Table 1. Characteristics of the included studies.
| Author | Year | Country | Study design | Sample size | Participant groups | Gender | Age (Mean) | Evaluation tool | Response rate | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasr L et al. [16] | 2021 | Lebanon | cross-sectional | 802 | GDP, DSp | Males = 292 Females = 237 | 40.54 ± 14.01 | self-administered questionnaire | 529 (66%) | Already received or willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine (455/529) |
| Belingheri M et al. [20] | 2021 | Italy | cross-sectional | 761 | GDP | Male = 301 Female = 120 |
N/A | self-administered survey | 421 (55%) | (346/421) 82% declared intent to be vaccinated |
| Mascarenhas AK et al. [18] | 2021 | USA | cross-sectional | 1481 | DSt | Male = 42% Female = 58% |
26.8 ± 3.8 | self-administered survey | 238 (16%) | (139/238) 56% willing to receive Vaccine once FDA approved |
| Zigron A et al. [13] | 2021 | Israel | cross-sectional | 506 | GDP, PDSt, DSp | Male = 43% Female = 57% |
36.3 | self-administered survey | N/A | overall rate of acceptance for a COVID-19 vaccine: 85% |
| Riad A et al. [26] | 2021 | 22 countries | cross-sectional | 6639 | DSt | Male = 1836 Female = 4682 Non-binary = 53 Not disclosed = 68 | 22.06 ± 2.79 | self-administered questionnaire | N/A | Acceptance levels among dental students were found to be 63.5% |
| Papagiannis D et al. [17] | 2021 | Greece | cross-sectional | 340 | GDP, MP, P | Male = 51.2% Female—48.8% (Include all HCW) |
44.7 ± 10.97 (Include all HCW) |
self-administered questionnaire | Dentist only—80 (24%) | Dentists reported the highest percentage for Covid-19 vaccine acceptability (82.5%) |
| Kateeb E et al. [12] | 2021 | Palestine | cross-sectional | 417 | DSt | Male = 119 Female = 295 Prefer not to say = 3 |
N/A | self-administered questionnaire | N/A | 57.8% (n = 241) of the participants are willing to be vaccinated |
| Al-Sanafi M et al. [19] | 2021 | Kuwait | cross-sectional | 1019 | GDP, MP, P, Nrs, LT | Male = 101 Female = 69 (Only GDP) |
31 ± 7.1 (Only GDP) |
questionnaire | N/A | 91.2% (155/170) of dentists get or intend to get COVID-19 vaccine |
| Aslam S et al. [27] | 2021 | Pakistan | cross-sectional | 370 | GDP | Male = 94 Female = 206 |
N/A | self-administered questionnaire | 300 (81%) | 50% (150/300) of the dentists are willing to receive the vaccine |
| Paramashivaih R et al. [28] | 2021 | India | cross-sectional | 250 | GDP, DSp, PDSt | Male = 56 Female = 68 | N/A | self-administered questionnaire | 124 (49.6%) | (118/124) of the participants received COVID-19 vaccination |
*GDP: General dental practitioners’ DSp: Dental specialists; DSt: Dental students; PDSt: Postgraduate dental students; MP: Medical physicians; P: Pharmacists; Nrs: Nurses; LT: Lab technicians; HCW: Healthcare workers; N/A: Not available.