Cover Image

Exploring COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy among the Muslim community of the east coast region in Malaysia

Introduction: The development of vaccines against SARS-COV-2 infections has marked a significant milestone in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 vaccines can provide a way to prevent the pandemic. Despite the high acceptance rate, Pahang, Terengganu, and Kelantan (east coast region) remain...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohamad Firdaus, Mohamad Ismail, Nurul Nabila Syuhada, Salim, Siti Zuhaidah, Shahadan, Nur Mursyidah, Abdul Hamid, Tuan Sidek, Tuan Muda, Falasifah Ani, Yuniarti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Journal Publications
Subjects:
RA Public aspects of medicine
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40650/1/Exploring%20COVID-19%20vaccines%20hesitancy%20among%20the%20Muslim%20community.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40650/
https://doi.org/10.31436/ijcs.v6i2.271
https://doi.org/10.31436/ijcs.v6i2.271
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.ump.umpir.40650
record_format eprints
spelling my.ump.umpir.406502024-03-12T03:22:23Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40650/ Exploring COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy among the Muslim community of the east coast region in Malaysia Mohamad Firdaus, Mohamad Ismail Nurul Nabila Syuhada, Salim Siti Zuhaidah, Shahadan Nur Mursyidah, Abdul Hamid Tuan Sidek, Tuan Muda Falasifah Ani, Yuniarti RA Public aspects of medicine Introduction: The development of vaccines against SARS-COV-2 infections has marked a significant milestone in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 vaccines can provide a way to prevent the pandemic. Despite the high acceptance rate, Pahang, Terengganu, and Kelantan (east coast region) remain the lowest vaccination rate in Malaysia. Most of Malaysia's population in the east coast region is Muslim, but there is no study exploring this phenomenon. Objective: This study aims to understand the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Malaysia's Muslim community of the east coast region. Methodology: This study used a qualitative research design study. Six participants from the east coast region of Malaysia were recruited from February until June 2022. The recruitment techniques used purposive sampling methods. In-depth interviews with participants were used on virtual platforms. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings: Three themes were identified 1) source of information; they believe rumours spread by the anti-vaccine movement or their close family 2) safety issues concern; they are scared of potential side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, 3) self-belief; they believe self-isolation and proper diet better than vaccine intervention. Conclusion: Although 95.7 per cent of the population is wholly vaccinated, some still do not intend to take any COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia. This study can provide data and crucial information that will help develop strategies to remove the related hesitancy and improve public uptake of the COVID-19 vaccination. IIUM Journal Publications Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40650/1/Exploring%20COVID-19%20vaccines%20hesitancy%20among%20the%20Muslim%20community.pdf Mohamad Firdaus, Mohamad Ismail and Nurul Nabila Syuhada, Salim and Siti Zuhaidah, Shahadan and Nur Mursyidah, Abdul Hamid and Tuan Sidek, Tuan Muda and Falasifah Ani, Yuniarti Exploring COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy among the Muslim community of the east coast region in Malaysia. International Journal of Care Scholars (IJCS), 6 (2). pp. 51-58. ISSN 2600-898X. (Published) https://doi.org/10.31436/ijcs.v6i2.271 https://doi.org/10.31436/ijcs.v6i2.271
institution Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
building UMPSA Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
content_source UMPSA Institutional Repository
url_provider http://umpir.ump.edu.my/
language English
topic RA Public aspects of medicine
spellingShingle RA Public aspects of medicine
Mohamad Firdaus, Mohamad Ismail
Nurul Nabila Syuhada, Salim
Siti Zuhaidah, Shahadan
Nur Mursyidah, Abdul Hamid
Tuan Sidek, Tuan Muda
Falasifah Ani, Yuniarti
Exploring COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy among the Muslim community of the east coast region in Malaysia
description Introduction: The development of vaccines against SARS-COV-2 infections has marked a significant milestone in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 vaccines can provide a way to prevent the pandemic. Despite the high acceptance rate, Pahang, Terengganu, and Kelantan (east coast region) remain the lowest vaccination rate in Malaysia. Most of Malaysia's population in the east coast region is Muslim, but there is no study exploring this phenomenon. Objective: This study aims to understand the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Malaysia's Muslim community of the east coast region. Methodology: This study used a qualitative research design study. Six participants from the east coast region of Malaysia were recruited from February until June 2022. The recruitment techniques used purposive sampling methods. In-depth interviews with participants were used on virtual platforms. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings: Three themes were identified 1) source of information; they believe rumours spread by the anti-vaccine movement or their close family 2) safety issues concern; they are scared of potential side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, 3) self-belief; they believe self-isolation and proper diet better than vaccine intervention. Conclusion: Although 95.7 per cent of the population is wholly vaccinated, some still do not intend to take any COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia. This study can provide data and crucial information that will help develop strategies to remove the related hesitancy and improve public uptake of the COVID-19 vaccination.
format Article
author Mohamad Firdaus, Mohamad Ismail
Nurul Nabila Syuhada, Salim
Siti Zuhaidah, Shahadan
Nur Mursyidah, Abdul Hamid
Tuan Sidek, Tuan Muda
Falasifah Ani, Yuniarti
author_facet Mohamad Firdaus, Mohamad Ismail
Nurul Nabila Syuhada, Salim
Siti Zuhaidah, Shahadan
Nur Mursyidah, Abdul Hamid
Tuan Sidek, Tuan Muda
Falasifah Ani, Yuniarti
author_sort Mohamad Firdaus, Mohamad Ismail
title Exploring COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy among the Muslim community of the east coast region in Malaysia
title_short Exploring COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy among the Muslim community of the east coast region in Malaysia
title_full Exploring COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy among the Muslim community of the east coast region in Malaysia
title_fullStr Exploring COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy among the Muslim community of the east coast region in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Exploring COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy among the Muslim community of the east coast region in Malaysia
title_sort exploring covid-19 vaccines hesitancy among the muslim community of the east coast region in malaysia
publisher IIUM Journal Publications
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40650/1/Exploring%20COVID-19%20vaccines%20hesitancy%20among%20the%20Muslim%20community.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40650/
https://doi.org/10.31436/ijcs.v6i2.271
https://doi.org/10.31436/ijcs.v6i2.271
_version_ 1822924185550192640
score 13.232414

Similar Items