COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Heliyon, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 9(2), С. e13037 - e13037

Опубликована: Янв. 18, 2023

Vaccination is the most effective intervention for primary prevention of COVID-19. Several studies have been conducted in sub-Saharan African countries on acceptance and associated factors COVID-19 vaccine. This review meta-analysis aimed to recapitulate pooled magnitude vaccine its favoring countries. PUBMED, MEDLINE, Science Direct, Web Science, SCOPUS were main databases searched from 15 March 5 June 2022; all articles written English language included. Also, some retrieved biomedical peer-reviewed journal sites Google scholar. The quality thirty-five selected was evaluated using an adapted scale evaluating cross-sectional based Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. result revealed that rate varied across studies. In a analysis, such as; higher-level perception infection risk (OR (95% CI (2.7 (2.1, 3.4))), perceived safety (13.9 (9.2, 20.9)), virus-related good knowledge (2.3, 3.2)) appropriate attitude (5.9 (4.4, 7.8)), adherence precautions (5.5 (4.8, 6.2)), experience (4.4 (2.8, 6.9)) positively affected acceptance. found be high among males chronically ill individuals. Thus, understanding enhance would support planners augment uptake region.

Язык: Английский

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Universal Predictors of Dental Students’ Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination: Machine Learning-Based Approach

Vaccines, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 9(10), С. 1158 - 1158

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2021

Background: young adults represent a critical target for mass-vaccination strategies of COVID-19 that aim to achieve herd immunity. Healthcare students, including dental are perceived as the upper echelon health literacy; therefore, their health-related beliefs, attitudes and behaviors influence peers communities. The main this study was synthesize data-driven model predictors vaccine willingness among students. Methods: secondary analysis data extracted from recently conducted multi-center multi-national cross-sectional students’ towards vaccination in 22 countries carried out utilizing decision tree regression analyses. Based on previous literature, proposed conceptual developed tested through machine learning approach elicit factors related get vaccine. Results: suggested five important students globally, i.e., economic level country where student lives studies, individual’s trust pharmaceutical industry, misconception natural immunity, belief vaccines risk-benefit-ratio, toward novel vaccines. Conclusions: according socio-ecological theory, country’s only contextual predictor, while rest were individual predictors. Future research is recommended be designed longitudinal fashion facilitate evaluating model. interventions controlling hesitancy youth population may benefit improving views risk-benefit ratio Moreover, healthcare will likely increasing awareness immunization infectious diseases curricular amendments.

Язык: Английский

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Tracking the uptake and trajectory of COVID-19 vaccination coverage in 15 West African countries: an interim analysis

BMJ Global Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 6(12), С. e007518 - e007518

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2021

The African Union Bureau of Heads State and Government endorsed the COVID-19 Vaccine Development Access Strategy to vaccinate at least 60% each country's population with a safe efficacious vaccine by 2022, achieve population-level immunity needed bring pandemic under control. Using publicly available, country-level estimates vaccination data, we provide unique insights into uptake trends vaccinations in 15 countries that comprise Economic Community West Africa States (ECOWAS). Based on rates ECOWAS region after three months commencing vaccinations, projection trajectory speed coverage rate total population. After deployment vaccines across countries, only 0.27% region's had been fully vaccinated. If follow this trajectory, sub-region will have less than 1.6% vaccinated 18 deployment. Our shows 9, 12 deployment; must be increased 10, 7 4 times current respectively. governments deploy contextually relevant culturally acceptable strategies for procurements, distributions implementations order reasonable save lives, sooner rather later.

Язык: Английский

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Challenges and lessons learned during the planning and early implementation of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine in three regions of Ghana: a qualitative study

Malaria Journal, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 21(1)

Опубликована: Май 12, 2022

In 2019, the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine was introduced on a pilot basis in six regions of Ghana by Ministry Health/Ghana Health Service as part WHO-coordinated Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP). This is first time vaccination programme has been implemented any country. paper describes challenges faced, and lessons learned, during planning early implementation three out that Ghana.Twenty-one in-depth interviews were conducted with regional district health service managers frontline workers months after start MVIP May 2019. Data coded using NVivo software version 12 coding framework developed to support thematic analysis identify learned pilot, which also categorized into Consolidated Framework for Research (CFIR).Participants reported related characteristics intervention, such issues schedule eligibility criteria, how it programme. Additionally, major faced due spread rumours leading refusals; thus, outer setting CFIR adapted accommodate within community context. experienced process implementing RTS,S/AS01E, including inadequate sensitization training, well timeline. They associated features systems being implemented, resources cold-chain at facility level transportation levels. study identified need longer, more intensive sustained delivery contextually-appropriate prior MVIP.This main phases introduction Ghana. These findings are highly relevant likely scale-up possible other African countries, future introductions novel vaccines.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 vaccines uptake: Public knowledge, awareness, perception and acceptance among adult Africans

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 17(6), С. e0268230 - e0268230

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2022

The willingness of Africa's population to patronise the COVID-19 vaccines is critical efficiency national immunisation programmes. This study surveys views adult African inhabitants toward vaccination and possibility participating or not in governments' efforts get citizens vaccinated.A cross-sectional online survey Africans was undertaken from December 2020 March 2021. Responses were anonymised. Pearson Chi-square test performed determine whether there any variations knowledge, awareness, perception acceptance among participants. Binomial logistic regression used evaluate factors associated with accept participate programmes.The results indicate that are more likely be by over age 18 who largely technologically savvy (55 percent) if vaccine made broadly available. A total 33 percent those responded said they unlikely receive vaccine, another 15 stating undecided. Aside that, we found hesitancy closely socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, education source information. We also widespread conspiracies myths about vaccines.More than one-third adults participated indicated would majority them expressing skepticisms vaccine's efficacy. It possible many people vaccinated have an impact on implementation a programme meant for all society. Majority respondents unwilling pay when An awareness campaign should focused promoting benefits at individual levels, well taking preemptive actions debunk misconceptions before become further widespread.

Язык: Английский

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