Social Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccines in Pakistan

NCT04727372 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Living amongst the fear
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 986
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 4

Brief Summary

Social settings of Pakistan is unique in the sense that it is composed of multilingual, multicultural and different ethnicities. Also their believes and faiths are so unpredictable. It is therefore observed that this social phenomenon affects the acceptability of new things in this area. Polio vaccination has not worked so well in the past. Iodized salt acceptability has also been criticized in the last decades and is a matter of controversy till now. This behavior has also developed before the commencement of vaccination of COVID-19 in Pakistan, as there are many rumors and fears circulating via social media amongst Pakistan. What will be the acceptance rate for this vaccination, the time will decide.

Conditions

Social Acceptance, Social Anxiety

Keywords

Acceptance; Anxiety; Fear; Social Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Demographics (Age)

  This is a survey based study in which questionnaire based survey will be conducted. Respondents will be asked about their age, their response will be recorded.

  Till 23 February 2021

• Demographics (Weight)

  This is a survey based study in which questionnaire based survey will be conducted. Respondents will be asked about their weight and their response will be recorded.

  Till 23 February 2021

• Demographics (Gender)

  This is a survey based study in which questionnaire based survey will be conducted. Respondents will be asked about their gender and their response will be recorded.

  Till 23 February 2021

• Demographics (Education)

  This is a survey based study in which questionnaire based survey will be conducted. Respondents will be asked about their level of education and their response will be recorded.

  Till 23 February 2021

• Demographics (Family set up)

  This is a survey based study in which questionnaire based survey will be conducted. Respondents will be asked about their family set i.e. joint family or separate family and their response will be recorded.

  Till 23 February 2021

• Demographics (Residence)

  This is a survey based study in which questionnaire based survey will be conducted. Respondents will be asked about their residence i.e. either in rural area or living in city and their response will be recorded.

  Till 23 February 2021

• Attitude, knowledge and behavior about COVID-19 Vaccine and its acceptance or rejection

  As this is a survey based study in which questionnaire based survey will be conducted. Respondents will be asked about vaccines, knowledge about vaccines, about corona vaccine specifically, about efficacy of vaccines, about efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine. about acceptance or rejection of vaccine, if they will not have a shot of vaccine then reasons, if they will have shots then reason for vaccination. if they are fear off vaccines then their reasons

  Till 23 February 2021

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Correlation of Age with a particular behavior

  Till the end of February 2021

• Correlation of Weight with a particular behavior

  Till 23 February 2021

• Correlation of Gender with a particular behavior

  Till 23 February 2021

• Correlation of Education level with a particular behavior

  Till 23 February 2021

• Correlation of Family set up with a particular behavior

  Till 23 February 2021

Study Arms (4)

Islamabad Group

Individuals residing and surveyed in Islamabad

Other: Questionnaire

Lahore Group

Individuals residing and surveyed in Lahore

Other: Questionnaire

Faisalabad Group

Individuals residing and surveyed in Faisalabad

Other: Questionnaire

Bahawalpur Group

Individuals residing and surveyed in Bahawalpur

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

A structured questionnaire will be served to each participant of study after getting the verbal consent from him for inclusion into the study

Faisalabad Group; Islamabad Group; Lahore Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All residents of pakistan are eligible to be in included in the study regardless of their geo-location and residencey

You may qualify if:

• Adult
• Cooperative
• Willing to participate in study
• Pakistani citizen

You may not qualify if:

• Minors
• non-cooperative/unconconcious
• non-citizen of Pakistan

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Islamia University of Bahawalpur: lead

Study Sites (4)

Islamabad City

Islamabad, Capital Territory, 44000, Pakistan

Location

Bahawalpur Rural and Urban Areas

Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, 63100, Pakistan

Location

Faisalabad city

Faisalābad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

Location

Lahore City

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Social Behavior

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Jafir Shirazi, PhD

  The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Anam Sharmeen, M. Phil

  The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Asfa Akbar, M. Phil

  The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

  STUDY CHAIR

• Fouzia Akbar, M.Phil

  The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 1 Day
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 22, 2021
• First Posted: January 27, 2021
• Study Start: January 23, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 23, 2021
• Study Completion: February 23, 2021
• Last Updated: February 24, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (4)