COVID-19 Vaccination Among Diverse Population Groups in the Northern Governorates of Iraq
Objectives: The present study was carried out to investigate COVID-19 vaccination coverage among populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, and host communities in northern Iraq and the related underlying factors.Methods: Through a cross-sectional study conducted in five governora...
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| author | Mohammed Ibrahim Mohialdeen Gubari Falah Wadi Khalid Anwar Hama-Ghareeb Fatah H. Fatah Mostafa Hosseini Karzan Rafiq Wale David Hipgrave Sazan Raouf Ali Shaho Osman Mahmood Waleed Ezzat Khadium Hayman Hasan Mohammed Sara Feal Jaafer Najeeb Mohammed Al Saadi Kardar Anwar Mohammed Shireen Salih Saeed Mohammad Yousif Mohammad Waleed Hamid Khudhur Mohammed Wael Saleh Yousra Saadi Sheat Khaldoon Khaleel Ibrahim Marwa Nabeil Salah Abdulmonem Hazim Abdullah Dashne Shamall Omer Rafeeq Naseraldeen Ghafur Kashma Ali Mustafa Aryan Othman Faraj Trifa Bhjat Ali Kamal Aziz Enayat Ronak Assi Wahab Ibrahim Ahmed Ali Al-Jaf Nazanin Hama Hama Amin Dina Dlshad Jaff Aram Mohammed Bra Shwan Kanabi Ahmed Banaz Nabi Rasool Fatimah Khalis Jamal Tango Dhahir Mohammed Maryam Arab Azeez |
| author_facet | Mohammed Ibrahim Mohialdeen Gubari Falah Wadi Khalid Anwar Hama-Ghareeb Fatah H. Fatah Mostafa Hosseini Karzan Rafiq Wale David Hipgrave Sazan Raouf Ali Shaho Osman Mahmood Waleed Ezzat Khadium Hayman Hasan Mohammed Sara Feal Jaafer Najeeb Mohammed Al Saadi Kardar Anwar Mohammed Shireen Salih Saeed Mohammad Yousif Mohammad Waleed Hamid Khudhur Mohammed Wael Saleh Yousra Saadi Sheat Khaldoon Khaleel Ibrahim Marwa Nabeil Salah Abdulmonem Hazim Abdullah Dashne Shamall Omer Rafeeq Naseraldeen Ghafur Kashma Ali Mustafa Aryan Othman Faraj Trifa Bhjat Ali Kamal Aziz Enayat Ronak Assi Wahab Ibrahim Ahmed Ali Al-Jaf Nazanin Hama Hama Amin Dina Dlshad Jaff Aram Mohammed Bra Shwan Kanabi Ahmed Banaz Nabi Rasool Fatimah Khalis Jamal Tango Dhahir Mohammed Maryam Arab Azeez |
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| description | Objectives: The present study was carried out to investigate COVID-19 vaccination coverage among populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, and host communities in northern Iraq and the related underlying factors.Methods: Through a cross-sectional study conducted in five governorates in April–May 2022, 4,564 individuals were surveyed. Data were collected through an adapted questionnaire designed to gather data on participants.Results: 4,564 subjects were included (59.55% were 19–45 years old; 54.51% male). 50.48% of the participants (51.49% of host communities, 48.83% of IDPs, and 45.87% of refugees) had been vaccinated with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. 40.84% of participants (42.28% of host communities, 35.75% of IDPs, and 36.14% of refugees) had been vaccinated by two doses, and 1.56% (1.65% of host communities, 0.93% of IDPs, and 1.46% of refugees) were vaccinated with three doses.Conclusion: Sociodemographic factors including age, gender, education, occupation, and nationality could affect vaccination coverage. Moreover, higher acceptance rate of vaccination is associated with belief in vaccine safety and effectiveness and trust in the ability of the vaccine to prevent complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d94c065cc5b4435a6101d74c557bb012023-11-28T04:11:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642023-11-016810.3389/ijph.2023.16057361605736COVID-19 Vaccination Among Diverse Population Groups in the Northern Governorates of IraqMohammed Ibrahim Mohialdeen Gubari0Falah Wadi1Khalid Anwar Hama-Ghareeb2Fatah H. Fatah3Mostafa Hosseini4Karzan Rafiq Wale5David Hipgrave6Sazan Raouf Ali7Shaho Osman Mahmood8Waleed Ezzat Khadium9Hayman Hasan Mohammed10Sara Feal Jaafer11Najeeb Mohammed Al Saadi12Kardar Anwar Mohammed13Shireen Salih Saeed14Mohammad Yousif Mohammad15Waleed Hamid Khudhur16Mohammed Wael Saleh17Yousra Saadi Sheat18Khaldoon Khaleel Ibrahim19Marwa Nabeil Salah20Abdulmonem Hazim Abdullah21Dashne Shamall Omer22Rafeeq Naseraldeen Ghafur23Kashma Ali Mustafa24Aryan Othman Faraj25Trifa Bhjat Ali26Kamal Aziz Enayat27Ronak Assi Wahab28Ibrahim Ahmed Ali Al-Jaf29Nazanin Hama Hama Amin30Dina Dlshad Jaff31Aram Mohammed Bra32Shwan Kanabi Ahmed33Banaz Nabi Rasool34Fatimah Khalis Jamal35Tango Dhahir Mohammed36Maryam Arab Azeez37Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, IraqUnited Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Baghdad, IraqResearch Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, IraqDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, IraqDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS), Tehran, IranDirectorate of Preventive Health Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, IraqUnited Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Iraq Country Office, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Planning, Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, IraqSurgical Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani, IraqPublic Health Department, Kirkuk Health Directorate, Kirkuk, IraqPublic Health Department, Kirkuk Health Directorate, Kirkuk, IraqPublic Health Department, Kirkuk Health Directorate, Kirkuk, Iraq0Expanded Program on Immunization Section—Mother and Child Healthcare Department, Directorate of Preventive Health Affairs, Duhok, Iraq0Expanded Program on Immunization Section—Mother and Child Healthcare Department, Directorate of Preventive Health Affairs, Duhok, Iraq0Expanded Program on Immunization Section—Mother and Child Healthcare Department, Directorate of Preventive Health Affairs, Duhok, Iraq0Expanded Program on Immunization Section—Mother and Child Healthcare Department, Directorate of Preventive Health Affairs, Duhok, Iraq1Public Health Department, Ninawa Directorate of Health, Mosul, Iraq1Public Health Department, Ninawa Directorate of Health, Mosul, Iraq1Public Health Department, Ninawa Directorate of Health, Mosul, Iraq1Public Health Department, Ninawa Directorate of Health, Mosul, Iraq1Public Health Department, Ninawa Directorate of Health, Mosul, Iraq1Public Health Department, Ninawa Directorate of Health, Mosul, IraqDirectorate of Preventive Health Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, IraqDirectorate of Preventive Health Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, Iraq2Ministry of Health, Sulaimani, IraqDirectorate of Preventive Health Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, IraqDirectorate of Preventive Health Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, IraqDirectorate of Preventive Health Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, IraqDirectorate of Preventive Health Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, IraqDirectorate of Preventive Health Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, IraqDirectorate of Preventive Health Department, General Directorate of Health, Sulaimani, Iraq3Erbil General Directorate of Health, Erbil, Iraq3Erbil General Directorate of Health, Erbil, Iraq3Erbil General Directorate of Health, Erbil, Iraq3Erbil General Directorate of Health, Erbil, Iraq3Erbil General Directorate of Health, Erbil, Iraq3Erbil General Directorate of Health, Erbil, Iraq3Erbil General Directorate of Health, Erbil, IraqObjectives: The present study was carried out to investigate COVID-19 vaccination coverage among populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, and host communities in northern Iraq and the related underlying factors.Methods: Through a cross-sectional study conducted in five governorates in April–May 2022, 4,564 individuals were surveyed. Data were collected through an adapted questionnaire designed to gather data on participants.Results: 4,564 subjects were included (59.55% were 19–45 years old; 54.51% male). 50.48% of the participants (51.49% of host communities, 48.83% of IDPs, and 45.87% of refugees) had been vaccinated with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. 40.84% of participants (42.28% of host communities, 35.75% of IDPs, and 36.14% of refugees) had been vaccinated by two doses, and 1.56% (1.65% of host communities, 0.93% of IDPs, and 1.46% of refugees) were vaccinated with three doses.Conclusion: Sociodemographic factors including age, gender, education, occupation, and nationality could affect vaccination coverage. Moreover, higher acceptance rate of vaccination is associated with belief in vaccine safety and effectiveness and trust in the ability of the vaccine to prevent complications.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605736/fullcoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)COVID-19 vaccinevaccine hesitancysociodemographic factorsvaccination acceptance |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Ibrahim Mohialdeen Gubari Falah Wadi Khalid Anwar Hama-Ghareeb Fatah H. Fatah Mostafa Hosseini Karzan Rafiq Wale David Hipgrave Sazan Raouf Ali Shaho Osman Mahmood Waleed Ezzat Khadium Hayman Hasan Mohammed Sara Feal Jaafer Najeeb Mohammed Al Saadi Kardar Anwar Mohammed Shireen Salih Saeed Mohammad Yousif Mohammad Waleed Hamid Khudhur Mohammed Wael Saleh Yousra Saadi Sheat Khaldoon Khaleel Ibrahim Marwa Nabeil Salah Abdulmonem Hazim Abdullah Dashne Shamall Omer Rafeeq Naseraldeen Ghafur Kashma Ali Mustafa Aryan Othman Faraj Trifa Bhjat Ali Kamal Aziz Enayat Ronak Assi Wahab Ibrahim Ahmed Ali Al-Jaf Nazanin Hama Hama Amin Dina Dlshad Jaff Aram Mohammed Bra Shwan Kanabi Ahmed Banaz Nabi Rasool Fatimah Khalis Jamal Tango Dhahir Mohammed Maryam Arab Azeez COVID-19 Vaccination Among Diverse Population Groups in the Northern Governorates of Iraq International Journal of Public Health coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) COVID-19 vaccine vaccine hesitancy sociodemographic factors vaccination acceptance |
| title | COVID-19 Vaccination Among Diverse Population Groups in the Northern Governorates of Iraq |
| title_full | COVID-19 Vaccination Among Diverse Population Groups in the Northern Governorates of Iraq |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 Vaccination Among Diverse Population Groups in the Northern Governorates of Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Vaccination Among Diverse Population Groups in the Northern Governorates of Iraq |
| title_short | COVID-19 Vaccination Among Diverse Population Groups in the Northern Governorates of Iraq |
| title_sort | covid 19 vaccination among diverse population groups in the northern governorates of iraq |
| topic | coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) COVID-19 vaccine vaccine hesitancy sociodemographic factors vaccination acceptance |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605736/full |
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