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: Received: 27 May 2022 / Approved: 31 May 2022 / Online: 31 May 2022 (09:22:49 CEST)
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Zarei, A.E.; Sajer, B.; Alharshani, F.; Alshehri, A.; Faidah, L.; Alshehri, W. Knowledge Levels of Acceptance and Hesitancy of COVID-19 Vaccine Among General Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Preprints2022, 2022050415. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0415.v1
Zarei, A.E.; Sajer, B.; Alharshani, F.; Alshehri, A.; Faidah, L.; Alshehri, W. Knowledge Levels of Acceptance and Hesitancy of COVID-19 Vaccine Among General Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Preprints 2022, 2022050415. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0415.v1
Zarei, A.E.; Sajer, B.; Alharshani, F.; Alshehri, A.; Faidah, L.; Alshehri, W. Knowledge Levels of Acceptance and Hesitancy of COVID-19 Vaccine Among General Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Preprints2022, 2022050415. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0415.v1
APA Style
Zarei, A.E., Sajer, B., Alharshani, F., Alshehri, A., Faidah, L., & Alshehri, W. (2022). Knowledge Levels of Acceptance and Hesitancy of COVID-19 Vaccine Among General Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0415.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Zarei, A.E., Lamar Faidah and Wafa Alshehri. 2022 "Knowledge Levels of Acceptance and Hesitancy of COVID-19 Vaccine Among General Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0415.v1
Abstract
On 11th March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. Vaccination programs have advanced greatly in the global health period, despite widespread anti-vaccination attitudes and misinformation. Vaccine hesitancy of COVID-19 vaccine is currently a major issue in Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study was carried out from June 25, 2021 to October 2021 in order to investigate the knowledge levels of acceptance and hesitancy of COVID-19 vaccine among Saudi’s nationals. The data was collected through a close-ended structured questionnaire from a total of 565 respondents. Overall, 78.41% respondents were female, 62.48% having university level education and 61.06% were unemployed. Majority of the participants 82.30% (n=465) think that Pfizer vaccine has the highest efficiency against COVID-19. Our study concludes that majority of the participants have satisfactory knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination. Concerns over vaccine components, effectiveness of vaccine and possible side effects are among the key causes for vaccine hesitancy.
Keywords
COVID-19; Coronavirus; Vaccine hesitancy; COVID-19 Vaccine; Saudi Arabia
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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