Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs perception regarding Covid-19 Vaccination among the General Population of Gaza strip-Palestine
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs perception regarding Covid-19 Vaccination among the General Population of Gaza strip-Palestine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55677/IJCSMR/V2I8-01/2022Keywords:
Covid-19; Knowledge; Attitudes; Briefs; Vaccine; Gaza-PalestineAbstract
As known recently Coronavirus disease 2019 or Covid-19 is an emerging public health concern that threatens the lives of over 2.4 million people worldwide.
The Palestinian government plans to ensure the COVID-19 vaccine through several agencies and companies to vaccinate at least the maximum population. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and the beliefs perception regarding Covid -19 and vaccination among a convenience sample of general Palestinian adults.
Methodology
An online survey was conducted for 2 weeks in February 2022. A questionnaire in Arabic was set up using google form and the link was shared via social media like the WhatsApp site. The questionnaire includes questions related to the respondents' knowledge, attitude and beliefs about Covid-19 and its vaccine. Modified Bloom’s cut-off of 76% was used to determine sufficient knowledge, good attitude and a score ≥ 6 to determine a good beliefs perception
Results
Responses from 957 participants were analyzed. The majority of respondents were females (59.5%), and the mean age of participants was 36 ±14.10 years (range 18:77) years. Overall, 82.2% of respondents had average knowledge, 98.2% favorable attitude and 35% had good beliefs perception towards covid19 vaccine. The factor associated with average knowledge was the place of residence (Gaza city and north Gaza), (OR:1.6; 95%CI:1.15-2.29; p=0.005). Factors associated with favorable attitude were news media (OR:4.8; 95% CI: 1.23-18.48; p=0.024) and the presence of comorbidities (OR: 5.7; 95% CI:1.57-20.81; p=0.008). Respondents who get their information from the media and who spent more than an hour to getting news have good beliefs concerning the Covid -19 vaccine.
Conclusion: The battle against COVID-19 continues around the world. To ensure ultimate success, informed awareness through a knowledge-building program and expanded vaccination are essential to improve the situation and stop the spread of the virus.
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