Deldar Morad Abdulah
Prevalence and correlates of COVID?19 vaccine hesitancy in the general public in Iraqi Kurdistan: A cross?sectional study
University of Duhok
low vaccine acceptance major barrier vaccination coverage every health system study aimed explore prevalence associated factors covid19 vaccine hesitancy sample general population iraqi kurdistan general population genders different educational levels sociodemographic characteristics duhok governorate eligible participate crosssectional study 2021 therefore online google form sent main pages social groups two main social media platforms obtain representative sample individuals different educational levels author visited main shopping center duhok city collect information illiterate lowlevel education individuals study found 835 n 773 participants received 514 n 476 intend receive covid19 vaccine small percentage decided receive covid19 vaccine yet n 17 18 intention receive covid19 vaccine increased increasing level education 259 267 398 536 illiterate high school high school college higher respectively p 00001 healthcare workers likely intend receive covid19 575 vs 401 p 00001 individuals concerns side effects covid19 vaccine likely receive intend receive covid19 vaccine prevalence covid19 vaccine hesitancy high region correlated lower education concerns side effects