Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study
Background: There are several COVID-19 vaccines available and many are under different stages of development. However, vaccine hesitancy, including vaccination delays and refusals, represents a major hurdle for achieving herd immunity. The current study aims to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy an...
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| author | Alpamys Issanov Zylkiya Akhmetzhanova Dieter Riethmacher Mohamad Aljofan |
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| description | Background: There are several COVID-19 vaccines available and many are under different stages of development. However, vaccine hesitancy, including vaccination delays and refusals, represents a major hurdle for achieving herd immunity. The current study aims to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and the associated factors. Method: This is a cross-sectional survey-based study that was conducted between Aug and Nov 2020. Results: There were 417 respondents with nearly 61% females, more than 65% fall between the ages of 18 and 29 years, three-quarters holding a university degree, with more than 63% identified as single, and those who have no children represented more than 67% of the respondents. More than 36% of the respondents considered themselves COVID-19 vaccine hesitant. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy appeared to be high among female respondents (p = .02), aged 30 years old and above (p < .001), widowed or divorced (p < .001) and those who have a child (p < .001). One of the most vaccine hesitancy influencing factors is the vaccines’ country of origin. Conclusion: There appears to be a high COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the participants with several associated factors. The current finding provides a knowledge base for policymakers for communication improvement and confidence-building in relation to COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41f82997a3594174afcb50ca930d0da52023-09-25T11:22:22ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2021-10-0117103394340010.1080/21645515.2021.19250541925054Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional studyAlpamys Issanov0Zylkiya Akhmetzhanova1Dieter Riethmacher2Mohamad Aljofan3Nazarbayev UniversityNazarbayev UniversityNazarbayev UniversityNazarbayev UniversityBackground: There are several COVID-19 vaccines available and many are under different stages of development. However, vaccine hesitancy, including vaccination delays and refusals, represents a major hurdle for achieving herd immunity. The current study aims to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and the associated factors. Method: This is a cross-sectional survey-based study that was conducted between Aug and Nov 2020. Results: There were 417 respondents with nearly 61% females, more than 65% fall between the ages of 18 and 29 years, three-quarters holding a university degree, with more than 63% identified as single, and those who have no children represented more than 67% of the respondents. More than 36% of the respondents considered themselves COVID-19 vaccine hesitant. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy appeared to be high among female respondents (p = .02), aged 30 years old and above (p < .001), widowed or divorced (p < .001) and those who have a child (p < .001). One of the most vaccine hesitancy influencing factors is the vaccines’ country of origin. Conclusion: There appears to be a high COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the participants with several associated factors. The current finding provides a knowledge base for policymakers for communication improvement and confidence-building in relation to COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1925054vaccine hesitancycovid-19 pandemickazakhstanvaccine refusalcovid-19 vaccine |
| spellingShingle | Alpamys Issanov Zylkiya Akhmetzhanova Dieter Riethmacher Mohamad Aljofan Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics vaccine hesitancy covid-19 pandemic kazakhstan vaccine refusal covid-19 vaccine |
| title | Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice toward covid 19 vaccination in kazakhstan a cross sectional study |
| topic | vaccine hesitancy covid-19 pandemic kazakhstan vaccine refusal covid-19 vaccine |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1925054 |
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