COVID-19 Vaccine Intention among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

COVID-19 Saudi Arabia healthcare workers herd immunity vaccine intention

Journal

Vaccines
ISSN: 2076-393X
Titre abrégé: Vaccines (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101629355

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Jul 2021
Historique:
received: 07 06 2021
revised: 20 07 2021
accepted: 23 07 2021
entrez: 28 8 2021
pubmed: 29 8 2021
medline: 29 8 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused largescale morbidity and mortality and a tremendous burden on the healthcare system. Healthcare workers (HCWs) require adequate protection to avoid onward transmission and minimize burden on the healthcare system. Moreover, HCWs can also influence the general public into accepting the COVID-19 vaccine. Therefore, determining COVID-19 vaccine intention among HCWs is of paramount importance to plan tailor-made public health strategies to maximize vaccine coverage. A structured questionnaire was administered in February and March 2021 among HCWs in Saudi Arabia using convenience sampling, proceeding the launch of the vaccination campaign. HCWs from all administrative regions of Saudi Arabia were included in the study. In total, 674 out of 1124 HCWs responded and completed the survey (response rate 59.9%). About 65 percent of the HCWs intended to get vaccinated. The intention to vaccinate was significantly higher among HCWs 50 years of age or older, Saudi nationals and those who followed the updates about COVID-19 vaccines (

Identifiants

pubmed: 34451960
pii: vaccines9080835
doi: 10.3390/vaccines9080835
pmc: PMC8402529
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Mohammed Noushad (M)

Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 11512, Saudi Arabia.
Biomaterials Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.

Mohammad Zakaria Nassani (MZ)

Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 11512, Saudi Arabia.

Anas B Alsalhani (AB)

Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Vision College of Dentistry and Nursing, Vision Colleges, Riyadh 11691, Saudi Arabia.

Pradeep Koppolu (P)

Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 13313, Saudi Arabia.

Fayez Hussain Niazi (FH)

Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 11512, Saudi Arabia.
Biomaterials Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.

Abdulaziz Samran (A)

Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 11512, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ibb University, Ibb 70270, Yemen.

Samer Rastam (S)

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Vision College of Medicine, Vision Colleges, Riyadh 11691, Saudi Arabia.

Ali Alqerban (A)

Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 13313, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.

Ali Barakat (A)

Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 11512, Saudi Arabia.

Hesham S Almoallim (HS)

Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 13313, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia.

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