Frontiers in Public Health (Sep 2022)
Perception towards vaccine effectiveness in controlling COVID-19 spread in rural and urban communities: A global survey
- Roy R. Marzo,
- Roy R. Marzo,
- Roy R. Marzo,
- Rajeev Shrestha,
- Binaya Sapkota,
- Swosti Acharya,
- Nita Shrestha,
- Mandip Pokharel,
- Absar Ahmad,
- Mark E. Patalinghug,
- Farzana Rahman,
- Zahir R. Salim,
- Burcu K. Bicer,
- Masoud Lotfizadeh,
- Baniissa Wegdan,
- Edlaine F. de Moura Villela,
- Kittisak Jermsittiparsert,
- Nouran A. Hamza,
- Nouran A. Hamza,
- Marina R. Saleeb,
- Titik Respati,
- Susan Fitriyana,
- Sudip Bhattacharya,
- Petra Heidler,
- Petra Heidler,
- Petra Heidler,
- Sikandar A. Qalati,
- Yadanar Aung,
- Khadijah Abid,
- Tayachew A. Abeje,
- Ashmita Pokhrel,
- Rohullah Roien,
- Isabel King,
- Tin Tin Su,
- Tin Tin Su
Affiliations
- Roy R. Marzo
- Department of Community Medicine, International Medical School, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Malaysia
- Roy R. Marzo
- Global Public Health, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Roy R. Marzo
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Asia Metropolitan University, Masai, Malaysia
- Rajeev Shrestha
- Department of Pharmacy, District Hospital Lamjung, Besisahar, Nepal
- Binaya Sapkota
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nobel College, Affiliated to Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Swosti Acharya
- Nepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Nita Shrestha
- Nepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Mandip Pokharel
- Vennue Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Absar Ahmad
- Department of Community Medicine, Manipal Tata Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Jamshedpur, India
- Mark E. Patalinghug
- School of Criminal Justice Education, J.H. Cerilles State College, Zamboanga, Philippines
- Farzana Rahman
- 0Administration and Research, Bangladesh National Nutrition Council, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Zahir R. Salim
- 1College of Business Administration, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Burcu K. Bicer
- 2Department of Medical Education and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
- Masoud Lotfizadeh
- 3Department of Community Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahr-e Kord, Iran
- Baniissa Wegdan
- 4College of Health Sciences/Nursing Department, Sharjah Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Edlaine F. de Moura Villela
- 5Public Policies, Education and Communication, Disease Control Coordination, São Paulo State Health Department, São Paulo, Brazil
- Kittisak Jermsittiparsert
- 6Faculty of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences, University of City Island, Northern Cyprus, Turkey
- Nouran A. Hamza
- 7Medical Agency for Research and Statistics, Giza, Egypt
- Nouran A. Hamza
- 8Clinical Research Key, Nairobi, Kenya
- Marina R. Saleeb
- 9Department of Biostatistics, Medical Agency for Research and Statistics, Giza, Egypt
- Titik Respati
- 0Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
- Susan Fitriyana
- 0Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
- Sudip Bhattacharya
- 1All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, India
- Petra Heidler
- 2Department for Economy and Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University for Continuing Education Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria
- Petra Heidler
- 3Department of Health Sciences, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, St. Pölten, Austria
- Petra Heidler
- 4Department of International Business and Export Management, IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Krems, Austria
- Sikandar A. Qalati
- 5School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
- Yadanar Aung
- 6Medical Statistics Division, Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health, Myanmar, Myanmar
- Khadijah Abid
- 7Department of Public Health, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
- Tayachew A. Abeje
- 8Department of Biology MSc. in Genetics, Mizan Tepi University, Tepi, Ethiopia
- Ashmita Pokhrel
- 9Department of Nursing, Lumbini Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Tansen, Nepal
- Rohullah Roien
- 0Medical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Isabel King
- 1Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Health and Behavioral Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
- Tin Tin Su
- Global Public Health, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Tin Tin Su
- 2South East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO), Monash University Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.958668
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
Abstract
IntroductionSeveral studies exhibited varying reports of perception toward vaccine effectiveness, vaccine hesitancy, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines. As this fluctuated with evidence generation, this study explored the perception toward vaccine effectiveness in rural and urban communities among various countries.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted online from April to August 2021 using convenience sampling among people from different countries approved by the Asia Metropolitan University Medical Research and Ethics. We adapted the questionnaire from the World Health Organization's (WHO) survey tool and guidance on COVID-19. The logistic regression models were performed to show perception toward vaccine effectiveness.ResultsA total of 5,673 participants responded to the online survey. Overall, 64% of participants agreed that the vaccine effectively controlled viral spread, and 23% agreed that there was no need for vaccination if others were vaccinated. Males had 14% higher odds of believing that there was no need for vaccination. Less social media users had 39% higher odds of developing the belief that there is no need for vaccination than all other people vaccinated.ConclusionPeople's perceptions toward vaccine acceptance have fluctuated with the information flow in various social media and the severity of COVID-19 cases. Therefore, it is important that the current scenario of peoples' perception toward vaccine acceptance and determinants affecting the acceptance are explored to promote the vaccination approach against COVID-19 prevention and transmission effectively.
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