Vaccine hesitancy among Saudi parents and its determinants. Result from the WHO SAGE working group on vaccine hesitancy survey tool.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Alsubaie, Sarah S. Gosadi, Ibrahim M. Alsaadi, Basma M. Albacker, Nouf B. Bawazir, Maryam A. Bin-Daud, Nada Almanie, Waad B. Alsaadi, Muslim M. Alzamil, Fahad A.
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	Objectives:To assess the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy and its determinants among Saudi parents. In addition, we explored the relationship between vaccine hesitancy and child’s immunization status.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted using interviews with parents visiting outpatient clinics at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, between July 2017 and October 2018. The strategic advisory group of experts on immunization vaccine hesitancy survey was used.Results:A total of 500 parents were interviewed. Twenty percent of parents were hesitant to get their child vaccinated. Parents with higher educational levels were more vaccine hesitant (p<0.001). Among parents who reported hesitancy toward vaccination, 36% of children were not vaccinated fully for their age. Concerns related to vaccine safety were the most frequent reason (53%) reported by vaccine-hesitant parents. Negative beliefs toward vaccination seemed to be associated with increase hesitancy and incomplete vaccination status of children. In multivariate analyses, the main factors associated with both parents’ hesitancy and incomplete vaccination status were believing that vaccines are ineffective (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=28, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.9-102.3) and believing that vaccines are not important (AOR=27, 95%CI: 5.8-126).Conclusion:Vaccine hesitancy among parents in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a concern and is likely to influence the vaccination status of their children. Countering vaccine related concerns must be tailored, particularly in higher-educated groups.
ISSN	03795284
Journal	Saudi Medical Journal
Volume Number	40
PubMed Central reference number	PMC6969619
Issue Number	12
PubMed reference number	31828276
e-ISSN	16583175
DOI	10.15537/smj.2019.12.24653
Language	English
Publisher	Saudi Medical Journal
Publisher Date	2019-12-01
Publisher Place	Saudi Arabia
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License (CC BY-NC), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine