Primary outcome measures and determinants | Variables |
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Primary outcome: vaccination status | Vaccinated: defined as an adult member of the household 18 years or older who received at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine prior to the survey |
Primary outcome: vaccine hesitancy | Vaccine hesitant: defined as lack of intent to receive a COVID-19 vaccinea |
Demographic variables | Sex |
Age | |
Governorate | |
Highest level of education | |
Health care worker versus community member | |
Information sources and needs | Perception of adequate information on COVID-19 vaccine |
Information needs (eligibility, timeline, side effects, effectiveness, registration) | |
Current information sources (HCWs, CHWs, radio, television, newspapers, social media, friends and colleagues, local leaders, religious leaders, civil society organizations) | |
Trusted sources (HCWs, CHWs, local leaders, religious leaders, family, neighbors and relatives, organizations, media, radio, television) | |
Use of social media and types | |
Sharing information on social media | |
Perceived risk | Self-perceived risk to get COVID-19 infection |
Self-perceived risk to develop severe disease following COVID-19 infection | |
Perception of safety of the COVID-19 vaccine | |
Past event with a vaccine dissuades from receiving the vaccine | |
Knowledge of someone with severe outcome from not being vaccinated | |
Preference for herd immunity/natural immunity | |
Belief in better ways to prevent COVID-19 than the vaccine |