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The Health Belief Model Predicts Intention to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine in Saudi Arabia: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Mahmud, Ilias Kabir, Russell Rahman, Muhammad Alradie-Mohamed, Angi Vinnakota, Divya Al-Mohaimeed, Abdulrahman |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | We examined the intention and predictors of accepting the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a nation-wide, cross-sectional online survey between February and March 2021. A total of 1387 people (≥18 years) participated. Only 27.3% adults had a definite and 30.2% had a probable vaccination intent; 26.8% and 15.6% had a probable and definite negative vaccination intent. Older people (≥50 years) (p < 0.01), healthcare workers/professionals (p < 0.001), and those who received flu vaccine (p < 0.001) were more likely to have a positive intent. People from Riyadh were less likely to receive the vaccine (p < 0.05). Among the health belief model constructs, perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 (p < 0.001), and perceived benefit of the vaccine (p < 0.001) were positively associated with vaccination intent, whereas perceived barriers had a negative association (p < 0.001). Individuals were more likely to receive the vaccine after obtaining complete information (p < 0.001) and when the vaccine uptake would be more common amongst the public (p < 0.001). |
| Starting Page | 864 |
| e-ISSN | 2076393X |
| DOI | 10.3390/vaccines9080864 |
| Journal | Vaccines |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-08-05 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Vaccines Biomedical Social Sciences Covid-19 Sars-cov-2 Vaccine Hesitancy Health Belief Model Saudi Arabia |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
