COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10, С. e54769 - e54769

Опубликована: Апрель 30, 2024

The unprecedented emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated development and global distribution vaccines, making understanding vaccine acceptance hesitancy crucial to overcoming barriers vaccination achieving widespread immunization.

Язык: Английский

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Life satisfaction of Palestinian and Polish students after pandemic COVID-19

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12

Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the lives of all social groups around world, including students who have to face remote learning and isolation. Regardless cultural, linguistic religious differences, every young person is looking for meaning life their place in world. This process includes physical, mental, spiritual aspects. highlighted importance these elements anew, especially threats health life. study included two students: 238 from Palestine 293 Poland. question was asked: what factors greatest students’ sense happiness after pandemic? results showed interesting differences approach happiness. Palestinian perceive more optimistically attach family ties, physical religion. Polish activity, meetings with friends, traveling, listening music watching movies. For them, forms spending free time are important context mental regeneration escape stress. They emphasize that good financial situation gives them security allows pursue passions interests. Both do not associate psychoactive substances. indicate generally positive assessment satisfaction pandemic. Research shows there universal values give people

Язык: Английский

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A qualitative study on behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccine amongst refugees and migrants in Pakistan

PLOS Global Public Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(4), С. e0004444 - e0004444

Опубликована: Апрель 8, 2025

Migrants and refugees are among the most disadvantaged populations, with limited evidence on access uptake of COVID-19 vaccination them. Therefore this qualitative study explores behavioral social drivers vaccine refugee migrant population in Pakistan through in-depth interviews focus group discussions regular irregular migrants residing Pakistan. Key informant were conducted stakeholders responsible for overlooking process. A total 18 participants interviewed to gather insights access, uptake, behaviours refugees. Data was collection from June July 2022, Karachi, Hyderabad, Quetta. All audio recorded, transcribed, translated, thematically analysed Nvivo software. The found that communities faced significant challenges barriers including misconceptions about safety efficacy, fears side effects, mistrust spread by religious leaders. Participants refused vaccinations at many centers despite government directives allowing vaccines those without Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC). Limited outreach awareness efforts government, identification deportation, long wait times centers, absence female vaccinators strict gender norms further hindered access. Many also reported being charged leading lower coverage. Despite these challenges, some individuals motivated vaccinate due workplace requirements, peer influence, or personal health concerns. Facilitators included door-to-door campaigns school mandates. Vaccination camps set up NGOs agencies border areas migrant-rich districts facilitated suggests targeted strategies improve coverage, provision documents migrants, inclusion policy, enforcement multilingual communication healthcare

Язык: Английский

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Feasibility of Provision and Vaccine Hesitancy at a Central Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Site in South Africa after Four Waves of the Pandemic

Diseases, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(6), С. 113 - 113

Опубликована: Май 24, 2024

Background: As mortality declined significantly during the fourth and fifth waves compared to previous waves, question of future role COVID-19 vaccination arose among both experts public in South Africa. Turning attention away from general public, now considered be at very low risk severe disease, a commonly held view was that campaign should focus only on those who remain highly vulnerable disease death COVID-19. Primary amongst this group are patients with common chronic diseases attending hospital outpatient departments. We hypothesized providing vaccinations on-site central will increase uptake for co-morbid conditions need them most Omicron phase pandemic. Aim: Evaluate acceptability, need, hospital-based site medical Objectives: To assess uptake, coverage, hesitancy people hospital, determine factors associated influencing document implementation acceptability project staff persons hospital. Methods: Mixed-methods study using quantitative qualitative methods. Results: Of 317 participants enrolled study, 229 (72%) had already received least one dose vaccine. A total 296 were eligible first vaccination, additional or booster according African Department Health guidelines. previously vaccinated, 65% opted an day it offered (same day). Only 13 unvaccinated (15% vaccine naïve participants) increasing coverage 72% 76%. Approximately 24% (n = 75) all refused (vaccine hesitant). Variables tested association status demonstrated age reached statistical significance. Emerging themes analysis included perceptions vulnerability, safety efficacy concerns, information gaps regarding vaccinations, value convenience decision vaccinate, health promoters. Conclusions: This has shown is logistically acceptable provide large targeting services conditions. service also benefits accompanying staff. Access influence decision-making, opportunity vaccinate. However, widespread just under one-quarter remaining unvaccinated. Strengthening education patient–clinician engagement about essential reach populations routinely departments appropriate program.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 vaccination intention among internally displaced persons in complex humanitarian emergency context, Northeast Nigeria

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 19(8), С. e0308139 - e0308139

