Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021
<p dir="ltr">Global COVID-19 pandemic containment necessitates understanding the risk of hesitance or resistance to vaccine uptake in different populations. The Middle East and North Africa currently lack vital representative vaccine hesitancy data. We conducted the first representat...
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| author | Salma M. Khaled (16441981) |
| author2 | Catalina Petcu (10115686) Lina Bader (11754308) Iman Amro (13996378) Aisha Mohammed H. A. Al-Hamadi (16441982) Marwa Al Assi (16441985) Amal Awadalla Mohamed Ali (16441987) Kien Le Trung (5393060) Abdoulaye Diop (7117658) Tarek Bellaj (3278856) Mohamed H. Al-Thani (16441992) Peter W. Woodruff (16441994) Majid Alabdulla (12051430) Peter M. Haddad (16441996) |
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| author_facet | Salma M. Khaled (16441981) Catalina Petcu (10115686) Lina Bader (11754308) Iman Amro (13996378) Aisha Mohammed H. A. Al-Hamadi (16441982) Marwa Al Assi (16441985) Amal Awadalla Mohamed Ali (16441987) Kien Le Trung (5393060) Abdoulaye Diop (7117658) Tarek Bellaj (3278856) Mohamed H. Al-Thani (16441992) Peter W. Woodruff (16441994) Majid Alabdulla (12051430) Peter M. Haddad (16441996) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Salma M. Khaled (16441981) Catalina Petcu (10115686) Lina Bader (11754308) Iman Amro (13996378) Aisha Mohammed H. A. Al-Hamadi (16441982) Marwa Al Assi (16441985) Amal Awadalla Mohamed Ali (16441987) Kien Le Trung (5393060) Abdoulaye Diop (7117658) Tarek Bellaj (3278856) Mohamed H. Al-Thani (16441992) Peter W. Woodruff (16441994) Majid Alabdulla (12051430) Peter M. Haddad (16441996) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2021-05-07T00:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.3390/vaccines9050471 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Biomedical and clinical sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Health sciences Public health COVID-19 vaccine willingness hesitancy or refusal Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Arab migrant Qatar |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021 |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">Global COVID-19 pandemic containment necessitates understanding the risk of hesitance or resistance to vaccine uptake in different populations. The Middle East and North Africa currently lack vital representative vaccine hesitancy data. We conducted the first representative national phone survey among the adult population of Qatar, between December 2020 and January 2021, to estimate the prevalence and identify potential determinants of vaccine willingness: acceptance (strongly agree), resistance (strongly disagree), and hesitance (somewhat agree, neutral, somewhat disagree). Bivariate and multinomial logistic regression models estimated associations between willingness groups and fifteen variables. In the total sample, 42.7% (95% CI: 39.5–46.1) were accepting, 45.2% (95% CI: 41.9–48.4) hesitant, and 12.1% (95% CI: 10.1–14.4) resistant. Vaccine resistant compared with hesistant and accepting groups reported no endorsement source will increase vaccine confidence (58.9% vs. 5.6% vs. 0.2%, respectively). Female gender, Arab ethnicity, migrant status/type, and vaccine side-effects concerns were associated with hesitancy and resistance. COVID-19 related bereavement, infection, and quarantine status were not significantly associated with any willingness group. Absence of or lack of concern about contracting the virus was solely associated with resistance. COVID-19 vaccine resistance, hesitance, and side-effects concerns are high in Qatar’s population compared with those globally. Urgent public health engagement should focus on women, Qataris (non-migrants), and those of Arab ethnicity.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Vaccines<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9050471" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9050471</a></p> |
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| spelling | Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021Salma M. Khaled (16441981)Catalina Petcu (10115686)Lina Bader (11754308)Iman Amro (13996378)Aisha Mohammed H. A. Al-Hamadi (16441982)Marwa Al Assi (16441985)Amal Awadalla Mohamed Ali (16441987)Kien Le Trung (5393060)Abdoulaye Diop (7117658)Tarek Bellaj (3278856)Mohamed H. Al-Thani (16441992)Peter W. Woodruff (16441994)Majid Alabdulla (12051430)Peter M. Haddad (16441996)Biomedical and clinical sciencesCardiovascular medicine and haematologyClinical sciencesHealth sciencesPublic healthCOVID-19vaccine willingnesshesitancy or refusalMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)ArabmigrantQatar<p dir="ltr">Global COVID-19 pandemic containment necessitates understanding the risk of hesitance or resistance to vaccine uptake in different populations. The Middle East and North Africa currently lack vital representative vaccine hesitancy data. We conducted the first representative national phone survey among the adult population of Qatar, between December 2020 and January 2021, to estimate the prevalence and identify potential determinants of vaccine willingness: acceptance (strongly agree), resistance (strongly disagree), and hesitance (somewhat agree, neutral, somewhat disagree). Bivariate and multinomial logistic regression models estimated associations between willingness groups and fifteen variables. In the total sample, 42.7% (95% CI: 39.5–46.1) were accepting, 45.2% (95% CI: 41.9–48.4) hesitant, and 12.1% (95% CI: 10.1–14.4) resistant. Vaccine resistant compared with hesistant and accepting groups reported no endorsement source will increase vaccine confidence (58.9% vs. 5.6% vs. 0.2%, respectively). Female gender, Arab ethnicity, migrant status/type, and vaccine side-effects concerns were associated with hesitancy and resistance. COVID-19 related bereavement, infection, and quarantine status were not significantly associated with any willingness group. Absence of or lack of concern about contracting the virus was solely associated with resistance. COVID-19 vaccine resistance, hesitance, and side-effects concerns are high in Qatar’s population compared with those globally. Urgent public health engagement should focus on women, Qataris (non-migrants), and those of Arab ethnicity.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Vaccines<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9050471" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9050471</a></p>2021-05-07T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3390/vaccines9050471https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Prevalence_and_Potential_Determinants_of_COVID-19_Vaccine_Hesitancy_and_Resistance_in_Qatar_Results_from_a_Nationally_Representative_Survey_of_Qatari_Nationals_and_Migrants_between_December_2020_and_January_2021/23575824CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/235758242021-05-07T00:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021 Salma M. Khaled (16441981) Biomedical and clinical sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Health sciences Public health COVID-19 vaccine willingness hesitancy or refusal Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Arab migrant Qatar |
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| title | Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021 |
| title_full | Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021 |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021 |
| title_short | Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021 |
| title_sort | Prevalence and Potential Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance in Qatar: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey of Qatari Nationals and Migrants between December 2020 and January 2021 |
| topic | Biomedical and clinical sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Health sciences Public health COVID-19 vaccine willingness hesitancy or refusal Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Arab migrant Qatar |