SARS-CoV-2 variants and the global pandemic challenged by vaccine uptake during the emergence of the Delta variant: A national survey seeking vaccine hesitancy causes
Background: Herd immunity for COVID-19 is the ultimate goal to end the pandemic. Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has been a subject of considerable debate regarding vaccines effectiveness. This ongoing discussion and other evolving variables contribute to the hesitancy toward vaccines and levels of...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2022-07-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034122001526 |
| _version_ | 1811238415725756416 |
|---|---|
| author | Fadi AlJamaan Mohamad-Hani Temsah Khalid Alhasan Shuliweeh Alenezi Ali Alhaboob Abdulkarim Alrabiaah Mohammed Batais Fatimah Alshahrani Rasha Asaad Assiri Hind Bafaqih Ali Alaraj Bedoor Al Qadrah Abdulilah Alhaidary Khaled Saad Basema Saddik Rabih Halwani Ali A. Rabaan Sarah Al-Subaie Mazin Barry Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq |
| author_facet | Fadi AlJamaan Mohamad-Hani Temsah Khalid Alhasan Shuliweeh Alenezi Ali Alhaboob Abdulkarim Alrabiaah Mohammed Batais Fatimah Alshahrani Rasha Asaad Assiri Hind Bafaqih Ali Alaraj Bedoor Al Qadrah Abdulilah Alhaidary Khaled Saad Basema Saddik Rabih Halwani Ali A. Rabaan Sarah Al-Subaie Mazin Barry Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq |
| author_sort | Fadi AlJamaan |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background: Herd immunity for COVID-19 is the ultimate goal to end the pandemic. Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has been a subject of considerable debate regarding vaccines effectiveness. This ongoing discussion and other evolving variables contribute to the hesitancy toward vaccines and levels of vaccination acceptance among both the healthcare workers and the public. This study was conducted to assess COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy among the Saudi Arabian population during the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. Methods: A national cross-sectional survey conducted between June 28 and July 5, 2021. The survey collected sociodemographic information, personal and family history of previous COVID-19 infection, adherence to precautionary measures, COVID-19 vaccination status, parental willingness to vaccinate their teenage children, and address variable associated with hesitancy to receive vaccination. Results: Among the 4071 participants, 67 % were women, 86 % of the participants received COVID-19 vaccine, 70 % had very high or high commitment with COVID-19 precautionary measures. On multivariate analysis, vaccine hesitancy was less likely in men (OR 0.652, p-value < 0.001), those who had direct family members infected with COVID-19 (OR 0.455, p-value < 0.001), and those who reported using the Ministry of Health official channels as information sources (OR 0.522, p-value < 0.001), while those younger than 44 years had higher hesitancy to receive the vaccine (1.5–2.1 times). Of the participants, only 42 % showed willingness to vaccinate their teenage (12–18 years old) children. Conclusions: The participants in this study had high COVID-19 vaccination rate; however, hesitancy was reported more commonly among women. Their willingness to vaccinate their teenage children was much lower. Participants relying on social media platforms were highly hesitant to receive vaccination. Public health officials should scale up their efforts targeting females, young population, and parents by vaccination awareness campaigns, and refute misinformation spread on social media, especially with the emergence of variants and the news burst that coincide with them. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T12:41:17Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-28d9361724ec4785984267f7f923cdbd |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1876-0341 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T12:41:17Z |
| publishDate | 2022-07-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| spelling | doaj.art-28d9361724ec4785984267f7f923cdbd2022-12-22T03:32:46ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412022-07-01157773780SARS-CoV-2 variants and the global pandemic challenged by vaccine uptake during the emergence of the Delta variant: A national survey seeking vaccine hesitancy causesFadi AlJamaan0Mohamad-Hani Temsah1Khalid Alhasan2Shuliweeh Alenezi3Ali Alhaboob4Abdulkarim Alrabiaah5Mohammed Batais6Fatimah Alshahrani7Rasha Asaad Assiri8Hind Bafaqih9Ali Alaraj10Bedoor Al Qadrah11Abdulilah Alhaidary12Khaled Saad13Basema Saddik14Rabih Halwani15Ali A. Rabaan16Sarah Al-Subaie17Mazin Barry18Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq19Critical Care Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Prince Abdullah Ben Khaled Celiac Disease Research Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia; Correspondence to: College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 14135, Riyadh 11424, Saudi Arabia.Pediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Pediatric Kidney Transplant, Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Psychiatry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Critical Care Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia; Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaNursing Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Assiut University, 71516, EgyptDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, the United Arab Emirates; Sharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, the United Arab EmiratesSharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, the United Arab Emirates; Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, the United Arab EmiratesMolecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia; Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22610, PakistanCritical Care Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, K1H 8M5, CanadaSpecialty Internal Medicine and Quality Department, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Infectious Disease Division, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Infectious Disease Division, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USABackground: Herd immunity for COVID-19 is the ultimate goal to end the pandemic. Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has been a subject of considerable debate regarding vaccines effectiveness. This ongoing discussion and other evolving variables contribute to the hesitancy toward vaccines and levels of vaccination acceptance among both the healthcare workers and the public. This study was conducted to assess COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy among the Saudi Arabian population during the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. Methods: A national cross-sectional survey conducted between June 28 and July 5, 2021. The survey collected sociodemographic information, personal and family history of previous COVID-19 infection, adherence to precautionary measures, COVID-19 vaccination status, parental willingness to vaccinate their teenage children, and address variable associated with hesitancy to receive vaccination. Results: Among the 4071 participants, 67 % were women, 86 % of the participants received COVID-19 vaccine, 70 % had very high or high commitment with COVID-19 precautionary measures. On multivariate analysis, vaccine hesitancy was less likely in men (OR 0.652, p-value < 0.001), those who had direct family members infected with COVID-19 (OR 0.455, p-value < 0.001), and those who reported using the Ministry of Health official channels as information sources (OR 0.522, p-value < 0.001), while those younger than 44 years had higher hesitancy to receive the vaccine (1.5–2.1 times). Of the participants, only 42 % showed willingness to vaccinate their teenage (12–18 years old) children. Conclusions: The participants in this study had high COVID-19 vaccination rate; however, hesitancy was reported more commonly among women. Their willingness to vaccinate their teenage children was much lower. Participants relying on social media platforms were highly hesitant to receive vaccination. Public health officials should scale up their efforts targeting females, young population, and parents by vaccination awareness campaigns, and refute misinformation spread on social media, especially with the emergence of variants and the news burst that coincide with them.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034122001526COVID-19 vaccine hesitancySARS-CoV-2 Delta variantSaudi Arabia national surveyCOVID-19 vaccine uptake |
| spellingShingle | Fadi AlJamaan Mohamad-Hani Temsah Khalid Alhasan Shuliweeh Alenezi Ali Alhaboob Abdulkarim Alrabiaah Mohammed Batais Fatimah Alshahrani Rasha Asaad Assiri Hind Bafaqih Ali Alaraj Bedoor Al Qadrah Abdulilah Alhaidary Khaled Saad Basema Saddik Rabih Halwani Ali A. Rabaan Sarah Al-Subaie Mazin Barry Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq SARS-CoV-2 variants and the global pandemic challenged by vaccine uptake during the emergence of the Delta variant: A national survey seeking vaccine hesitancy causes Journal of Infection and Public Health COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant Saudi Arabia national survey COVID-19 vaccine uptake |
| title | SARS-CoV-2 variants and the global pandemic challenged by vaccine uptake during the emergence of the Delta variant: A national survey seeking vaccine hesitancy causes |
| title_full | SARS-CoV-2 variants and the global pandemic challenged by vaccine uptake during the emergence of the Delta variant: A national survey seeking vaccine hesitancy causes |
| title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 variants and the global pandemic challenged by vaccine uptake during the emergence of the Delta variant: A national survey seeking vaccine hesitancy causes |
| title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 variants and the global pandemic challenged by vaccine uptake during the emergence of the Delta variant: A national survey seeking vaccine hesitancy causes |
| title_short | SARS-CoV-2 variants and the global pandemic challenged by vaccine uptake during the emergence of the Delta variant: A national survey seeking vaccine hesitancy causes |
| title_sort | sars cov 2 variants and the global pandemic challenged by vaccine uptake during the emergence of the delta variant a national survey seeking vaccine hesitancy causes |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant Saudi Arabia national survey COVID-19 vaccine uptake |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034122001526 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fadialjamaan sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT mohamadhanitemsah sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT khalidalhasan sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT shuliweehalenezi sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT alialhaboob sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT abdulkarimalrabiaah sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT mohammedbatais sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT fatimahalshahrani sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT rashaasaadassiri sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT hindbafaqih sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT alialaraj sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT bedooralqadrah sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT abdulilahalhaidary sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT khaledsaad sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT basemasaddik sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT rabihhalwani sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT aliarabaan sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT sarahalsubaie sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT mazinbarry sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses AT jaffaraaltawfiq sarscov2variantsandtheglobalpandemicchallengedbyvaccineuptakeduringtheemergenceofthedeltavariantanationalsurveyseekingvaccinehesitancycauses |