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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2021

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross-sectional survey of a migrant-majority population.

Majid Alabdulla, Shuja Mohd Reagu, Abdullatif Al-Khal, Marwa Elzain, Roland M Jones

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Article in Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 111 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Majid AlabdullaHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Shuja Mohd ReaguHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-0801-4653
Abdullatif Al-KhalHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Marwa ElzainHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Roland M JonesCentre for Addiction and Mental Health and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QACentre for Addiction and Mental Health · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVaccine 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.

methodsThis 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.

results20.2% 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.

conclusionsThis 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.

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