Attitude, Familiarity and Religious Beliefs about Vaccination among Health Science and Non-Health Science Students in a Malaysian Public University
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16945556 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ramadan Elkalmi (0000-0002-6659-5049, Sebha University), Eman Dyab (0000-0002-6451-1331, University of Tripoli), Azyyati Mohd Suhaimi (0000-0002-5335-8765, Universiti Teknologi MARA), Ali Qais Blebil (0000-0002-7480-1260, Monash University Malaysia), Mohamed Hassan Elnaem (0000-0003-0873-6541, International Islamic University Malaysia), Shazia Jamshed (0000-0003-0773-0463, International Islamic University Malaysia), Márió Gajdács (0000-0003-1270-0365, Semmelweis University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1462-1473 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2174-8144 • E-ISSN: 2254-9625 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ejihpe11040104 |
| PMID | 34842641 |
| OpenAlex | W3212584727 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 32 |
Vaccine hesitancy has surfaced globally within the last few decades, and the fears and misconceptions of people about vaccine safety and effectiveness have been identified as key factors for their under-utilization. The familiarity, attitudes, and religious beliefs of the public and of future healthcare practitioners regarding vaccination are extensive areas needing exploration. The present exploratory cross-sectional study was designed, planned and carried out on students enrolled in health science and non-health science courses in one of the public universities of Malaysia. A research instrument that had been formulated, validated and subjected to reliability testing was used to collect the data, which were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. A response rate of 80.8% (n = 202) was obtained: the majority were female (n = 161, 79.7%), and had been vaccinated before (n = 190, 97.5%), while a mere 2% did not support vaccination for reasons pertaining to safety issues. The vaccine familiarity score was 10.79 ± 1.4, which significantly differed among the study disciplines (p
Demographics · Descriptive statistics · Exploratory research · Family medicine · Medical education · Positive attitude · Public health · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Vaccination · Demography · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Social Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |