Factors influencing decision making regarding the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination in Egypt: A cross-sectional study in an urban, well-educated sample
<strong>Background:</strong> The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the necessity to rapidly develop safe and effective vaccines to limit the spread of infections. Meanwhile, vaccine hesitancy is a significant barrier to community vaccination strategies. <br> <strong>Methods:</s...
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| author | Elsayed, M El-Abasiri, RA Dardeer, KT Kamal, MA Htay, MNN Abler, B Marzo, RR |
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| description | <strong>Background:</strong> The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the necessity to rapidly develop safe and effective vaccines to limit the spread of infections. Meanwhile, vaccine hesitancy is a significant barrier to community vaccination strategies.
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<strong>Methods:</strong> An internet-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to April 2021 during the start of the vaccination campaigns.
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<strong>Results:</strong> A total of 1009 subjects participated, and the mean age (±SD) was 29.11 ± 8.2 years. Among them, 68.8% believed that vaccination is an effective method to control the spread of the disease, 81.2% indicated acceptance of the vaccine, and 87.09% reported that their doctor’s recommendation was essential for decision making. After adjusting for socioeconomic characteristics, rural residency (AOR 1.783, 95%CI: 1.256–2.531), working a part-time job (AOR 2.535, 95%CI: 1.202–5.343) or a full-time job (AOR 1.951, 95%CI: 1.056–3.604), being a student (AOR 3.516, 95%CI: 1.805–6.852) and having a partner (AOR 1.457, 95%CI: 1.062–2.00) were significant predictors for higher vaccine acceptance among the study participants. Believing in the vaccine’s efficacy showed the strongest correlation with vaccine acceptance (Spearman’s r = 0.309, p < 0.001).
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<strong>Conclusions:</strong> Although general vaccine acceptance is high (32.85%) in participants in our study, gender and geographic disparities were observed in the investigated urban population of young, well-educated Egyptians |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:204a87ac-c904-412b-86aa-409a0965f00a2022-03-26T11:26:46ZFactors influencing decision making regarding the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination in Egypt: A cross-sectional study in an urban, well-educated sampleJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:204a87ac-c904-412b-86aa-409a0965f00aEnglishSymplectic ElementsMDPI2021Elsayed, MEl-Abasiri, RADardeer, KTKamal, MAHtay, MNNAbler, BMarzo, RR<strong>Background:</strong> The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the necessity to rapidly develop safe and effective vaccines to limit the spread of infections. Meanwhile, vaccine hesitancy is a significant barrier to community vaccination strategies. <br> <strong>Methods:</strong> An internet-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to April 2021 during the start of the vaccination campaigns. <br> <strong>Results:</strong> A total of 1009 subjects participated, and the mean age (±SD) was 29.11 ± 8.2 years. Among them, 68.8% believed that vaccination is an effective method to control the spread of the disease, 81.2% indicated acceptance of the vaccine, and 87.09% reported that their doctor’s recommendation was essential for decision making. After adjusting for socioeconomic characteristics, rural residency (AOR 1.783, 95%CI: 1.256–2.531), working a part-time job (AOR 2.535, 95%CI: 1.202–5.343) or a full-time job (AOR 1.951, 95%CI: 1.056–3.604), being a student (AOR 3.516, 95%CI: 1.805–6.852) and having a partner (AOR 1.457, 95%CI: 1.062–2.00) were significant predictors for higher vaccine acceptance among the study participants. Believing in the vaccine’s efficacy showed the strongest correlation with vaccine acceptance (Spearman’s r = 0.309, p < 0.001). <br> <strong>Conclusions:</strong> Although general vaccine acceptance is high (32.85%) in participants in our study, gender and geographic disparities were observed in the investigated urban population of young, well-educated Egyptians |
| spellingShingle | Elsayed, M El-Abasiri, RA Dardeer, KT Kamal, MA Htay, MNN Abler, B Marzo, RR Factors influencing decision making regarding the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination in Egypt: A cross-sectional study in an urban, well-educated sample |
| title | Factors influencing decision making regarding the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination in Egypt: A cross-sectional study in an urban, well-educated sample |
| title_full | Factors influencing decision making regarding the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination in Egypt: A cross-sectional study in an urban, well-educated sample |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing decision making regarding the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination in Egypt: A cross-sectional study in an urban, well-educated sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing decision making regarding the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination in Egypt: A cross-sectional study in an urban, well-educated sample |
| title_short | Factors influencing decision making regarding the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination in Egypt: A cross-sectional study in an urban, well-educated sample |
| title_sort | factors influencing decision making regarding the acceptance of the covid 19 vaccination in egypt a cross sectional study in an urban well educated sample |
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