Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2022 Sep 26:10:958668.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.958668. eCollection 2022.

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

Roy R Marzo  1   2   3 , Rajeev Shrestha  4 , Binaya Sapkota  5 , Swosti Acharya  6 , Nita Shrestha  6 , Mandip Pokharel  7 , Absar Ahmad  8 , Mark E Patalinghug  9 , Farzana Rahman  10 , Zahir R Salim  11 , Burcu K Bicer  12 , Masoud Lotfizadeh  13 , Baniissa Wegdan  14 , Edlaine F de Moura Villela  15 , Kittisak Jermsittiparsert  16 , Nouran A Hamza  17   18 , Marina R Saleeb  19 , Titik Respati  20 , Susan Fitriyana  20 , Sudip Bhattacharya  21 , Petra Heidler  22   23   24 , Sikandar A Qalati  25 , Yadanar Aung  26 , Khadijah Abid  27 , Tayachew A Abeje  28 , Ashmita Pokhrel  29 , Rohullah Roien  30 , Isabel King  31 , Tin Tin Su  2   32
Affiliations

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

Roy R Marzo et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Introduction: 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.

Methods: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusion: 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.

Keywords: COVID-19; global study; perception towards vaccine effectiveness; predictors; vaccine acceptance.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Country-wise distribution of participants in rural and urban area.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Participants' response on COVID-19 vaccine.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Shrestha R, Shrestha S, Khanal P, Bhuvan KC. Nepal's first case of COVID-19 and public health response. J Travel Med. (2021) 27:1–2. 10.3126/nmmj.v2i1.37223 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Bhandari D, Ozaki A, Suzuki T, Kotera Y, Shrestha S, Horiuchi S, et al. . Physical and verbal abuse amid COVID-19: A nationwide cross-sectional survey in Japan. BMJ Open. (2022) 12:e054915. 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054915 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Khatiwada AP, Maskey S, Shrestha N, Shrestha S, Khanal S, Kc B, et al. . Impact of the first phase of COVID-19 pandemic on childhood routine immunisation services in Nepal: a qualitative study on the perspectives of service providers and users. J Pharm Policy Pract. (2021) 14:1–10. 10.1186/s40545-021-00366-z - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Cascini F, Pantovic A, Al-Ajlouni Y, Failla G, Ricciardi W. Attitudes, acceptance and hesitancy among the general population worldwide to receive the COVID-19 vaccines and their contributing factors: A systematic review. EClinicalMedicine. (2021) 40:101113. 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101113 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Danabal KGM, Magesh SS, Saravanan S, Gopichandran V. Attitude towards COVID 19 vaccines and vaccine hesitancy in urban and rural communities in Tamil Nadu, India – a community based survey. BMC Health Serv Res. (2021) 21:1–10. 10.1186/s12913-021-07037-4 - DOI - PMC - PubMed