• Saudi Med J · Dec 2021

    Post-vaccination survey for monitoring the side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare professionals of Jazan province, Saudi Arabia.

    • Waquar Ahsan, Nabeel K Syed, Aseel A Alsraeya, Hassan A Alhazmi, Asim Najmi, Mohammed Al Bratty, Shamama Javed, Hafiz A Makeen, Abdulkarim M Meraya, Ahmed A Albarraq, and Saad S Alqahtani.
    • From the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Ahsan, Alhazmi, Najmi, Al Bratty); from the Department of Pharmaceutics (Javed), College of Pharmacy; from the Pharmacy Practice Research Unit (Syed, Makeen, Meraya, Albarraq, Alqahtani), Department of Clinical Pharmacy; from the College of Pharmacy (Alsraeya); and from the Substance Abuse and Toxicology Research Centre (Alhazmi), Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
    • Saudi Med J. 2021 Dec 1; 42 (12): 1341-1352.

    ObjectivesTo identify the self-reported vaccine-related side effects among healthcare professionals (HCPs) in the Jazan province, Saudi Arabia, and determine the associated socio-demographic factors. With the recent second and third waves of coronavirus disease -19 (COVID-19) infections worldwide, the race is not only to encourage but also to achieve mass vaccination.MethodsA total of 397 HCPs from across Jazan province participated in an anonymous online cross-sectional survey conducted for a period of 45 days (March 30, 2021 to May 13, 2021) in Jazan province, Saudi Arabia. Data was collected using a validated 22-items self-report survey.ResultsFor both COVID-19 vaccines, majority of reports were related to flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, headache, fatigue, tiredness, and myalgia. Statistically significant associations were observed between the severity of side effects and gender (χ2=73.32; p<0.001), type of vaccine (χ2=112.08; p<0.001), and presence of known allergies (χ2=99.69; p<0.001). Female HCPs were more likely to report any side effects compared with male HCPs (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.72; p<0.001). Furthermore, HCPs with known allergies were more likely to report any side effects than their counterparts with unknown allergies (AOR: 16.29; p<0.001).ConclusionThe findings of the present study would help in designing educational programs aimed at combating the misconstrued fear of vaccination and highlighting the urgent need of getting vaccinated. This study also helps in the identification of factors affecting the presence and severity of side effects.Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal.

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