Factors Related to the Possibility of Accepting COVID-19 Vaccines: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

 The reluctance to accept vaccination could severely affect global efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

 The present study investigated the willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines and related factors among Isfahan University of Medical Sciences students.

 This study was conducted in June-July 2021 at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. A total of 324 students completed the designed questionnaire in this population-based, web-based, cross-sectional study. SPSS 25.0 software was used to analyze the data.

 The estimate of willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccine in the study participants was 91.7%. The highest percentage of acceptance was related to medical students. Education level (P = 0.002) and acceptability (P <0.001) had a significant relationship with the willingness to receive the vaccine. Participants were eager to receive vaccines made in the United States (28.15%), Russia (17.90%), and Iran (16.14%). Among the vaccines, the most preferred was the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

 The tendency to accept the COVID-19 vaccine in participants was acceptable and satisfactory. Students could positively influence people's attitudes toward receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.