higher trust in the healthcare system (OR: 3.24, 95% CI: 2.32-4.61) was found to be the significant factor affecting the decision in acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. Conclusion: Participants reported high knowledge toward COVID-19 virus, and vaccine developments. About half (46.6%) of the study participants reported refusal/hesitancy toward the vaccine during the second wave of the pandemic in Saudi Arabia. The study highlighted that higher risk perception and higher trust in the healthcare system were found to be the main reasons for participants' intentions behind the vaccination.

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Al-Mohaithef M
Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Padhi BK
Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Ennaceur S
Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

MeSH

COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCross-Sectional StudiesDemographyFemaleHumansInternetPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Saudi ArabiaVaccines

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

34249851

Citation

Al-Mohaithef, Mohammed, et al. "Socio-Demographics Correlate of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: a Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey in Saudi Arabia." Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 9, 2021, p. 698106.
Al-Mohaithef M, Padhi BK, Ennaceur S. Socio-Demographics Correlate of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey in Saudi Arabia. Front Public Health. 2021;9:698106.
Al-Mohaithef, M., Padhi, B. K., & Ennaceur, S. (2021). Socio-Demographics Correlate of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey in Saudi Arabia. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 698106. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.698106
Al-Mohaithef M, Padhi BK, Ennaceur S. Socio-Demographics Correlate of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: a Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey in Saudi Arabia. Front Public Health. 2021;9:698106. PubMed PMID: 34249851.
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