Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in an Iranian Population: Assessment of Attitudes, Perceived Benefits, and Barriers Community Health Community Health Original Research Original Research     Background: To significantly reduce the disease and mortality from the novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), a safe and effective vaccine must be widely delivered to the community. However, the availability of a vaccine for COVID-19 does not ensure that individuals will want to be vaccinated. The present study investigated the attitudes, perceived barriers, and benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as vaccination intentions, among a sample of Iranian adults.    Methods: Demographic data were categorized in this study based on whether or not participants received the vaccine. Drawn from a multistage sampling protocol in 2021, a descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 1350 adults in Saveh, Iran. A survey with 5 different sections inquired about eligible participants’ sociodemographic information, their attitudes, perceived benefits, and barriers, as well as their intentions to get vaccinated for COVID-19.  Multiple logistic regression analysis (enter method) was performed to assess factors related to vaccination intent.    Results: The mean age of those who intended to receive the COVID-19 vaccine (57.9±19.2) was significantly higher than those who did not intend to receive the vaccine (43.4±16.8) (p=0.00). Additionally, married individuals were significantly more likely to receive the vaccine than individuals who were single and/or widowed. Additionally, (n=663) substantially more homemakers and retirees received vaccinations than workers and self-employed individuals (n=481) (p=0.001). Findings revealed that 78% of participants intended to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Multiple unconditional logistic regression analyses showed that age and marital status, as well as the behavioral variables (attitude odds ratio [OR]=1.73, benefits OR=1.78, and perceived Barriers OR=0.52), had a significant relationship with vaccination intentions (p=0.001).    Conclusion: This study demonstrated that to increase intentions to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, public health campaigns and interventions should focus on promoting the benefits of the vaccine, improving the attitudes toward the vaccine, as well as reducing the perceived barriers.   Vaccine Hesitancy, Attitude, Intention To Vaccinate, Vaccine Rejection, COVID-19, Benefits 1003 1009 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-917-6&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mohsen Falahati falahati.mohsen64@gmail.com 200319475328460073979 200319475328460073979 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran Azam Biabani A.biabani@savehums.ac.ir 200319475328460073980 200319475328460073980 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran Mohadse Nobarani noubarani1997@gmail.com 200319475328460073981 200319475328460073981 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran Avery Beatty avery_beatty@gmail.com 200319475328460073982 200319475328460073982 No Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Rhode Island, USA Mahmood Karimy karimymahmood@yahoo.com 200319475328460073983 200319475328460073983 Yes Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran