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- Title
Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among maintenance hemodialysis patients: an Egyptian survey study.
- Authors
Tharwat, Samar; Khairallah, Marwa K.; Nassar, Mohammed Kamal; Nassar, Dalia Kamal; Nagy, Eman
- Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality especially among maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. COVID-19 vaccination is important to decrease risk and severity of COVID-19 infection. However, vaccine hesitancy is a significant barrier to vaccination. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the vaccine acceptability among Egyptian MHD patients. Methods: We conducted a paper-based survey on 237 MHD patients in 2 tertiary Egyptian hemodialysis (HD) centers. The survey consisted of a questionnaire that addressed demographic and clinical data, knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 infection and vaccines, beliefs regarding both conventional and COVID-19 vaccines, intention of COVID-19 vaccination together with motivators for and barriers against vaccination, sources of information regarding COVID-19 vaccines. Results: According to intention to be vaccinated, the patients were divided into vaccine acceptant (VA), hesitant (VH), and resistant (VR) groups who comprised 58.3%, 26.5%, and 15.2%, respectively. Only occupational status and residency were significantly different between the three groups. In 60% of VA group, fear of infection was the main motivator for vaccination. Meanwhile, 40% of VH and VR groups reported that fear of serious side effects of vaccines was the main barrier against vaccination. Television was the primary information source (58.6%) about COVID-19 vaccination while only 18% of patients got their COVID-19 vaccine information from their nephrologists. Conclusions: More than half of MHD patients accept to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine acceptability is not associated with age, gender, educational level, but rather with employment status and residency.
- Subjects
COVID-19 vaccines; HEMODIALYSIS patients; COVID-19; VACCINATION complications; COMMUNICABLE diseases
- Publication
Tropical Medicine & Health, 2022, Vol 50, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1348-8945
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s41182-022-00434-3