High Rates of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Association with Conspiracy Beliefs: A Study in Jordan and Kuwait among Other Arab Countries.
High Rates of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Association with Conspiracy Beliefs: A Study in Jordan and Kuwait among Other Arab Countries.
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DOI：
10.3390/vaccines9010042
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发表时间：
2021-01-12
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影响因子：
7.8
通讯作者：
Mahafzah A
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文献类型：
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作者：
Sallam M;Dababseh D;Eid H;Al-Mahzoum K;Al-Haidar A;Taim D;Yaseen A;Ababneh NA;Bakri FG;Mahafzah A
接种疫苗可能是减缓当前2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行传播的有效策略。由于围绕当前流行病的错误信息的传播，疫苗犹豫可能会给COVID-19预防带来严重问题。这项研究的目的是评估约旦、科威特和其他阿拉伯国家公众对未来COVID-19疫苗的态度。我们还旨在评估COVID-19疫苗接受度与阴谋信念之间的关联。这项研究使用了2020年12月发布的在线调查，评估了有关COVID-19起源和疫苗接种的阴谋。使用疫苗阴谋信念量表（VCBS）评估了对COVID-19疫苗的态度，分数越高，表明对疫苗阴谋的信念越强。共有3414名受访者完成了调查，其中大多数是约旦（n = 2173，63.6%）、科威特（n = 771，22.6%）和沙特阿拉伯（n = 154，4.5%）的居民。新型冠状病毒疫苗和流感疫苗的接受率分别为29. 4%和30. 9%。男性、受教育程度较高的受访者和有慢性病史的受访者接受COVID-19疫苗的比例较高。27.7%和23.4%的受访者分别认为COVID-19疫苗旨在向接受者注射微芯片，以及疫苗与不孕症有关。女性、教育水平较低的受访者和依赖社交媒体平台作为主要信息来源的受访者的VCBS得分较高。约旦和科威特等阿拉伯国家的疫苗犹豫率很高，令人担忧。他们可能会阻碍该地区对COVID-19的适当控制。COVID-19错误信息和阴谋论的有害影响体现在疫苗犹豫上。这可能是成功控制这一流行病的一个巨大障碍。依赖社交媒体作为COVID-19疫苗的主要信息来源与疫苗犹豫有关。这应该提醒政府、决策者和公众警惕事实核查的重要性。
Vaccination could be an effective strategy for slowing the spread of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy could pose a serious problem for COVID-19 prevention, due to the spread of misinformation surrounding the ongoing pandemic. The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes towards the prospective COVID-19 vaccines among the general public in Jordan, Kuwait and other Arab countries. We also aimed to assess the association between COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and conspiracy beliefs. This study used an online survey distributed in December 2020, with items assessing conspiracies regarding COVID-19’s origin and vaccination. Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines were assessed using the Vaccine Conspiracy Belief Scale (VCBS), with higher scores indicating a greater belief in vaccine conspiracy. A total of 3414 respondents completed the survey, the majority being residents of Jordan (n = 2173, 63.6%), Kuwait (n = 771, 22.6%) and Saudi Arabia (n = 154, 4.5%). The acceptance rates for COVID-19 and influenza vaccines were 29.4% and 30.9%, respectively. Males, respondents with higher educational levels and those with histories of chronic disease had higher rates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Beliefs that COVID-19 vaccines are intended to inject microchips into recipients and that the vaccines are related to infertility were found in 27.7% and 23.4% of respondents, respectively. Higher VCBS scores were found among females, respondents with lower educational levels and respondents relying on social media platforms as the main source of information. The high rates of vaccine hesitancy in Jordan and Kuwait, among other Arab countries, are alarming. They could hinder the proper control of COVID-19 in the region. The harmful effect of COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy beliefs was manifested in vaccine hesitancy. This may represent a massive obstacle to the successful control of the pandemic. A reliance on social media as the main source of information about COVID-19 vaccines was associated with vaccine hesitancy. This should alert governments, policy makers and the general public to the importance of vigilant fact checking.
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