COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: knowledge and beliefs

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2021 to January 2022 in Saudi Arabia. The study included 281 residents to estimate their acceptance to receive COVID-19 vaccination. Around 70% of the included participants had a moderate to high COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate during the data collection period. The risk increases to about two folds among undergraduates, and increases to four folds among non-employed, About 78% of participants with high and 44% with low COVID-19 vaccine acceptance believed the vaccines were safe and effective. The belief that COVID-19 disease will be controlled within two years increased the risk for low vaccine acceptance by about two folds Good knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination significantly affected the acceptance rate