Acceptability of Government Measures Against Covid-19 Pandemic in Senegal: a Mixed Methods Study

Ridde, Valéry; Kane, Baïdy Sy; Gaye, Ibrahima; Ba, Faly; Diallo, Amadou; Bonnet, Emmanuel; Traoré, Zoumana; Faye, Adama

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-131071/v1

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“…Hesitancy and refusal to be vaccinated were related to living in large cities (Dakar, Thiès, and Diourbel). These same perceptions were noted in our previous study, which showed that the more regions are affected by the pandemic, the less confidence respondents have in the government and the less effective they perceive the measures to be [22]. As of December 2, 2021, these three most populated regions of Senegal will account for more than 80% of the cases of COVID-19 in the entire country [18].…”

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confidence: 78%

“…The study population consisted of individuals from the general population living in Senegal aged 18 years and older with a mobile phone number. In June 2020, we conducted an initial nationwide telephone survey of 813 people to measure the social acceptability of governmental measures to control COVID-19 [22]. The study used a marginal quota sampling strategy [23].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Senegal: a mixed study

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Faye

Kane

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Introduction: The most effective way to control the COVID-19 pandemic in the long term is through vaccination. Two of the important components that can hinder it are vaccine hesitancy and vaccine refusal. This study, conducted before the arrival of the vaccines in Senegal, aims to assess and identify factors associated with hesitancy to the COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: This study was an explanatory, sequential, mixed-methods design. We collected quantitative data from December 24, 2020, to January 16, 2021, and qualitative data from February 19 to March 30, 2021. We conducted a marginal quota sampling nationwide. We used a structured questionnaire to collect data for the quantitative phase and an interview guide with a telephone interview for the qualitative phase. We performed descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses with R software version 4.0.5 for the quantitative phase; and performed manual content analyses for the qualitative phase. Results: We surveyed 607 people for the quantitative phase, and interviewed 30 people for the qualitative phase. Individuals who hesitated or refused to be vaccinated represented 12.9% and 32.8%, respectively. Vaccine hesitancy was related to gender, living in large cities, having a poor attitude towards the vaccine, thinking that the vaccine would not help protect them from the virus, being influenced by people important to them, and lacking information from health professionals. Vaccine refusal was related to living in large cities, having a poor attitude towards the vaccine, thinking that the vaccine would not help protect them from the virus, thinking that the vaccine could endanger their health, trusting opinions of people who were important to them, and lacking information from health professionals. Conclusion: The results of the study show that the factors associated with hesitancy and refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are diverse and complex. Reducing them will help to ensure better vaccination coverage if the current challenges of vaccine accessibility are addressed. Therefore, governments and health authorities should intensify their efforts to promote vaccine confidence and reduce misinformation. Keywords: Vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19, Mixed method, Senegal

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confidence: 78%

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confidence: 99%

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Senegal: a mixed study

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“…Elsewhere in West Africa, 35.6% of respondents put total trust in those in charge of health to manage the pandemic, and 34.6% had moderate trust in them [36]. In Senegal, acceptability of government measures was higher but heterogeneous according to the individual concerned [37]. In effect, people consider the curfew to be more important (85.7%) than the closure of places of worship (55.4%).…”

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge of COVID-19 and the impact on indigents’ access to healthcare in Burkina Faso

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Beaugé

Bâ

et al. 2022

Int J Equity Health

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Background COVID-19 constitutes a global health emergency of unprecedented proportions. Preventive measures, however, have run up against certain difficulties in low and middle-income countries. This is the case in socially and geographically marginalized communities, which are excluded from information about preventive measures. This study contains a dual objective, i) to assess knowledge of COVID-19 and the preventive measures associated with it concerning indigents in the villages of Diebougou’s district in Burkina Faso. The aim is to understand if determinants of this understanding exist, and ii) to describe how their pathways to healthcare changed from 2019 to 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods The study was conducted in the Diebougou healthcare district, in the south-west region of Burkina Faso. We relied on a cross-sectional design and used data from the fourth round of a panel survey conducted among a sample of ultra-poor people that had been monitored since 2015. Data were collected in August 2020 and included a total of 259 ultra-poor people. A multivariate logistic regression to determine the factors associated with the respondents' knowledge of COVID-19 was used. Results Half of indigents in the district said they had heard about COVID-19. Only 29% knew what the symptoms of the disease were. The majority claimed that they protected themselves from the virus by using preventive measures. This level of knowledge of the disease can be observed with no differences between the villages. Half of the indigents who expressed themselves agreed with government measures except for the closure of markets. An increase of over 11% can be seen in indigents without the opportunity for getting healthcare compared with before the pandemic. Conclusions This research indicates that COVID-19 is partially known and that prevention measures are not universally understood. The study contributes to reducing the fragmentation of knowledge, in particular on vulnerable and marginalized populations. Results should be useful for future interventions for the control of epidemics that aim to leave no one behind.

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“…On the other hand, more educated individuals were less in favour of curfew acceptability. Although the curfew is appreciated for its qualitative aspects related to security with the reduction in attacks and social / family cohesion with a significant time spent with the family [49] , we could think that its restrictive conditions of individual freedoms could be at the origin of its opposition among the educated population [50] . These results were consistent with France regarding attitudes towards restrictive measures [51] .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%