Noushad Mohammed, Nassani Mohammad Zakaria, Koppolu Pradeep, Alsalhani Anas B, Samran Abdulaziz, Alqerban Ali, Abusalim Ghadah Salim, Barakat Ali, Alshalhoub Mashari Bandar, Rastam Samer
Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 13313, Saudi Arabia.
Biomaterials Unit, Health Campus, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.
Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Aug 12;9(8):892. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9080892.
The long-term solution to managing the current COVID-19 pandemic is through mass immunization of the population. However, uncertainty or unwillingness to receive the vaccine could be a barrier in attaining sufficient vaccine coverage. Therefore, understanding the psychology of the population towards the vaccines against COVID-19 is of paramount importance. Our study was aimed at determining the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine intention in the Saudi Arabian population. A structured questionnaire guided by the 'Report of the SAGE working group on vaccine hesitancy' was administered during a span of two months among the general population from all administrative regions of Saudi Arabia, proceeding the launch of the vaccination campaign. In total, 879 out of 1600 subjects responded and completed the survey (response rate 54.9%). About 56 percent of the participants intended to be vaccinated. The predictors of a higher intention to vaccinate included those 50 years of age or older, male subjects, people suffering from systemic disease/s, subjects who were not previously infected with COVID-19, those who follow the updates about COVID-19 vaccines, and adults with a higher level of anxiety about contracting coronavirus ( < 0.05). Results from our study and other similar studies can aid policy makers and stakeholders in planning effective strategies based on the changing behavior of the population.
应对当前新冠疫情的长期解决方案是对民众进行大规模免疫接种。然而，对疫苗的不确定性或不愿接种可能成为实现足够疫苗接种覆盖率的障碍。因此，了解民众对新冠疫苗的心理至关重要。我们的研究旨在确定沙特阿拉伯人群中新冠疫苗接种意愿的预测因素。在沙特阿拉伯疫苗接种运动启动前的两个月内，以“免疫战略咨询专家组疫苗犹豫问题工作组报告”为指导，对沙特阿拉伯所有行政区的普通民众进行了结构化问卷调查。在1600名受试者中，共有879人回复并完成了调查（回复率54.9%）。约56%的参与者打算接种疫苗。接种意愿较高的预测因素包括50岁及以上人群、男性、患有全身性疾病的人、以前未感染过新冠病毒的人、关注新冠疫苗最新消息的人以及对感染冠状病毒焦虑程度较高的成年人（<0.05）。我们的研究结果和其他类似研究的结果可以帮助政策制定者和利益相关者根据民众行为的变化制定有效的策略。
