Acceptance Of Covid-19 Vaccine Among General Population In Iraq Acceptance Of Covid-19 Vaccine Among General Population In Iraq

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Hasanain Faisal Ghazi
Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher
Shaymaa Abdul Lateef Alfadhul
Sumayah Al-Mahmood
Shaimaa Ahmad Hassan
Tamathir Abbas Hamoudi
Rana Hussein Raheema

Keywords

Vaccine, Acceptance, COVID-19, Iraq

Abstract

COVID19 emerged as one of the biggest global public health crises in recent history. Many pharmaceutical companies have raced against time to develop a vaccine, so that the pandemic can be brought under control.  The aim of the current study was to assess the acceptance of the COVID19 vaccine among the general population in Iraq. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1069 respondents from different states of Iraq using questionnaires administered online. Though a total of 77.6% of the respondents agreed to take the COVID19 vaccine when available, a majority (64.3%) said they would wait for some time before taking the vaccine. Around two-thirds agreed to pay a price for the vaccine and the majority (48.6%) preferred the Oxford (AstraZeneca) vaccine. There was a significant association between age, working status, educational level, having family members infected with COVID19 and taking flu vaccine before with acceptance of Covid19 vaccine with P value (<0.001, <0.001, <0.001,0.05, <0.001) respectively. Overall, there is high acceptance willingness among the general population to pay for COVID19 vaccine, once it is available. More education and promotion are needed to assure the public that the vaccine is effective and safe


 

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