Prevalence, Knowledge and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among University Students in the United Arab Emirates: Findings and Implications

Shahwan, Moyad; Suliman, Abdulhaq; Jairoun, Ammar Abdulrahman; Alkhoujah, Sahib; Al‐Hemyari, Sabaa Saleh; AL-Tamimi, Saleh Karamah; Godman, Brian; Mothana, Ramzi A.

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“…Near to half 176 (43.8%) 95% CI: 39.1; 48.5 of the respondents were either refused or hesitated to receive COVID-19 vaccine. This finding matched the findings of studies in France (58.1%), 40 USA (53%), 37 USA (52.8%), 33 Nigeria (55.5%), 41 UAE (56.3%), 42 Libya (60.9%), 13 and Algeria (53.51%). 24 The current finding was lower than the study conducted in Italy (86.1%), 43 Canada (77.8%), 44 16 countries (69.2%), 45 Italy (91.9%), 46 and Ethiopia (69.3%).…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Associated Factors Among College Students in Dessie City, Northeastern Ethiopia

Berihun¹,

Walle²,

Teshome³

et al. 2022

JMDH

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Background The COVID-19 vaccine is regarded as an effective measure for reducing the pandemic’s impact. But, COVID-19 disease burden reduction efforts are being affected by the rising vaccine resistance. Objective To assess the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among college students in Dessie city, Northeastern Ethiopia. Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional study was carried out among college students in Dessie town from July 1–20, 2021. The association between independent and dependent variables was assessed by binary logistic regression analysis using crude odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio. Variables having p values of less than 0.05 at the 95% confidence interval were regarded as potential determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Results A total of 422 college students participated in the study with a response rate of 95.6%. More than half 226 (56.2%) of the participants had willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine. Respondents who had history of chronic medical illness (AOR: 4.340, 95% CI: 1.166, 16.149), training on COVID-19 vaccine (AOR: 4.755, 95% CI: 2.606, 6.674), history of regular vaccine uptake (AOR: 2.534, 95% CI: 1.412, 4.549), perception of COVID-19 severity (AOR: 4.109, 95% CI: 2.190, 7.710), perception that COVID-19 can be prevented by vaccine (AOR: 2.420, 95% CI: 1.160, 5.049), and development of herd immunity against COVID-19 vaccines (AOR: 2.566, 95% CI: 1.431, 4.599) were factors significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Conclusion The acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among college students was low. The history of chronic medical illness, training on COVID-19 vaccine, history of vaccine uptake, perception that COVID-19 can be prevented by vaccine, perception of herd immunity development against COVID-19, and severity of COVID 19 infection were factors significantly associated with the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine. Hence, it is necessary to promote COVID-19 vaccination among college students through health education and vaccine outreach.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Associated Factors Among College Students in Dessie City, Northeastern Ethiopia

Berihun¹,

Walle²,

Teshome³

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“…We found that only 44.6% of the participants knew about the booster dose, meaning that more than half of the participants had a low knowledge level on this issue. A substantial body of prior research has established a similar lack of knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines [ 35 , 43 – 45 ]. In the present study, this lack of knowledge may be linked to the lack of information dissemination by the government among the public on the importance of taking the vaccine, particularly the booster dose.…”

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“…Recent research in the UAE found that the vaccine acceptance rate was influenced by concerns about unforeseen problems (65.5%), unforeseen impacts (35.1%) and general mistrust (47.3%) [ 35 ]. These concerns tended be linked to the potential side effects of the vaccine as well as the limited availability of trial data assessing its benefits.…”

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“…While a vaccine acceptance rate of 56.3% was found among the study participants, they still reported concerns about unforeseen problems (65.5%) and unforeseen side effects (35.1%) as well as general mistrust (47.3%). The study also found that the participants’ knowledge of COVID-19 varied significantly [ 35 ]. Despite the plentiful vaccination opportunities in the UAE, the novelty of the vaccines themselves is highlighting the issues of vaccine acceptance in the country.…”

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Assessing public knowledge, attitudes and determinants of third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose acceptance: current scenario and future perspectives

Jairoun

Al‐Hemyari

El‐Dahiyat

et al. 2022

J of Pharm Policy and Pract

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Background People with weakened immune systems may not develop adequate protection after taking two doses of the mRNA-combined COVID-19 vaccine. The additional dose may improve the level of protection against Covid-19. Objectives Current study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and determents of third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose acceptance among population in the UAE. Methods and materials This is online descriptive cross-sectional community-based study conducted among the students and faculty of Ajman University from 25 August to 20 October 2021. The questionnaire, which was in the English language, encompassed two sections containing 22 items. Section one gathered the demographic details of the respondents, while Section two used 13 questions to evaluate the respondents’ knowledge of and attitude to the third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. Results 614 respondents participated in this study. The average knowledge score was 44.6% with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of [41%, 49%]. Better knowledge scores were observed in postgraduates (OR 4.29; 95% CI 2.28–8.11), employees in the healthcare sector (OR 1.62; 95% CI 1.05–2.51), participants who had relatives infected with the Covid-19 (OR 1.46; 95% CI 1.05–2.02), participants who had infected with Covid-19 (OR 2.21; 95% CI 1.43–3.43) and participants who had received first two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (OR 2.08; 95% CI 1.40–3.11). The average attitude score was 70.2% with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of [69.2%, 71.2%]. Conclusion Necessary steps should be taken by the government and public health authorities, in line with the local culture, to increase vaccination acceptance and foster positive attitudes towards the vaccine. A suitable approach to this would be to develop an educational framework that could demonstrate the risks of vaccine avoidance or delay to the general population. Moreover, health authorities should pay more attention to the false information being disseminated across the internet, especially social media. Also, healthcare workers should be trained in vaccinology and virology to make sure that they are able to understand important developments in these fields and convey the findings to their patients.

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“…Alongside this, appropriately trained pharmacists can assist with the instigation of ASPs, as well as educational initiatives generally, in ambulatory care to improve future antimicrobial prescribing 43,44 . Healthcare professionals, including community pharmacists, can also help address issues of vaccine hesitancy and other key issues going forward starting with appropriately trained medical and pharmacy students 45,46 .…”

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COVID-19 and the impact on the education of healthcare professionals across countries with a particular focus on developing countries

Chowdhury

Etando²,

Shahwan

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Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Prevalence, Knowledge and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among University Students in the United Arab Emirates: Findings and Implications

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Associated Factors Among College Students in Dessie City, Northeastern Ethiopia

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Associated Factors Among College Students in Dessie City, Northeastern Ethiopia

Assessing public knowledge, attitudes and determinants of third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose acceptance: current scenario and future perspectives

COVID-19 and the impact on the education of healthcare professionals across countries with a particular focus on developing countries

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