Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Department of Biomedical Science, School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2023 Jun 30;17:e421. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2023.89.
Concerns about the side effects of available coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have posed a significant barrier to vaccination in several countries. Accordingly, the current study aimed to assess the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination and its predictors among the Lebanese population.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in February 2021 among Lebanese adults from the 5 main Lebanese districts. The questionnaire included demographic data, questions about COVID-19 experience, COVID-19 anxiety syndrome scale, and attitudes regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Data were analyzed on SPSS, version 23. Statistical significance was considered at a value ≤ 0.05 with a 95% CI.
Of 811 participants, 45.4% (95% CI: 41.9-48.9) accepted taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Choices were negatively affected by concerns about the side effects of the vaccine and positively affected by anxiety and seeking COVID-19 news very closely. Moreover, if the COVID-19 vaccination was a requirement for traveling, participants would be more willing to get the vaccine.
Since 54.7% of the studied Lebanese adults were either unwilling or undecided to get the vaccine and COVID-19 news was retrieved mainly from the Ministry of Public Health online site and the local news, the existing targeted campaign should be enforced toward encouraging vaccination to reach herd immunity against COVID-19 and revealing the safety of the vaccines.
对现有冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫苗副作用的担忧，已成为多个国家疫苗接种的重大障碍。因此，本研究旨在评估黎巴嫩人群对 COVID-19 疫苗接种的接受程度及其预测因素。
2021 年 2 月，在黎巴嫩 5 个主要地区进行了一项横断面研究，纳入黎巴嫩成年人。问卷包括人口统计学数据、COVID-19 经历问题、COVID-19 焦虑症量表以及对 COVID-19 疫苗的态度。使用 SPSS 版本 23 对数据进行分析。统计显著性以 值≤0.05 和 95%CI 表示。
在 811 名参与者中，45.4%（95%CI：41.9-48.9）表示愿意接种 COVID-19 疫苗。对疫苗副作用的担忧会降低接种意愿，而对 COVID-19 的焦虑感和非常密切地关注 COVID-19 新闻会增加接种意愿。此外，如果 COVID-19 疫苗接种是旅行的要求，参与者会更愿意接种疫苗。
由于 54.7%的黎巴嫩成年人表示不愿意或尚未决定接种疫苗，并且 COVID-19 相关新闻主要来自公共卫生部的在线网站和当地新闻，因此应加强现有针对性的宣传活动，鼓励接种疫苗，以达到针对 COVID-19 的群体免疫，并揭示疫苗的安全性。
