Perceptions about covid-19 disease and vaccination against it among adults in lahore
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2022
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UMT, Lhr
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The best option available against Covid-19 disease is vaccination, however many people are skeptical about its effectiveness and risks associated with it. This appears to be more prevalent among the people in developing countries such as Pakistan. Factors such as educational level, age, gender, house-hold income and marital status could be influencing the views of people about Covid-19 disease and vaccination against it. The main aim of this study was to find out the perceptions of people in Lahore about Covid-19 disease and vaccination against it. In a cross-sectional design, a questionnaire comprising of 40 items was administered among working class people in Johar Town and its adjoining areas in Western Lahore with informed consent. Keeping in view of similar studies, a sample size of 420 was considered adequate. Data were entered in the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) and analyzed by using various statistical tests including logistic regression. There were twice as many males compared to females in this survey (68% vs. 32%). Eighty percent of the respondents got vaccinated against Covid-19 disease. Protection against the disease was the main reason to get vaccination. The odds of vaccination against Covid-19 was 3.14 times more among assistants compared to workers adjusted for age, gender, conveyance, place of living, income, education and smoking (AOR=3.4;95% CI; 1.49-6.64). The odds of vaccination against Covid-19 is 1.88 times more among participants owning their home compared to participants living in rental places after adjustment with covariates (AOR=1.88;95% CI; 1.01-3.49). Similarly, odds of having vaccinated were more than 7 times and nearly 6 times among those with high school education and college level education compared to illiterate subjects after adjustment with covariates (AOR=7.55, 95% of CI; 2.26-25.21 and AOR=5.97;95% of CI; 1.87-19.11, respectively)