COVID-19 vaccines-related adverse events and associated factors reported among adult Egyptians
Journal Title: Journal of Public Health and Development - Year 2023, Vol 21, Issue 1
Abstract
COVID-19 vaccine recipients are more likely to experience post-vaccination adverse events, which are considered the source of concerns about vaccine safety. This study aims to describe the utilization of COVID-19 vaccines and the associated adverse events and their possible predictors among adult Egyptians. An online cross-sectional study was designed to collect data through a Google Form questionnairein November 2021. Adults who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine were asked to report their experience with vaccination and associated adverse events. A total of 853 participants were included in the study after receiving Sinopharm/Sinovac (63%), AstraZeneca (27%), Pfizer-BioNTech (4.8%), and other vaccines (5.2%). Around 50% of participants thought that COVID-19 vaccines were safe, 30.8% advised others with vaccination, and68.3% reported post-vaccination adverse events. The most commonly encountered adverse symptoms were injection site pain (82.5%), fatigue(67.4%), flu-like symptoms (59.6%), and bone and muscle pains (59.6%). Most adverse events wereless likely reported by Sinopharm/Sinovac recipients than recipients of other vaccines. The significant predictors for reporting adverse events were female gender, the first dose of vaccination, and vaccine type (AstraZeneca versus Sinopharm/Sinovac)withmultivariable-adjusted OR (95% CI) = 1.85 (1.34-2.54); 2.01 (1.24–3.25), and 3.86 (2.54–5.86).Findings revealed that adverse events of COVID-19 vaccines are common. Sinopharm/Sinovac recipients were reported to have lesser adverse events than other recipients. However, serious reactions were rare which ensures the safety of all vaccine types among the adult Egyptian population.
Authors and Affiliations
Eman R. Ghazawy, Ashraf A. Ewis, Doaa M. Khalil, Shaza F. Alkilany, Shaymaa Nafady, Hana Ewis, Momen Z. Mohammed, Marwa G. Abdelrehim
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- EP ID EP719820
- DOI 10.55131/jphd/2023/210104
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