Attitudes and intentions towards COVID-19 vaccines and associated factors among Egyptian adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Herd immunity through vaccination is the target of public health interventions against COVID-19, but vaccine refusal or hesitancy is one of the global threats that make achievement of community immunity very difficult. The aim of this study was to determine negative attitudes and intentions and their predictors towards COVID-19 vaccines.

Methods

This was cross sectional survey, that targeted 1011 Egyptians aged 18 years and above, from 24 governorates, during the period from 7 January 2021, to 30 March 2021. Using a convenient sampling technique, the data were collected through an online self-administered, structured questionnaire, which was composed of two main sections, that involved sociodemographic and health related factors, intentions, and attitudes towards

SUBMITTER: Omar DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8253692 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature