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- Title
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Prevalence and Predictors among the Students of Jazan University, Saudi Arabia Using the Health Belief Model: A Cross-Sectional Study.
- Authors
Khalafalla, Husameldin Elsawi; Tumambeng, Maria Zenaida; Halawi, Majidah Hussain Asiri; Masmali, Enas Mohammed Ali; Tashari, Thekra Badr Mohammed; Arishi, Fatimah Hasser Abdullah; Shadad, Roaa Hassan Mohammed; Alfaraj, Sarah Zaki Abdullah; Fathi, Shroog Mohammed Ali; Mahfouz, Mohamed Salih
- Abstract
Vaccination has a major role in the control of the COVID-19 pandemic. The behavior toward accepting the COVID-19 vaccine is complex and multifactorial, while the level of acceptance and hesitancy depends on many factors. This study aims to measure the level of vaccine acceptance among Jazan University students and identify its predictors. In this cross-sectional study, an online questionnaire based on the health belief model (HBM) was sent through social media "WhatsApp" to two strata of students selected by convenient sampling. The overall desire to get vaccinated was noted in 83.6% of participants, and 16.4% reported no desire to be vaccinated. The constructs of the HBM were shown to significantly predict vaccine acceptance with the exception of "perceived susceptibility". In conclusion, the level of acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among Jazan University students was relatively high. The HBM constructs are important predictors of the vaccination behavior with the exception of the construct "perceived susceptibility".
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; HEALTH Belief Model; WHATSAPP Inc.; VACCINE hesitancy; COVID-19 vaccines; CROSS-sectional method; COLLEGE students
- Publication
Vaccines, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 2, p289
- ISSN
2076-393X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/vaccines10020289