Adenovirus and RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines' perceptions and acceptance among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia: a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to compare the perception, confidence, hesitancy and acceptance rate of various COVID-19 vaccine types among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Saudi Arabia, a nation with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus experience.

Design

National cross-sectional, pilot-validated questionnaire.

Setting

Online, self-administered questionnaire among HCWs.

Participants

A total of 2007 HCWs working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia participated; 1512 (75.3%) participants completed the survey and were included in the analysis.

Intervention

Data were collected through an online survey sent to HCWs during 1-15 November 2020. The main outcome measure was HCW acceptance of COVID-19 candidate vaccines. The associated factors of vaccination

SUBMITTER: Temsah MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8219485 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature