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Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the 5C scale for assessment of COVID-19 vaccines psychological antecedents

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Ramy Shaaban

Background: In the Arab countries, there has not been yet a specific validated Arabic questionnaire that can assess the psychological antecedents of COVID-19 vaccine among the general population. This study, therefore, aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the 5C scale into the Arabic language. Methods: The 5C scale was translated into Arabic by two independent bilingual co-authors, and then translated back into English. After reconciling translation disparities, the final Arabic questionnaire was disseminated into four randomly selected Arabic countries (Egypt, Libya, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia). Data from 350 Arabic speaking adults (aged ≥18 years) were included in the final analysis. Internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity was determined by concurrent, convergent, discriminant, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Results: Age of participants ranged between 18 to 73 years; 57.14% were females, 37.43% from Egypt, 36.86%, from UAE, 30% were healthcare workers, and 42.8% had the intention to get COVID-19 vaccines. The 5 sub-scales of the questionnaire met the criterion of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha ≥0.7). The predictors of intention to get COVID-19 vaccines (concurrent validity) were young age and the 5C sub-scales. Convergent validity was identified by the significant inter-item and item-mean score of the sub-scale correlation (P<0.001). Discriminant validity was reported as inter-factor co

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In brief

This study validates an Arabic version of the 5C psychological scale for assessing COVID-19 vaccine attitudes across four Arab countries (Egypt, Libya, UAE, Saudi Arabia) with 350 participants. The translated instrument demonstrated strong psychometric properties and identified age and psychological antecedents as key predictors of vaccination intention, with 42.8% of respondents willing to receive COVID-19 vaccines.

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No specific validated Arabic questionnaire existed to assess the psychological antecedents of COVID-19 vaccine among the general population in Arab countries prior to this study.
EstablishedBackground
The 5C scale was translated into Arabic by two independent bilingual co-authors and then translated back into English.
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The final Arabic questionnaire was disseminated into four randomly selected Arabic countries: Egypt, Libya, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
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Data from 350 Arabic speaking adults aged 18 years or older were included in the final analysis.
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Internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach's alpha.
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Construct validity was determined by concurrent, convergent, discriminant, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.
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Participant age ranged between 18 to 73 years.
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57.14% of participants were females.
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37.43% of participants were from Egypt and 36.86% were from UAE.
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30% of participants were healthcare workers.
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42.8% of participants had the intention to get COVID-19 vaccines.
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The 5 sub-scales of the questionnaire met the criterion of internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha ≥0.7.
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The predictors of intention to get COVID-19 vaccines were young age and the 5C sub-scales.
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Convergent validity was identified by the significant inter-item and item-mean score of the sub-scale correlation (P<0.001).
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