COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population
<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Vaccine hesitancy is a global threat undermining control of preventable infections. Emerging evidence suggests that hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination varies globally. Qatar has a unique population with around 90% of the population being eco...
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| author | Majid Alabdulla (12051430) |
| author2 | Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406) Abdullatif Al‐Khal (14779372) Marwa Elzain (14777446) Roland M. Jones (11957726) |
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| author_facet | Majid Alabdulla (12051430) Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406) Abdullatif Al‐Khal (14779372) Marwa Elzain (14777446) Roland M. Jones (11957726) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Majid Alabdulla (12051430) Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406) Abdullatif Al‐Khal (14779372) Marwa Elzain (14777446) Roland M. Jones (11957726) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2021-02-19T00:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1111/irv.12847 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Biomedical and clinical sciences Clinical sciences Infectious Diseases Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Epidemiology |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population |
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| description | <h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Vaccine hesitancy is a global threat undermining control of preventable infections. Emerging evidence suggests that hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination varies globally. Qatar has a unique population with around 90% of the population being economic migrants, and the degree and determinants of hesitancy are not known.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">This study was carried out to evaluate the degree of vaccine hesitancy and its socio-demographic and attitudinal determinants across a representative sample. A national cross-sectional study using validated hesitancy measurement tool was carried out from October 15, 2020, to November 15, 2020. A total of 7821 adults completed the survey. Relevant socio-demographic data along with attitudes and beliefs around COVID-19 vaccination were collected from the respondents.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">20.2% of the respondents stated they would not take the vaccine and 19.8% reported being unsure about taking the prospective COVID-19 vaccine. Citizens and females were more likely to be vaccine hesitators than immigrants and males, respectively. Concerns around the safety of COVID-19 vaccine and its longer-term side effects were the main concerns cited. Personal research around COVID-19 and vaccine were by far the most preferred methods that would increase confidence in accepting the vaccine across all demographic groups.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">This study reports an overall vaccine hesitancy of 20% toward the COVID-19 vaccine and the influence of social media on attitudes toward vaccination which is in keeping with emerging evidence. This finding comes at a time that is close to the start of mass immunization and reports from a migrant-majority population highlighting important socio-demographic determinants around vaccine hesitancy.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12847" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12847</a></p> |
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| spelling | COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority populationMajid Alabdulla (12051430)Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406)Abdullatif Al‐Khal (14779372)Marwa Elzain (14777446)Roland M. Jones (11957726)Biomedical and clinical sciencesClinical sciencesInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiology<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Vaccine hesitancy is a global threat undermining control of preventable infections. Emerging evidence suggests that hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination varies globally. Qatar has a unique population with around 90% of the population being economic migrants, and the degree and determinants of hesitancy are not known.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">This study was carried out to evaluate the degree of vaccine hesitancy and its socio-demographic and attitudinal determinants across a representative sample. A national cross-sectional study using validated hesitancy measurement tool was carried out from October 15, 2020, to November 15, 2020. A total of 7821 adults completed the survey. Relevant socio-demographic data along with attitudes and beliefs around COVID-19 vaccination were collected from the respondents.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">20.2% of the respondents stated they would not take the vaccine and 19.8% reported being unsure about taking the prospective COVID-19 vaccine. Citizens and females were more likely to be vaccine hesitators than immigrants and males, respectively. Concerns around the safety of COVID-19 vaccine and its longer-term side effects were the main concerns cited. Personal research around COVID-19 and vaccine were by far the most preferred methods that would increase confidence in accepting the vaccine across all demographic groups.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">This study reports an overall vaccine hesitancy of 20% toward the COVID-19 vaccine and the influence of social media on attitudes toward vaccination which is in keeping with emerging evidence. This finding comes at a time that is close to the start of mass immunization and reports from a migrant-majority population highlighting important socio-demographic determinants around vaccine hesitancy.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12847" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12847</a></p>2021-02-19T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1111/irv.12847https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/COVID_19_vaccine_hesitancy_and_attitudes_in_Qatar_A_national_cross_sectional_survey_of_a_migrant_majority_population/22258531CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/222585312021-02-19T00:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population Majid Alabdulla (12051430) Biomedical and clinical sciences Clinical sciences Infectious Diseases Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Epidemiology |
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| title | COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population |
| title_full | COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population |
| title_fullStr | COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population |
| title_short | COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population |
| title_sort | COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross‐sectional survey of a migrant‐majority population |
| topic | Biomedical and clinical sciences Clinical sciences Infectious Diseases Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Epidemiology |