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Perceived COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, acceptance, and drivers of vaccination decision-making among the general adult population: A global survey of 20 countries
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol.16(1), pp.1-16
2022
PMID: 35089917
Abstract
Background:
Mass vaccination campaigns have significantly reduced the COVID-19 burden. However, vaccine hesitancy has posed significant global concerns. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics that influence perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, acceptability, hesitancy and decision making to take vaccine among general adult populations in a variety of socioeconomic and cultural contexts.
Methods:
Using a snowball sampling approach, we conducted an online cross-sectional study in 20 countries across four continents from February to May 2021.
Results:
A total of 10,477 participants were included in the analyses with a mean age of 36±14.3 years. The findings revealed the prevalence of perceptions towards COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness (78.8%), acceptance (81.8%), hesitancy (47.2%), and drivers of vaccination decision-making (convenience [73.3%], health providers’ advice [81.8%], and costs [57.0%]). The county-wise distribution included effectiveness (67.8–95.9%; 67.8% in Egypt to 95.9% in Malaysia), acceptance (64.7–96.0%; 64.7% in Australia to 96.0% in Malaysia), hesitancy (31.5–86.0%; 31.5% in Egypt to 86.0% in Vietnam), convenience (49.7–95.7%; 49.7% in Austria to 95.7% in Malaysia), advice (66.1–97.3%; 66.1% in Austria to 97.3% in Malaysia), and costs (16.0–91.3%; 16.0% in Vietnam to 91.3% in Malaysia). In multivariable regression analysis, several socio-demographic characteristics were identified as associated factors of outcome variables including, i) vaccine effectiveness: younger age, male, urban residence, higher education, and higher income; ii) acceptance: younger age, male, urban residence, higher education, married, and higher income; and iii) hesitancy: male, higher education, employed, unmarried, and lower income. Likewise, the factors associated with vaccination decision-making including i) convenience: younger age, urban residence, higher education, married, and lower income; ii) advice: younger age, urban residence, higher education, unemployed/student, married, and medium income; and iii) costs: younger age, higher education, unemployed/student, and lower income.
Conclusions:
Most participants believed that vaccination would effectively control and prevent COVID-19, and they would take vaccinations upon availability. Determinant factors found in this study are critical and should be considered as essential elements in developing COVID-19 vaccination campaigns to boost vaccination uptake in the populations.
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- Title
- Perceived COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, acceptance, and drivers of vaccination decision-making among the general adult population: A global survey of 20 countries
- Authors
- Roy Rillera Marzo (Author) - Management and Science UniversityAbsar Ahmad (Author) - Manipal Academy of Higher EducationMd Saiful Islam (Author) - Jahangirnagar UniversityMohammad Yasir Essar (Author) - Kabul UniversityPetra Heidler (Author) - IMC University of Applied Sciences KremsIsabel King (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyArulmani Thiyagarajan (Author) - Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPSKittisak Jermsittiparsert (Author) - Dhurakij Pundit UniversityKarnjana Songwathana (Author) - Bangkok UniversityDelan Ameen Younus (Author) - Salahaddin University-ErbilRadwa Abdullah El-Abasiri (Author) - University of OxfordBurcu Kucuk Bicer (Author) - Gazi UniversityNhat Tan Pham (Author) - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh CityTitik Respati (Author) - Bandung Islamic UniversitySusan Fitriyana (Author) - Bandung Islamic UniversityErwin Martinez Faller (Author) - San Pedro CollegeAries Moralidad Baldonado (Author) - St. Alexius College - Koronadal, PhilippinesMd Arif Billah (Author) - Universiti Malaysia TerengganuYadanar Aung (Author) - Mahidol UniversityMuhammad Mujtaba Asad (Author) - Sukkur IBA UniversityKareem Ahmed El-Fass (Author) - King Faisal UniversityShehu Muhammad Hassan (Author) - Ahmadu Bello UniversitySudip Bhattacharya (Author) - Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences - Dehradun, India (HIMS)Sunil Shrestha (Author) - Monash University MalaysiaNouran Ameen Elsayed Hamza (Author) - Medical Agency for Research and Statistics - Giza, Egypt (MARS)Pascal Friedmann (Author) - Eastern Illinois UniversityMichael Head (Author) - University of SouthamptonYulan Lin (Author) - Fujian Medical UniversitySiyan Yi (Author) - National University of Singapore
- Publication details
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol.16(1), pp.1-16
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010103
- ISSN
- 1935-2735; 1935-2727
- PMID
- 35089917
- Copyright note
- Copyright: © 2022 Marzo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Biomedicine; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99608308502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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