Alqarni Yousef Saeed, Alsulami Fahad T, Alhomoud Farah Kais, Alhomoud Faten, Alshayban Dhafer, Alamer Khalid A, Alshehail Bashayer, Alsultan Mohammed M, Alanazi Ahmed A, Algarni Majed A, Fadil Haifa Abdulrahman
Pharmacy Practice Department, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University-Dammam-Eastern Province-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
J Clin Med. 2024 Dec 13;13(24):7610. doi: 10.3390/jcm13247610.
COVID-19 has significantly impacted lives, and data show that receiving a booster vaccination has been demonstrated to lower the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the severity of the risk of infection. The Saudi government has actively promoted booster dose vaccines among university students who can spread the virus to older populations, especially in high-density environments, where the risk of virus transmission and spread is elevated. This study focuses on the acceptance of COVID-19 booster shots among students at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University. The study assessed students' willingness to receive a COVID-19 booster dose and the factors influencing their decision. A descriptive, cross-sectional study design using an online self-administered survey was conducted among medical and non-medical students at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University. A convenience sampling technique was used to recruit participants via email and social media platforms (WhatsApp version 2.3). Quantitative analysis was performed using IBM SPSS version 28.0. using descriptive statistics. Logistic regression analysis was used to predict factors affecting COVID-19 booster dose acceptance and hesitancy. Among 315 respondents, 171 (54.3%) were males, and 144 (45.7%) were females. All the respondents fell in the 18-25 years age group. About 173 (54.9%) respondents were from health-related colleges. Overall, 24.44% (77/315) agreed to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. However, 77.14% (243/315) were confident of getting the vaccine whenever they wanted. About 48.88% (154/315) of respondents considered COVID-19 a serious severe infection, while 14.06% (46/315) of respondents were concerned about the probability of receiving COVID-19 immunization (World Health Organization, 2021). The study revealed that students were not accepting COVID-19 booster doses, highlighting the need for awareness campaigns to dispel myths and improve vaccination rates.
新冠疫情对人们的生活产生了重大影响，数据显示，接种加强针疫苗已被证明可以降低新冠病毒的传播，并降低感染风险的严重程度。沙特政府积极在大学生中推广加强针疫苗，因为这些学生可能会将病毒传播给年长人群，尤其是在高密度环境中，那里病毒传播和扩散的风险更高。本研究聚焦于伊玛目阿卜杜勒拉赫曼·本·费萨尔大学学生对新冠加强针的接受情况。该研究评估了学生接种新冠加强针的意愿以及影响他们这一决定的因素。在伊玛目阿卜杜勒拉赫曼·本·费萨尔大学的医学和非医学专业学生中，采用在线自填式调查问卷进行了一项描述性横断面研究设计。通过电子邮件和社交媒体平台（WhatsApp 2.3版本）使用便利抽样技术招募参与者。使用IBM SPSS 28.0版本进行定量分析，采用描述性统计方法。使用逻辑回归分析来预测影响新冠加强针接受情况和犹豫态度的因素。在315名受访者中，171名（54.3%）为男性，144名（45.7%）为女性。所有受访者年龄都在18至25岁之间。约173名（54.9%）受访者来自与健康相关的学院。总体而言，24.44%（77/315）的受访者同意接种新冠疫苗加强针。然而，77.14%（243/315）的受访者表示无论何时想接种都有信心接种疫苗。约48.88%（154/315）的受访者认为新冠是一种严重的感染，而14.06%（46/315）的受访者担心接种新冠疫苗的可能性（世界卫生组织，2021年）。该研究表明，学生们不接受新冠加强针，这凸显了开展宣传活动以消除误解并提高疫苗接种率的必要性。
