沙特阿拉伯吉达市普通人群对COVID-19疫苗接种的认知与态度
COVID-19 Vaccination Knowledge and Attitude Among the General Population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
作者信息
Munshi Adeeb, Alhouthali Ahmad, Munshi Enas, Mujalled Mohamed K, Alqalayta Lama, Zahed Hala, Almahmoudi Nawal, Alghubayshi Laila A, Bahashwan Mariya, Althaqafi Abdulhakeem
机构信息
College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
Infectious Diseases, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, SAU.
出版信息
Cureus. 2023 Aug 4;15(8):e42951. doi: 10.7759/cureus.42951. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Background The population's hesitancy to get the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination may pose a risk to public health worldwide. However, the causes and contributors to vaccine hesitancy in the Saudi people need to be understood. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination among the general population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online structured questionnaire titled "Knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination." The questionnaire collected demographic characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination among the general population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire was distributed through links on various sites, including Twitter and WhatsApp. Results A total of 544 participants were included in the present study. Overall, 64.9% were males, and 35.1% were females. Most of the population had received three doses (83.6%) of the COVID-19 vaccine. About half of the participants had a university education (56.8%), 17.5% of respondents were postgraduates, and 14.2% had secondary education. Overall, 41.4% of the population had a low knowledge level, and 58.5% had a low attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination. Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine was significantly (p < 0.05) associated with the population's knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination. In addition, the education level substantially affected the knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, knowledge of COVID-19 vaccination had a significant correlation (p < 0.05) with the attitude toward the vaccine. Conclusions Despite the high prevalence of the population who received the three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Jeddah city, the study showed insufficient knowledge and attitude among the population toward COVID-19 vaccination. However, fortunately, education plays an essential role in improving the knowledge of COVID-19 vaccination.
背景
民众对2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫苗接种的犹豫可能对全球公共卫生构成风险。然而，需要了解沙特民众疫苗犹豫的原因和影响因素。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯吉达市普通人群对COVID-19疫苗接种的知识和态度。
方法
采用一份名为“对COVID-19疫苗接种的知识和态度”的在线结构化问卷进行横断面研究。该问卷收集了沙特阿拉伯吉达市普通人群的人口统计学特征、对COVID-19疫苗接种的知识和态度。问卷通过包括推特和WhatsApp在内的各种网站链接进行分发。
结果
本研究共纳入544名参与者。总体而言，64.9%为男性，35.1%为女性。大多数人群接种了三剂（83.6%）COVID-19疫苗。约一半的参与者拥有大学学历（56.8%），17.5%的受访者为研究生，14.2%拥有中学学历。总体而言，41.4%的人群知识水平较低，58.5%的人群对COVID-19疫苗接种的态度较低。接种COVID-19疫苗与人群对COVID-19疫苗接种的知识和态度显著相关（p<0.05）。此外，教育水平对COVID-19疫苗接种的知识和态度有很大影响。此外，对COVID-19疫苗接种的知识与对疫苗的态度有显著相关性（p<0.05）。
结论
尽管吉达市接种三剂COVID-19疫苗的人群比例较高，但研究表明该人群对COVID-19疫苗接种的知识和态度不足。然而，幸运的是，教育在提高对COVID-19疫苗接种的知识方面起着至关重要的作用。
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