Attitudes and practices to adult vaccination among physicians before and after COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Vaccination remains underutilised worldwide with low vaccine uptake rates across the board with many adults remaining unprotected. Across the Arab world, attitudes towards vaccines vary but high rates of vaccine hesitancy have been found. This study aims to explore the adult vaccination attitudes and practices by physicians in the UAE, both before and after the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Methodology

This cross-sectional, descriptive study used convenience and snowball sampling to collect comprehensive data from UAE physicians. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed in two stages: the first (pre-COVID-19 vaccines) between the months of June and October 2020 and the second between the months of November 2022 and March 2023.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Barqawi HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865396 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature