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ArticleJournal of medical virology2021

Vaccine hesitancy: Beliefs and barriers associated with COVID-19 vaccination among Egyptian medical students.

Shimaa M Saied, Eman M Saied, Ibrahim Ali Kabbash, Sanaa Abd El-Fatah Abdo

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Article in Journal of medical virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 247 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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247 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 486 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shimaa M SaiedFaculty of Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0189-1795
Eman M SaiedFaculty of Medicine, Pathology Department, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Ibrahim Ali KabbashFaculty of Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Sanaa Abd El-Fatah AbdoFaculty of Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Tanta University · EGKafrelsheikh University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVaccine hesitancy poses serious challenges for achieving coverage for population immunity. It is necessary to achieve high COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rates and medical students' coverage as future health care providers. The study aimed to explore the level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and determine the factors and barriers that may affect vaccination decision-making.

methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out among medical students in Tanta and Kafrelsheikh Universities, Egypt. Data collection was done via an online questionnaire during January 2021 from 2133 students.

resultsThe majority of the participant students (90.5%) perceived the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine, 46% had vaccination hesitancy, and an equal percentage (6%) either definitely accepted or refused the vaccine. Most of the students had concerns regarding the vaccine's adverse effects (96.8%) and ineffectiveness (93.2%). The most confirmed barriers of COVID-19 vaccination were deficient data regarding the vaccine's adverse effects (potential 74.17% and unknown 56.31%) and insufficient information regarding the vaccine itself (72.76%).

conclusionThe government, health authority decision-makers, medical experts, and universities in Egypt need to work together and make efforts to reduce hesitancy and raise awareness about vaccinations, consequently improving the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCross-Sectional StudiesEgyptFemaleHumansMaleMass VaccinationSARS-CoV-2Students, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesVaccinationVaccination RefusalYoung AdultCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19medical studentsvaccine acceptancevaccine hesitancy

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PMID33644891
PMCPMC8013865
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