Attitudes of parents towards influenza vaccine in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A multilevel analysis

Ghazy, Ramy Mohamed; Ibrahim, Sarah Assem; Taha, Sarah Hamed N.; Elshabrawy, Abdelhamid; Elkhadry, Sally Waheed; Abdel-Rahman, Suzan; Hassaan, Mahmoud A.; Fadl, Noha

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.07.005

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“…26 Vaccination is recommended to a specific group of the population who are highly exposed to the infection, such as MSM, laboratory personnel who are dealing with MPXV specimens, and HCPs who are in frontline contact with the infected patients. 6 VH is a growing concern in the community (in children and adults) towards different vaccines, including the compulsory ones, 27 especially during COVID-19. 28 Medical students are not immune to this phenomenon.…”

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Cross-Country Discrepancies in Monkeypox Vaccine Hesitancy Among Postgraduate and Undergraduate Medical Students

Hussein,

Siddiq,

Ismail

et al. 2024

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Background: Medical students hold significant importance, as they represent the future of healthcare provision. This study aimed to explore psychological antecedents towards the monkeypox (mpox) vaccines among postgraduate and undergraduate medical students across countries. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among medical students aged 18 years old and above in 7 countries; Egypt, Romania, Malaysia, and Yemen, Iraq, India, and Nigeria. We used social media platforms between September 27 and November 4, 2022. An anonymous online survey using the 5C scale was conducted using snowball and convenience Sampling methods to assess the 5 psychological antecedents of vaccination (i.e., confidence, constraints, complacency, and calculation, as well as collective responsibility). Results: A total of 2780 participants were recruited. Participants’ median age was 22 years and 52.1% of them were males. The 5C psychological antecedents of vaccination were as follows: 55% were confident about vaccination, 10% were complacent, 12% experienced constraints, and 41% calculated the risk and benefit. Lastly, 32% were willing to be vaccinated for the prevention of infection transmission to others. The Country was a significant predictor of confidence, complacency, having constraints, and calculation domains (P < 0.001). Having any idea about the mpox vaccine was linked to 1.6 times higher odds of being more confident [OR = 1.58 (95% CI, 1.26–1.98), P < 0.001] Additionally, living in a rural area significantly increased complacency [OR = 1.42 (95% CI, 1.05–1.95), P = 0.024] as well as having anyone die from mpox [OR = 3.3 (95% CI, 1.64–6.68), P < 0.001]. Education level was associated with increased calculation [OR = 2.74 (95% CI, 1.62–4.64), P < 0.001]. Moreover, being single and having no chronic diseases significantly increased the calculation domain [OR = 1.40 (95% CI, 1.06–1.98), P = 0.02] and [OR = 1.54 (95% CI, 1.10–2.16), P = 0.012] respectively. Predictors of collective responsibility were age 31–45 years [OR = 2.89 (95% CI, 1.29–6.48), P = 0.01], being single [OR = 2.76 (95% CI, 1.94 -3.92), P < 0.001], being a graduate [OR = 1.59 (95% CI (1.32–1.92), P < 0.001], having no chronic disease [OR = 2.14 (95% CI, 1.56–2.93), P < 0.001], and not knowing anyone who died from mpox [OR = 2.54 (95% CI, 1.39–4.64), P < 0.001), as well as living in a middle-income country [OR = 0.623, (95% CI, 0.51–0.73), P < 0.001]. Conclusions: This study underscores the multifaceted nature of psychological antecedents of vaccination, emphasizing the impact of socio-demographic factors, geographic location, and awareness, as well as previous experiences on individual attitudes and collective responsibility towards vaccination.

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“…VH is a growing concern in the community (in children and adults) towards different vaccines, including the compulsory ones, 27 especially during COVID-19. 28 Medical students are not immune to this phenomenon.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%