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Acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination and its predictors in Egypt: An online survey.
Salem, Ghada M; Said, Randa M; Abdelsalam, Amira E.
  • Salem GM; Assistant Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. gadamaged2@gmail.com.
  • Said RM; Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
  • Abdelsalam AE; Assistant Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
J Infect Dev Ctries ; 16(6): 993-1000, 2022 06 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1924342
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

Public acceptance, understanding, and trust are some significant challenges facing COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Our study objective was to assess the acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination and its predictors among the Egyptian adult population.

METHODS:

An online survey was conducted on 1,053 participants from six randomly selected governorates in Egypt between March and April 2021 using an Arabic self-administrated questionnaire, developed using the Google Form App.

RESULTS:

Out of the 1,053 participants surveyed, 321 (31.5%) reported that they would accept taking the vaccine when it is available. The main reasons for refusing COVID-19 vaccination were doubt in vaccine effectiveness (80%), lack of trust due to rapid vaccine production (70%), deficiency of information about the vaccine (66%), and fear of vaccine side effects (55%). Regression analysis concluded that previous history of influenza vaccination (p = 0.01), perceived vaccine effectiveness (0.00), vaccine price (p = 0.02), and doctors' recommendation to take the vaccine (p = 0.03) were the only significant predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.

CONCLUSIONS:

Low level of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance has been shown among the Egyptian population. To expand vaccination acceptance and coverage, the government should promote vaccine confidence by increasing the availability of clear, precise, and up-to-date information addressing public concerns. It should also provide free vaccinations and should reach out to doctors for promoting the vaccine.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Vaccines / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Limits: Adult / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: J Infect Dev Ctries Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jidc.15603

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Vaccines / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Limits: Adult / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: J Infect Dev Ctries Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jidc.15603