Опубликована: Авг. 30, 2024

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are at high risk for COVID-19 transmission because of congested and unsanitary living conditions. vaccination is essential to build population immunity prevent severe disease among this population. We determined the prevalence factors associated with intention accept vaccine IDPs in Northeast Nigeria. This cross-sectional study, conducted during July-December 2022, included 1,537 unvaccinated from 18 camps. performed a complex sample survey analysis described participants' characteristics weighted descriptive statistics. fitted logistic regression models computed adjusted odds ratios 95% confidence intervals identify vaccine. Of IDPs, 55.4% were 18-39 years old, 82.6% females, 88.6% had no formal education. Among them, 63.5% (95% CI: 59.0-68.1) expressed who intended reject vaccine, 42.8% provided reason, 35.3% misconceptions, 9.5% reported safety concerns, 7.4% felt need. perceived as (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 2.31, [95% 1.35-3.96]), effective (AOR 4.28, 2.46-7.44]) resided official camps 3.29, 1.94-5.56]) more likely However, 2 kilometers or farther nearest health facility 0.34, 0.20-0.58]) less Intention was suboptimal. To improve acceptance population, education communication should be intensified counter misinformation, strengthen confidence, shape perception severity, focusing on unofficial Appropriate interventions deliver vaccines remote households ramped up.

Язык: Английский

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Experiences and perceptions of migrant populations in South Africa on COVID-19 immunization: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

BMC Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 12, 2024

Abstract Introduction Migrant populations (asylum seekers, permit holders, refugees, and undocumented migrants) living in South Africa face various individual, social, physical circumstances that underpin their decisions, motivation, ability to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We conducted a qualitative study explore experiences perceptions of migrant on vaccines inform recommendations for improved immunization. Methods an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) with 20 asylum migrants Africa. applied maximum variation purposive sampling approach capture all three categories Semi-structured interviews were recorded electronically consent permission from participants. The recordings transcribed analyzed thematically following IPA using Atlas.ti version 9. Results Four major reflective themes emanated data analysis. (1) While some perceived being excluded African national immunization program at level advertisement felt discriminated against centers, others included levels. (2) Skepticism, myths, conspiracy theories around origin SARS-CoV-2 vaccine are pervasive among (3) There is continuum acceptance/hesitancy ranging vaccinated through waiting chance be refusal. (4) Accepting or hesitant follows beliefs participant, knowledge vaccine’s benefits, lessons learned already vaccinated. Conclusion inclusiveness, awareness, uptake should enhanced migrant-aware policies actions such as community mobilization, healthcare professional training, mass media campaigns.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 Vaccination Among Diverse Population Groups in the Northern Governorates of Iraq

International Journal of Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 68

Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2023

Objectives: The present study was carried out to investigate COVID-19 vaccination coverage among populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, and host communities in northern Iraq the related underlying factors. Methods: Through a cross-sectional conducted five governorates April–May 2022, 4,564 individuals were surveyed. Data collected through an adapted questionnaire designed gather data on participants. Results: subjects included (59.55% 19–45 years old; 54.51% male). 50.48% participants (51.49% communities, 48.83% IDPs, 45.87% refugees) had been vaccinated with at least one dose vaccine. 40.84% (42.28% 35.75% 36.14% by two doses, 1.56% (1.65% 0.93% 1.46% three doses. Conclusion: Sociodemographic factors including age, gender, education, occupation, nationality could affect coverage. Moreover, higher acceptance rate is associated belief vaccine safety effectiveness trust ability prevent complications.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and uptake among refugees and migrants in Greece: a retrospective analysis of national vaccination routine data

Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 229, С. 84 - 87

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Diverse Parents Decision-Making to Vaccinate Their Child under Five Attending Childcare Programs

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(8), С. 2299 - 2299

Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2024

Background: On 18 June 2022, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines were authorized under an Emergency Use Authorization by the United States Food Drug Administration to prevent severe coronavirus disease in children six months four years of age. Despite approval vaccinations for young children, there remain ongoing challenges reaching widespread coverage due parental decision-making. Parental decision-making plays a pivotal, yet understudied, role governing vaccine adoption among this priority demographic. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis examined intentions 320 predominately Hispanic parents two five-year-olds attending Miami-Dade County childcare programs Florida USA, several following 2022 emergency authorization. Parent's self-reported survey data encompassed choices rationales, social determinants health, parent immigrant status. Data analyses illustrate associations between these variables. Regression modeling tests independence identified predicting factors Results: Only 25% intended vaccinate their child, while 34% resisted 41% felt unsure, despite 70% personal vaccination rates. Household income $25,000, identifying as migrant, or testing COVID-19-positive significantly predicted unsure The majority hesitant groups expressed concerns around side effects (20%), safety (2.9%), sufficiency knowledge (3.3%). Conclusions: In sample, predominance resistant rather than accepting having child vaccinated pediatric vaccine. Associations predictive are examined.

Язык: Английский

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Being a migrant woman during disasters: A phenomenological study to unveil experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Milan, Italy

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 100506 - 100506

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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