Hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine among health care practitioners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

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This cross-sectional online survey of healthcare practitioners in Saudi Arabia found that 9.3% were either hesitant or refused the COVID-19 vaccine, indicating hesitancy is limited and not a serious issue among this group.

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The primary finding was that 47 HCPs (9.3%) were either hesitant (27, 5.3%) or refused (20, 4%) the vaccine. The main reason for vaccine acceptance was wanting to protect self and others (24%), while the main reason for non-acceptance was lack of trust in the new vaccine (20%). The study concludes that vaccine hesitancy among HCPs in Saudi Arabia is limited.

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cross-sectional

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public health

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PMC10285322

Hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine among health care practitioners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a major public health crisis worldwide. In less than 12 months since the World Health Organization declared the outbreak, several different COVID-19 vaccines have been approved and deployed mostly in developed countries since January 2021. However, hesitancy to accept the newly developed vaccines is a well-known public health challenge that needs to be addressed. The aim of this study was to measure willingness and hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines among health care practitioners' (HCPs) in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study using an online self-reported survey was conducted among HCPs in Saudi Arabia between April 4th to April 25th 2021 using snowball sampling. Multivariate logistic regression was employed to identify the possible factors affecting HCPs’ willingness and hesitancy to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Results: Out of 776 participants who started the survey, 505 (65%) completed it and were included in the results. Among all HCPs, 47 (9.3%) either said “no” to receive the vaccine [20 (4%)] or were hesitant to receive it [27 (5.3%)]. Of the total number of the HCPs, 376 (74.5%) already received the COVID-19 vaccine, and 48 (9.50%) were registered to receive it. The main reason of agreement to receive the COVID-19 vaccine was “wanting to protect self and others from getting the infection” (24%). Conclusion: Our findings have shown that hesitancy toward receiving COVID-19 vaccines among HCPs in Saudi Arabia is limited and therefore may not be a serious issue. The outcomes of this study may help to understand factors that lead to vaccine hesitancy in Saudi Arabia and help public health authorities to design targeted health education interventions aiming to increase uptake of these vaccines.

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Abdullah A. Almojaibel, Khalid Ansari, Yahya A. Alzahrani et al.. Hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine among health care practitioners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study. F1000Research. (2023). https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.74575.6

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18 · 15 CENTRES

Abdullah A. Almojaibel, Khalid Ansari, Yahya A. Alzahrani, Saleh A. Alessy, Faraz A. Farooqi, Yousef D. Alqurashi, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Abdullah Almojaibel, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Mohammad Al-bsheish, Abdullah Almojaibel, Sun Caijun, Abdullah Almojaibel, Mohammad Al-bsheish, Abdullah Almojaibel

1Respiratory Care Department, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Public Health, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
1Clinical Pharmacy Department, University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy, Baghdad, Iraq
1Clinical Pharmacy Department, University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy, Baghdad, Iraq
1Clinical Pharmacy Department, University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy, Baghdad, Iraq
Imam Abdulrhman bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
1Clinical Pharmacy Department, University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy, Baghdad, Iraq
1Clinical Pharmacy Department, University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy, Baghdad, Iraq
1Healthcare Administration Department, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Imam Abdulrhman bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
1School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Imam Abdulrhman bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
1Healthcare Administration Department, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Imam Abdulrhman bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia