The Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia

Adel Alfatease,1 Ali M Alqahtani,2 Khalid Orayj,3 Sultan M Alshahrani3 1Pharmaceutics Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 2Pharmacology Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 3Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Phar...

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Autores principales:	Alfatease A, Alqahtani AM, Orayj K, Alshahrani SM
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:624296d973024e4b843fdf71d5e5925e2021-11-30T18:50:37ZThe Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia1177-889Xhttps://doaj.org/article/624296d973024e4b843fdf71d5e5925e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/the-impact-of-social-media-on-the-acceptance-of-the-covid-19-vaccine-a-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PPAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-889XAdel Alfatease,1 Ali M Alqahtani,2 Khalid Orayj,3 Sultan M Alshahrani3 1Pharmaceutics Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 2Pharmacology Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 3Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Sultan M AlshahraniClinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 61441, Saudi ArabiaTel +966 508747473Email shahrani@kku.edu.saIntroduction: Social media platforms are used by many people to seek and share health-related information that may influence their decision-making about COVID-19 vaccination.Purpose: The objective of this study is to understand the influence of social media on the attitudes and willingness of the general public of the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia to receive COVID-19 vaccination.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional self-administrated online survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia Aseer region, where 613 persons willingly took part in the survey in April and May 2021. Residents of Aseer in Saudi Arabia, who are over the age of 18 (eligible for COVID-19 vaccination) and willing to participate in the survey, were included in the study.Results: Overall, 74.6% agreed that the COVID-19 vaccine was misrepresented via social media. However, 37% of those respondents strongly agreed that social media had increased their willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, employees reported (21.8%) or strongly agreed (28%) that the quantity and quality of information on social media has a detrimental impact on their psychological well-being. Additionally, participants also agreed (21.8%) or strongly agreed (28%) that social media had a negative effect on their psychological condition.Conclusion: The study provides that there was a high degree of awareness indicated among Aseer population regarding misleading information about COVID-19 vaccination via social media. Thus, social media that can share up-to-date scientific information about vaccination must be utilized optimally by the government to assist people in making decisions about accepting vaccinations.Keywords: social media, COVID-19, vaccination, survey, Saudi ArabiaAlfatease AAlqahtani AMOrayj KAlshahrani SMDove Medical Pressarticlesocial mediacovid-19vaccinationsurveysaudi arabiaMedicine (General)R5-920ENPatient Preference and Adherence, Vol Volume 15, Pp 2673-2681 (2021)
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spellingShingle	social media covid-19 vaccination survey saudi arabia Medicine (General) R5-920 Alfatease A Alqahtani AM Orayj K Alshahrani SM The Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia
description	Adel Alfatease,1 Ali M Alqahtani,2 Khalid Orayj,3 Sultan M Alshahrani3 1Pharmaceutics Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 2Pharmacology Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 3Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Sultan M AlshahraniClinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 61441, Saudi ArabiaTel +966 508747473Email shahrani@kku.edu.saIntroduction: Social media platforms are used by many people to seek and share health-related information that may influence their decision-making about COVID-19 vaccination.Purpose: The objective of this study is to understand the influence of social media on the attitudes and willingness of the general public of the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia to receive COVID-19 vaccination.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional self-administrated online survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia Aseer region, where 613 persons willingly took part in the survey in April and May 2021. Residents of Aseer in Saudi Arabia, who are over the age of 18 (eligible for COVID-19 vaccination) and willing to participate in the survey, were included in the study.Results: Overall, 74.6% agreed that the COVID-19 vaccine was misrepresented via social media. However, 37% of those respondents strongly agreed that social media had increased their willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, employees reported (21.8%) or strongly agreed (28%) that the quantity and quality of information on social media has a detrimental impact on their psychological well-being. Additionally, participants also agreed (21.8%) or strongly agreed (28%) that social media had a negative effect on their psychological condition.Conclusion: The study provides that there was a high degree of awareness indicated among Aseer population regarding misleading information about COVID-19 vaccination via social media. Thus, social media that can share up-to-date scientific information about vaccination must be utilized optimally by the government to assist people in making decisions about accepting vaccinations.Keywords: social media, COVID-19, vaccination, survey, Saudi Arabia
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title	The Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia
title_short	The Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia
title_full	The Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr	The Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia
title_sort	impact of social media on the acceptance of the covid-19 vaccine: a cross-sectional study from saudi arabia
publisher	Dove Medical Press
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The Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia

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