Perception towards vaccine effectiveness in controlling COVID-19 spread in rural and urban communities: A global survey

Several studies exhibited varying reports of perception toward vaccine effectiveness, vaccine hesitancy, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines. As this fluctuated with evidence generation, this study explored the perception toward vaccine effectiveness in rural and urban communities among various coun...

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Published in:	Frontiers in public health Vol. 10; p. 958668
Main Authors:	Marzo, Roy R, Shrestha, Rajeev, Sapkota, Binaya, Acharya, Swosti, Shrestha, Nita, Pokharel, Mandip, Ahmad, Absar, Patalinghug, Mark E, Rahman, Farzana, Salim, Zahir R, Bicer, Burcu K, Lotfizadeh, Masoud, Wegdan, Baniissa, de Moura Villela, Edlaine F, Jermsittiparsert, Kittisak, Hamza, Nouran A, Saleeb, Marina R, Respati, Titik, Fitriyana, Susan, Bhattacharya, Sudip, Heidler, Petra, Qalati, Sikandar A, Aung, Yadanar, Abid, Khadijah, Abeje, Tayachew A, Pokhrel, Ashmita, Roien, Rohullah, King, Isabel, Su, Tin Tin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 26-09-2022
Subjects:	COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - prevention & control COVID-19 Vaccines Cross-Sectional Studies global study Humans Male Perception perception towards vaccine effectiveness predictors Public Health Surveys and Questionnaires vaccine acceptance Vaccine Efficacy Vaccines COVID-19 predictors vaccine acceptance perception towards vaccine effectiveness global study
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Summary:	Several studies exhibited varying reports of perception toward vaccine effectiveness, vaccine hesitancy, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines. As this fluctuated with evidence generation, this study explored the perception toward vaccine effectiveness in rural and urban communities among various countries. A cross-sectional study was conducted online from April to August 2021 using convenience sampling among people from different countries approved by the Asia Metropolitan University Medical Research and Ethics. We adapted the questionnaire from the World Health Organization's (WHO) survey tool and guidance on COVID-19. The logistic regression models were performed to show perception toward vaccine effectiveness. A total of 5,673 participants responded to the online survey. Overall, 64% of participants agreed that the vaccine effectively controlled viral spread, and 23% agreed that there was no need for vaccination if others were vaccinated. Males had 14% higher odds of believing that there was no need for vaccination. Less social media users had 39% higher odds of developing the belief that there is no need for vaccination than all other people vaccinated. People's perceptions toward vaccine acceptance have fluctuated with the information flow in various social media and the severity of COVID-19 cases. Therefore, it is important that the current scenario of peoples' perception toward vaccine acceptance and determinants affecting the acceptance are explored to promote the vaccination approach against COVID-19 prevention and transmission effectively.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Reviewed by: Namuna Shrestha, International Nepal Fellowship Nepal, Nepal; Ranjit Kumar Dehury, University of Hyderabad, India This article was submitted to Public Health Education and Promotion, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public Health Edited by: Bijaya Kumar Padhi, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), India
ISSN:	2296-2565 2296-2565
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2022.958668