Uptake of COVID-19 Booster Dose among Saudi Arabian Population.
Medicina (Kaunas)
; 58(7)2022 Jul 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1957389
ABSTRACT
Backgroundand objectives:
Although several vaccines have been produced and administered around the world, new SARS-CoV-2 worsened the COVID-19 infection risk and impacted the initial vaccine dosage effectiveness. Based on studies indicating that the third and fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses significantly reduced COVID-19 transmission, Saudi Arabia has been administering COVID-19 booster vaccine doses to its citizens. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine booster in relation to the socio-demographic characteristics and other associated factors among the Saudi population. Materials andMethods:
This study was an online analytical cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire. Pearson Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analyses were used to determine factors associated with the uptake of COVID-19 booster dose vaccines.Results:
A total of 2332 responded to our study. Overall, 527 (22.6%) participants had received a booster dose. An age of 55 and above (aOR 5.415; 95% CI 2.719-10.783), Eastern region (aOR 2.513; 95% CI 1.566-4.033), history of influenza vaccination at annual intervals (aOR 2.387; 95% CI 1.730-3.293), the first dose of Moderna vaccine (aOR 1.324; 95% CI 1.160-1.510), and cancer (aOR 2.161; 95% CI 1.218-3.879) were independent factors most associated with a higher uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. In contrast, the second dose of Moderna vaccine (aOR 0.794; 95% CI 0.683-0.922), AstraZeneca vaccine (aOR 0.691; 95% CI 0.509-0.939), strong symptoms from side effects after the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (aOR 0.615; 95% CI 0.404-0.935) were independent factors most associated with a lower uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.Conclusions:
Our findings indicate low COVID-19 vaccine booster uptake. This necessitates the need for strategies to address discouraging factors of the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose uptake and engage the Saudi population to raise awareness about the importance of the booster dose.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Medicina58070972
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