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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

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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:28 authored by Ilias Mahmud, Russell Kabir, Muhammad A. Rahman, Angi Alradie-Mohamed, Divya Vinnakota, Abdulrahman Al-Mohaimeed
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).

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Volume

9

Issue number

8

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864

Publication title

Vaccines

ISSN

2076-393X

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MDPI

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  • Published version

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  • eng

Legacy posted date

2021-08-09

Legacy creation date

2021-08-09

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

COVID-19 Research Collection

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