Investigating the Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Population of Punjab: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices

Abstract

Background: The Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic  which outbreak from Wuhan China in late 2019. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the knowledge, practices and attitude of general population related to COVID-19vaccineinPunjab,Pakistan.Methods:Through the online survey, the general public was targeted. Specific surveys regarding knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination were conducted. Data was analyzed through chi-square test. Result: Total 703 respondents participated in this study out of which 92.32% (649) were male and 7.68% (54) were female, 5.70% (37) male and 11.11% (6) female respondents were suffering from COVID-19 while 28.45% (200) male and 1.56 % (11) female were injected Sinopharm, 3.98% (28) and 0.57 % (4) female were injected Oxford/AstraZeneca, and 59.17% (416) male respondents and 5.55 % (39) female respondents who were injected Sinovac against COVID-19. 41.82% (294) participants responded that they will encourage their families and friends to get vaccinated against COVID-19. 39.40% (277) of respondents think that  there is no harm in taking COVID-19 vaccine. There were 71.55% (503)  male respondents and 94.44 % (51) female respondents who were  vaccinated against COVID-19. Conclusion: This study concluded that  respondents have knowledge of COVID-19 vaccine. General population  showed a positive attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccines and showed  willingness for getting vaccinated. This study recommended that the government should develop awareness regarding the COVID-19 vaccines.