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- Flowchart of selection of articles for review.
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- Graphical presentation of the prevalence of parental vaccine hesitancy in Saudi Arabia based on several studies.21-38
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Authors Design of the study Place of study Sample size Prevalence of vaccine hesitancy Factors influencing vaccine hesitancy Alzahrani et al21 Cross sectional 301 40.0% Worries regarding adverse reactions, believing that vaccines are unsafe, and believing that fewer shots are required. Rehman et al22 Cross sectional 1478 51.6% Vaccines would affect their kids’ ability to conceive or reach puberty. Iqbal et al23 Cross sectional Central Saudi Arabia 1507 34.4% Fear of adverse consequences. Majzoub et al24 Cross sectional Eastern Province 399 35.0% Fear of adverse effects, scepticism regarding vaccine efficacy, exposure to harmful information on the vaccine. Ashour et al25 Cross sectional Riyadh 293 Positive: 78.0% vaccinated Delayed vaccination until mandatory (40.0%), concerns on side effects (unknown percentage), perception of need for the vaccine. Alhuzaimi et al26 Cross sectional Saudi Arabia 873 High acceptance (96.9%) Inadequate information on vaccine safety (48.0%) and side effects concerns and fears (49.0%). Almuqbil et al27 Cross sectional Riyadh 699 33.0% hesitant, 25.0% undecided Apprehensions over adverse reactions (31.4%), an absence of safety information (31.2%), and data from social media (24.3%). Albaker et al28 Cross sectional Saudi Arabia 90 18.8% extremely confident Physician factors: confidence in vaccine-specific knowledge (18.8%), communication skills (22.2%), challenges in vaccine discussions. Almalki et al29 Cross sectional All regions 4135 61.9% Parents had views that the vaccination had limited benefits or was hazardous. Almansour et al30 Cross sectional 500 42.2% Fear of adverse consequences. Alaamri et al31 Descriptive observational mixed method Saudi Arabia 2030 Low hesitancy (91% agreement) Emotional, cultural, social, spiritual, and political aspects; lack of information; and misinformation. Aedh et al32 Cross sectional Riyadh 464 72.2% hesitancy Demographic factors: age, education, income, occupation; concerns on side effects, lack of safety data, social media influence. Khatatbeh et al33 Cross sectional (multi country survey) Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine, and the United Arab Emirates 3744 Positive: 32% vaccinated The primary concern (32.5%) is vaccine safety. Factors to consider include the age of the parents, their educational background, their work, vaccination status, and whether they have had a previous COVID-19 infection. Aldakhil et al34 Cross sectional Not specified 270 24.31% hesitant Concerns on side effects (50.0%) Alnasser et al35 Cross sectional Riyadh 119 31% reluctant to get vaccinated Familiarity with vaccine hesitancy (66.0%), lack of formal training (68.0%), and negative attitudes toward hesitant parents (65.0%) Alsubaie et al36 Cross sectional Saudi Arabia 500 20.0% Fear of adverse reactions and doubts on the efficacy of vaccination. Albarakati et al37 Cross sectional 100 31.3% Vaccine shortages in primary care settings, anxiety regarding side effects and vaccine safety, and congested immunization schedules. Alqahtani et al38 Cross sectional Aseer Region 796 3.9% non-adherent The majority of individuals expressed side effects concrens (93.8%), hold the idea that immunizations are not entirely safe (84.4%), and believe that less vaccines are necessary (78.1%). - Table 2
- The studies carried out in different regions of Saudi Arabia on awareness among the participants.
Authors Awareness among the participants Alqahtani et al21 High awareness: 89.3% of respondents agreed that vaccinations are useful in maintaining the health of children, while 84.2% expressed confidence in vaccines safety and efficacy. Additionally, 83.4% of participants acknowledged the effectiveness of Saudi Arabia’s immunization program according to its established schedule. Alzahrani et al22 Influenced by COVID-19 (52.5%), sources: physicians (34.9%), online sources (27.9%), and social networking sites (16.6%). Ashour et al25 Knowledge: 45.0% had excellent knowledge of COVID-19 vaccine, 62.0% had a positive attitude. Almuqbil et al29 Knowledge: 45.0% excellent, 62.0% positive attitude; concerns: side effects (31.4%), lack of safety data (31.2%). Aldakhil et al30 Importance of vaccine (79.0%), intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 (24.0%).
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