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Article

Attitudes toward the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Results from the Saudi Residents’ Intention to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 (SRIGVAC) Study

by
Sami H. Alzahrani
1,*,
Mukhtiar Baig
2,
Mohammed W. Alrabia
3,
Mohammed R. Algethami
4,
Meshari M. Alhamdan
1,
Nabil A. Alhakamy
5,
Hani Z. Asfour
3 and
Tauseef Ahmad
6
1
Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80205, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
2
Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
3
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
4
Preventive Medicine and Public Health Resident, Ministry of Health, Jeddah 21577, Saudi Arabia
5
Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
6
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Vaccines 2021, 9(7), 798; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070798
Submission received: 28 May 2021 / Revised: 7 July 2021 / Accepted: 15 July 2021 / Published: 18 July 2021
(This article belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
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Abstract

Vaccine uptake could influence vaccination efforts to control the widespread COVID-19 pandemic; however, little is known about vaccine acceptance in Saudi Arabia. The present study aimed to assess the Saudi public’s intent to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and explore the associated demographic determinants of their intentions as well as the reasons for vaccine hesitancy. A cross-sectional, web-based survey was distributed to public individuals in Saudi Arabia between 25 December 2020 and 15 February 2021. Participants were asked if they were willing to get vaccinated, and the responses, along with demographic data were entered into a multinomial logistic regression model to assess the relative risk ratio (RRR) for responding “no” or “unsure” versus “yes”. Among 3048 participants (60.1% female, 89.5% Saudi), 52.9% intend to get vaccinated, 26.8% were unsure, and 20.3% refused vaccination. Vaccine hesitancy was significantly higher among females (RRR = 2.70, p < 0.0001) and those who had not been recently vaccinated for influenza (RRR = 2.63, p < 0.0001). The likelihood was lower among Saudis (RRR = 0.49, p < 0.0001), those with less than a secondary education (RRR = 0.16, p < 0.0001), perceived risks of COVID-19, and residents of the southern region (RRR = 0.46, p < 0.0001). The most often cited reasons for hesitancy were short clinical testing periods and concerns about adverse events or effectiveness. Vaccine hesitancy is mediated by many demographic factors and personal beliefs. To address vaccine-related concerns and amend deeply rooted health beliefs, communication should provide transparent information.
Keywords: vaccination; hesitancy; COVID-19; Saudi Arabia vaccination; hesitancy; COVID-19; Saudi Arabia

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Alzahrani, S.H.; Baig, M.; Alrabia, M.W.; Algethami, M.R.; Alhamdan, M.M.; Alhakamy, N.A.; Asfour, H.Z.; Ahmad, T. Attitudes toward the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Results from the Saudi Residents’ Intention to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 (SRIGVAC) Study. Vaccines 2021, 9, 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070798

AMA Style

Alzahrani SH, Baig M, Alrabia MW, Algethami MR, Alhamdan MM, Alhakamy NA, Asfour HZ, Ahmad T. Attitudes toward the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Results from the Saudi Residents’ Intention to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 (SRIGVAC) Study. Vaccines. 2021; 9(7):798. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070798

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Alzahrani, Sami H., Mukhtiar Baig, Mohammed W. Alrabia, Mohammed R. Algethami, Meshari M. Alhamdan, Nabil A. Alhakamy, Hani Z. Asfour, and Tauseef Ahmad. 2021. "Attitudes toward the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Results from the Saudi Residents’ Intention to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 (SRIGVAC) Study" Vaccines 9, no. 7: 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070798

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Alzahrani, S. H., Baig, M., Alrabia, M. W., Algethami, M. R., Alhamdan, M. M., Alhakamy, N. A., Asfour, H. Z., & Ahmad, T. (2021). Attitudes toward the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Results from the Saudi Residents’ Intention to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 (SRIGVAC) Study. Vaccines, 9(7), 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070798

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