Kurdee, Zeyad and Al-Shouli, Samia and AlAfaleq, Nouf and Meo, Sultan Ayoub and Alshahrani, Alanoud and Alshehri, Aseel and Alkathiri, Noura and Bin Saiedan, Shaden and Alzahrani, Yara (2022) Public Perception towards the COVID-19 Vaccine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Vaccines, 10 (6). p. 867. ISSN 2076-393X
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Abstract
The vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is an essential public health strategy to reach herd immunity, eradicate diseases, and prevent a pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the acceptance rate of the COVID-19 vaccine among people in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Out of the 922 participants involved, 294 (31.9%) were male and 628 (68.1%) were female, with a mean age of 30–49 years. A bilingual, self-administered, computer-based questionnaire was designed and distributed through social media platforms. In total, 900 participants (97.6%) showed a high acceptance rate of the vaccine. The vaccine acceptance rate was higher among people aged 60 years and above than in other age groups (p = 0.008) and single individuals compared to other groups (p = 0.003). The results reveal a relatively high acceptance level of the COVID-19 vaccine among study participants. Importantly, regression analysis results show that female gender and elderly participants are more likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccine than their counterparts. Moreover, the main factor that influenced the participants’ perception of the COVID-19 vaccine was the proper timely scientific recommendations
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | ArticleGate > Medical Science |
Depositing User: | APLOS Lib |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2022 09:04 |
Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2022 09:04 |
URI: | http://ebooks.pubstmlibrary.com/id/eprint/20 |