predicting covid-19 vaccine acceptance based on mental status, trust in the government, and demographics among the iranian

Adherence to vaccination and trust in the authorities' may vary between urban and rural areas due to social norms, the influence of culture, and the level of education. the study aimed to predict covid-19 vaccine acceptance based on mental status, trust in the government, and demographics among the tehran population in iran. this study was conducted in tehran from june 2021 and december 2021. data were obtained by an electronic questionnaire through professional groups of social networks (googleform). information regarding demographic characteristics, marriage status, employment status, and monthly income in iranian rial, trust in government, anxiety, depression, psychological well-being, and psychological distress were collected. moreover, participants were asked how strongly they accepted covid-19 vaccine acceptance. also, trust in iranian and foreign vaccines- two questions evaluated the extent of trust in iranian and foreign covid-19 vaccine of the 1209 participants surveyed, 792 (66.56%) reported that they would accept a covid-19 vaccine if it is recommended for them. then, 46.03% and 26.99% of participants reported that they preferred an iranian vaccine and a foreign vaccine respectively. the strongest predictor of covid-19 vaccine acceptance was trust in government, income, gender, well-being, and education. the strongest predictors of iranian covid-19 vaccine acceptance were trust in government, income, well-being, and education. the strongest predictors of iranian covid-19 vaccine acceptance were trust in government, gender and education. the results of the present study showed that a majority of participants (66.56%) from across tehran would like to accept a covid-19 vaccine; however, this level of acceptance may not be adequate based on some of the estimates covid-19 herd immunity. the herd immunity point for covid-19 is evaluated to be between 55% and 82% (32). actual complete vaccination until february 2022 was 65% in iran. the current estimation is very close to the real condition. however, acceptance was high, with 46.03% and 26.99% having to intend to have the iranian and foreign vaccine respectively.