ArticleEpidemiology and infection2021
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among university students in Lebanon.
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- The Prevalence, Features, Influencing Factors, and Solutions for COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A Systematic review of cognitive determinants.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in students: A global systematic review.F1000Research · 2022Pooled it
- Examining determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance among Arab university students: A regional scoping review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
- Perspectives of medical sciences students regarding COVID-19 vaccination: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Influenza vaccine hesitancy and its determinants among Lebanese public transportation drivers.Vaccine: X · 2025Article
- Conspiracy narratives and vaccine hesitancy: a scoping review of prevalence, impact, and interventions.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Links between Vaccination Fear-, Anxiety-, Alexithymia-, and Type D Personality-Related Vaccination Decisions: A Network Analysis in a Multicultural Sample.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine uptake in populations with higher education: insights from a cross-sectional study among university students in Malawi.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Cross-Sectional Study in Three Communities in the United States and Lebanon.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- A psychological insight of Moroccan adults' immunisation behaviour towards emergency vaccines.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Estimating COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in pregnant and lactating women: a cross-sectional study in Lebanon.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Corona virus vaccine hesitancy among higher education students in Adama City, Oromia, Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- A scoping review of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: refusal rate, associated factors, and strategies to reduce.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Determinants of influenza and COVID-19 vaccine intent or uptake in Lebanon: a scoping review of the literature.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Attitude and influencing factors to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among university students in Sichuan Province, China: A cross-sectional study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Concerns related to the interactions between COVID-19 vaccination and cancer/cancer treatment were barriers to complete primary vaccination series among Chinese cancer patients: A multicentre cross-sectional survey.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Hesitancy toward vaccination against COVID-19: A scoping review of prevalence and associated factors in the Arab world.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Using Social Marketing to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake: A Case Study from the "AUBe Vaccinated" Campaign.Vaccines · 2023Article
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Abstract
Little is known about the decision-making process of college students in Lebanon regarding coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. The aim of this study was to identify factors predicting behavioural intentions of students enrolled at the American University of Beirut to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 3805 students were randomly selected. Participants were divided into three groups: vaccine accepting (willing to take or already took the vaccine), vaccine hesitant (hesitant to take the vaccine) and vaccine resistant (decided not to take the vaccine). Overall, participants were vaccine accepting (87%), with 10% and 3% being hesitant and resistant, respectively. Vaccine hesitancy was significantly associated with nationality, residency status and university rank. Participants who believed the vaccine was safe and in agreement with their personal views were less likely to be hesitant. Participants who did not receive the flu vaccine were more hesitant than those who did. Moreover, a significant association between hesitancy and agreement with conspiracies was observed. A high level of knowledge about COVID-19 disease and vaccine resulted in lower odds of vaccine resistance among students. The factors identified explaining each of the three vaccine intention groups can be used as core content for health communication and social marketing campaigns to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination.
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