Determinants of Hesitancy Towards COVID-19 Vaccines in State of Kuwait: An Exploratory Internet-Based Survey

Al-Ayyadhi, Najla; Ramadan, Marwa; Al-Tayar, Eman; Al-Mathkouri, Radhia; Al-Awadhi, Shaimaa

doi:10.2147/rmhp.s338520

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“… 3–10 The study also found substantial regional and residential variations in the COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among the population. 12 , 15 Findings show that people in urban areas were less likely to experience vaccination hesitancy compared to their counterparts in the rural areas which correlates with previous studies elsewhere. 12 The reason for this could be that access to information and vaccination points is limited among rural people which could partly explain their low uptake.…”

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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Kabagenyi¹,

Wasswa²,

Nannyonga³

et al. 2022

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Purpose Vaccination toward coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been recommended and adopted as one of the measures of reducing the spread of this novel disease worldwide. Despite this, vaccine uptake among the Ugandan population has been low with reasons surrounding this being unknown. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 1042 adults in the districts of Mukono, Kiboga, Kumi, Soroti, Gulu, Amuru, Mbarara and Sheema from June to November 2021. Data were analyzed using STATA v.15. Barriers to vaccination were analyzed descriptively, while a binary logistic regression model was used to establish the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Results Overall, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was 58.6% (611). Respondents from urban areas and those in the eastern or northern region had increased odds of vaccine hesitancy. Further, higher education level and having knowledge on how COVID-19 is transmitted significantly reduced the odds of vaccine hesitancy. The study also noted individual perception such as COVID-19 kills only people with underlying medical conditions, as well as limited awareness on vaccine types or vaccination areas as the main reasons to vaccine hesitancy. Relatedly, other misconceptions like the ability of the vaccine to cause infertility, or spreading the virus into the body, and acknowledgment of alcohol as a possible cure were other reasons for vaccine hesitancy. Conclusion The proportion of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is still high among the population with this varying across regions. This is driven by low education level and limited awareness on the vaccination as well as perceived myths and misconceptions. The study recommends mass sensitization of the population on the benefits of vaccination using various channels as well as rolling out community-based outreach vaccination campaigns across the country.

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“… 7 , 8 Further, demographic factors such as work place, occupation, parity, age and sex/gender have also shown association with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. 7 , 8 , 12 …”

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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Kabagenyi¹,

Wasswa²,

Nannyonga³

et al. 2022

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“…Interest in vaccination was signifi cantly higher in younger U n c o r r e c t e d people, males, those with a history of infl uenza vaccination, and health care workers. Data on vaccine safety and effi cacy, mandatory travel requirements, and government-or employer-mandated vaccination would contribute to motivation to get vaccinated (12). According to the results of the Hong Kong study published in April 2020, a total of 45.3 % of participants (out of 1,501 respondents) intended to get vaccinated.…”

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confidence: 99%

Vaccination against COVID-19 as prevention of occupational disease in University of Defence members in the Czech Republic - motivation for vaccination and reasons for hesitancy

KUPSOVA¹,

PAVLIK²,

HORACEK³

et al. 2022

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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in University of Defence members. BACKGROUND: Vaccination is the most important method of prevention against COVID-19 and achieving suffi cient vaccination rate is thus essential to maintain the military capability. METHODOLOGY: An online questionnaire was distributed electronically to 2,408 respondents in autumn 2021. The survey was designed to collect demographic predictors of vaccination, data on motivation and reasons for refusing vaccination. RESULTS: A total of 626 completed questionnaires were analyzed, of which 557 (89 %) were vaccinated and 69 (11 %) were unvaccinated respondents. The most signifi cant predictors of vaccine acceptance were: concern about COVID-19 (OR 2.44, p < 0.001), history of COVID-19 (OR 0.39, p = 0.001). The most frequently cited motives for vaccination were health protection (74.7 %) and an easier social life (69.1 %), while concerns about vaccine safety and vaccine adverse effects (79.1 %) followed by lack of confi dence in vaccine effi cacy (68.7 %) were the main reasons for vaccine refusal. CONCLUSION: To increase the vaccination rate it is necessary to target the younger population and increase awareness of vaccine safety and effi cacy. If these measures are not suffi cient to encourage voluntary vaccine acceptance, consideration should be given to making vaccination mandatory for selected professional groups

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“…Evidence suggests that the next global challenge, after successfully developing a vaccine against COVID-19, will be to persuade a sufficient proportion of the inhabitants to accept vaccination, and thus mitigate the impact of the virus around the world [77,78]. It has been reported that the willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kuwait was positively influenced by younger age, being male, having a higher education level, having been previously vaccinated against seasonal influenza, being a healthcare worker and working in the private sector [79]. Similar results were observed in a study that assessed the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Ethiopian healthcare workers [80], among undergraduate students from central and southern Italy [81] and among the Chinese population [82].…”

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Sociodemographic Predictors Associated with the Willingness to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 in Peru: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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During the race for the development of a vaccine against COVID-19, even before its commercialization, part of the population has already shown a growing fear of its application. We designed an analytical cross-sectional study using an anonymous survey in the 25 departments of Peru. We surveyed whether the participants were planning on getting vaccinated, as well as other characteristics that were cross-checked in a uni-, bi- and multivariate manner. Of the 1776 respondents, 70% (1251) stated that they were planning to be vaccinated, 20% (346) did not know yet or doubted it, and 10% (179) did not want to be vaccinated. We observed that those who did not get infected with COVID-19 exhibited a higher frequency to not wanting or were uncertain about getting vaccinated (aPR: 1.40; 95% CI: 1.09–1.81; p-value = 0.008). In contrast, there was a lower frequency of vaccine refusal among university students (aPR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.61–0.92; p-value = 0.005) and healthcare workers (aPR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.44–0.80; p-value = 0.001); adjusted by place of residence. There is still an important percentage of respondents who do not want to be vaccinated or are hesitant to do it, which was associated with educational level, being a healthcare worker and if they were previously infected with COVID-19. Our results could offer useful information about COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

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Determinants of Hesitancy Towards COVID-19 Vaccines in State of Kuwait: An Exploratory Internet-Based Survey

Cited by 15 publications

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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Vaccination against COVID-19 as prevention of occupational disease in University of Defence members in the Czech Republic - motivation for vaccination and reasons for hesitancy

Sociodemographic Predictors Associated with the Willingness to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 in Peru: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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