Public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) countries: a systematic review
Introduction COVID-19 vaccines emerged as a worldwide hope to contain the pandemic. However, many people are still hesitant to receive these vaccines. We aimed to systematically review the public knowledge, perception, and acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA...
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| author | Omid Dadras SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi Amirali Karimi Ahmadreza Shamsabadi Sara Mahdiabadi Parsa Mohammadi Ava Amiri Alireza Shojaei Zahra Pashaei Pegah Mirzapour Kowsar Qaderi Mehrzad MohsseniPour Sanam Alilou Esmaeil Mehraeen Shayesteh Jahanfar |
| author_facet | Omid Dadras SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi Amirali Karimi Ahmadreza Shamsabadi Sara Mahdiabadi Parsa Mohammadi Ava Amiri Alireza Shojaei Zahra Pashaei Pegah Mirzapour Kowsar Qaderi Mehrzad MohsseniPour Sanam Alilou Esmaeil Mehraeen Shayesteh Jahanfar |
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| description | Introduction COVID-19 vaccines emerged as a worldwide hope to contain the pandemic. However, many people are still hesitant to receive these vaccines. We aimed to systematically review the public knowledge, perception, and acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries and the predictors of vaccine acceptability in this region. Methods We systematically searched databases of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane and retrieved all relevant studies by 5 August 2021. Results There was a considerable variation in the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates, from 12% in a study from Israel to 83.3% in Kuwait, although two other studies from Israel mentioned 75% and 82.2% acceptability rates. Concerns about the side effects and safety of the vaccine were the main reasons for the lack of acceptability of taking the vaccine, which was reported in 19 studies. Conclusion Several factors, such as age, gender, education level, and comorbidities, are worthy of attention as they could expand vaccine coverage in the target population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f030eb684e224595988ef7290ad556402023-09-26T13:19:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2022-11-0118510.1080/21645515.2022.20437192043719Public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) countries: a systematic reviewOmid Dadras0SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi1Amirali Karimi2Ahmadreza Shamsabadi3Sara Mahdiabadi4Parsa Mohammadi5Ava Amiri6Alireza Shojaei7Zahra Pashaei8Pegah Mirzapour9Kowsar Qaderi10Mehrzad MohsseniPour11Sanam Alilou12Esmaeil Mehraeen13Shayesteh Jahanfar14Walailak UniversityTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University of Medical SciencesEsfarayen Faculty of Medical SciencesTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University of Medical SciencesKermanshah University of Medical SciencesTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University of Medical SciencesKhalkhal University of Medical SciencesTufts University School of MedicineIntroduction COVID-19 vaccines emerged as a worldwide hope to contain the pandemic. However, many people are still hesitant to receive these vaccines. We aimed to systematically review the public knowledge, perception, and acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries and the predictors of vaccine acceptability in this region. Methods We systematically searched databases of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane and retrieved all relevant studies by 5 August 2021. Results There was a considerable variation in the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates, from 12% in a study from Israel to 83.3% in Kuwait, although two other studies from Israel mentioned 75% and 82.2% acceptability rates. Concerns about the side effects and safety of the vaccine were the main reasons for the lack of acceptability of taking the vaccine, which was reported in 19 studies. Conclusion Several factors, such as age, gender, education level, and comorbidities, are worthy of attention as they could expand vaccine coverage in the target population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2043719attitudeacceptabilitycovid-19covid-19 vaccinemiddle eastnorth africaperceptionsars-cov-2vaccine |
| spellingShingle | Omid Dadras SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi Amirali Karimi Ahmadreza Shamsabadi Sara Mahdiabadi Parsa Mohammadi Ava Amiri Alireza Shojaei Zahra Pashaei Pegah Mirzapour Kowsar Qaderi Mehrzad MohsseniPour Sanam Alilou Esmaeil Mehraeen Shayesteh Jahanfar Public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) countries: a systematic review Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics attitude acceptability covid-19 covid-19 vaccine middle east north africa perception sars-cov-2 vaccine |
| title | Public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) countries: a systematic review |
| title_full | Public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) countries: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) countries: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) countries: a systematic review |
| title_short | Public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) countries: a systematic review |
| title_sort | public acceptability of covid 19 vaccines and its predictors in middle eastern north african mena countries a systematic review |
| topic | attitude acceptability covid-19 covid-19 vaccine middle east north africa perception sars-cov-2 vaccine |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2043719 |
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