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. 2021 Oct 3;17(10):3394-3400.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1925054. Epub 2021 May 27.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study

Alpamys Issanov  1 , Zylkiya Akhmetzhanova  1 , Dieter Riethmacher  1 , Mohamad Aljofan  1
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 vaccination in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study

Alpamys Issanov et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother. .

Abstract

Background: There are several COVID-19 vaccines available and many are under different stages of development. However, vaccine hesitancy, including vaccination delays and refusals, represents a major hurdle for achieving herd immunity. The current study aims to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and the associated factors.Method: This is a cross-sectional survey-based study that was conducted between Aug and Nov 2020.Results: There were 417 respondents with nearly 61% females, more than 65% fall between the ages of 18 and 29 years, three-quarters holding a university degree, with more than 63% identified as single, and those who have no children represented more than 67% of the respondents. More than 36% of the respondents considered themselves COVID-19 vaccine hesitant. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy appeared to be high among female respondents (p = .02), aged 30 years old and above (p < .001), widowed or divorced (p < .001) and those who have a child (p < .001). One of the most vaccine hesitancy influencing factors is the vaccines' country of origin.Conclusion: There appears to be a high COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the participants with several associated factors. The current finding provides a knowledge base for policymakers for communication improvement and confidence-building in relation to COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19 vaccine; Kazakhstan; vaccine hesitancy; vaccine refusal.

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Figure 1.
Participants were given a list of vaccine-producing countries and were asked to list the most to least trusted vaccine product. The vast majority of participants (78%) have high confidence in German-produced vaccines and were least confident with Indian produced ones
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Figure 2.
This figure shows the comparison in the confidence level between Kazakh produced vaccine compared to internationally produced products, and the readiness of participants for international travel to obtain internationally produced vaccines
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Figure 3.
In this figure, the participants’ were provided with several questions to determine their beliefs toward different vaccine hesitancy factors
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