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Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Dental Professionals: A Multi-Country Survey

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Dental Professionals: A Multi-Country Survey
المؤلفون: Mohammad Zakaria Nassani, Mohammed Noushad, Samer Rastam, Mudassir Hussain, Anas B. Alsalhani, Inas Shakeeb Al-Saqqaf, Faisal Mehsen Alali, Amir Mohiddin Demachkia, Renata Marques de Melo, Mohammed Arshad, Norhayati Luddin, Adam Husein, Zeeshan Qamar, Pradeep Koppolu, Mahmoud Darwish, Ahmad Salim Abdalla Nassar, Adnan Habib, Firas Suleyman, H. M. Khuthija Khanam, Salah A. Yousief, Sadeq Ali Al-Maweri, Nafeesa Tabassum, Abdulaziz Samran, Mohiddin R. Dimashkieh, Mohammed Sadeg Al-Awar, Bassel Tarakji
المصدر: Vaccines, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 1614 (2022)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: COVID-19, vaccine acceptance, dentists, dental students, low-income, high-income, Medicine
الوصف: Purpose: This study sought to investigate the acceptance rate and associated factors of COVID-19 vaccines among dentists and dental students in seven countries. Material and Methods: A structured questionnaire prepared and guided by the report of the SAGE Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy was distributed among groups of dentists and dental students in seven countries across four continents. Results: A total of 1527 subjects (850 dentists and 677 dental students) participated in this survey. Although 72.5% of the respondents reported their intention to accept COVID-19 vaccines (dentists: 74.4%, dental students: 70.2%), there was a significant difference in agreement between dentists/dental students across countries; generally, respondents in upper-middle-, and high-income countries (UM-HICs) showed significantly higher acceptance rates compared to those in low- and lower-middle income countries (L-LMICs). Potential predictors of higher vaccine acceptance included being a dentist, being free of comorbidity, being well-informed about COVID-19 vaccines, having better knowledge about COVID-19 complications, having anxiety about COVID-19 infection, having no concerns about the side effects of the produced vaccines and being a resident of an UM-HIC. Conclusion: The results of our survey indicate a relatively good acceptance rate of COVID-19 among the surveyed dentists and dental students. However, dentists and dental students in L-LMICs showed significantly lower vaccine acceptance rates and trust in COVID-19 vaccines compared to their counterparts in UM-HICs. Our results provide important information to policymakers, highlighting the need for implementation of country-specific vaccine promotion strategies, with special focus on L-LMICs.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2076-393X
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/10/1614; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-393X
DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10101614
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/d21f2f3c21d94fd7bd8a804544e1b7dd
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.21f2f3c21d94fd7bd8a804544e1b7dd
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:2076393X
DOI:10.3390/vaccines10101614