Assessing the Relation Between Covid-19 Perception and Acceptance of the Covid-19 Vaccine in Kenya.

KIVUVA, EVA WAVINYA

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“…Despite the substantial decline overtime, the highest rates of vaccine acceptability were observed in Black South Africans and groups with lower socioeconomic conditions including low education and unemployment which were all significantly associated with increased odds of vaccine acceptability in all time periods. These factors have recently been associated with low vaccine acceptability in other African countries including Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria [3,9,10,34]. In contrast to our findings, higher socioeconomic conditions have been frequently linked to vaccine acceptability and uptake in African countries such as Kenya as well as other countries [10,30,34,35].…”

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“…We also observed a significant decline in the proportion of people who trusted the vaccine's safety and efficacy which essentially mirrored the trends observed for those who intended to receive a vaccine in all time periods. These results are not surprising since concerns around safety and efficacy of the vaccine have been strongly associated with vaccine hesitancy and widely reported globally as well as in other African populations [9][10][11][27][28][29][30][31].…”

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“…As of November 2022, ∼50% of the adults had received one or more doses of vaccine compared to 70% of the global average [6]. There is growing evidence that vaccine hesitancy, a phenomenon observed globally, is also contributing to lower vaccine uptake in African countries, including South Africa [7][8][9][10][11][12]. There is overwhelming evidence for the benefits of vaccination and high vaccine coverage in reducing COVID-19-related hospitalizations and death [13][14][15].…”

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Public Health Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Health Behaviors in South Africa: Past, Current, and Future Implications (2020–2022)

Wand,

Moodley,

Reddy

et al. 2024

Advances in Public Health

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South Africa is facing a high burden of COVID-19 pandemic with low-vaccine coverage in the African Region. We aimed to investigate the temporal changes and impacts in health behaviors on vaccine acceptability in pre-, during-, and post-vaccine roll-out periods. In this cross-sectional study, we used the combined data from the nationally conducted “COVID-19 Vaccine Surveys (CVACS)” (May 2020–February/March 2022). Semiparametric regression models were used to capture the nonlinear association between the vaccine acceptability and health behaviors. Our study provided compelling evidence for a substantial decline in COVID-19 vaccine trust which shifted from 62%–70% to 26%–42% overtime. Participants younger than 40 years of age were less likely to receive the vaccine before it became available. However, this association changed in the postvaccine period with significant uptake in vaccine acceptance in younger groups. South Africans who identified themselves as black were more likely to intend to receive (aORs ranged: 1.93−3.60) and to trust the vaccine’s safety and efficacy (aORs ranged:1.79−1.23) in all time periods. “Mask wearing” and “frequent hand washing” were the most commonly reported behaviors. Given the lower rates of vaccine acceptability and a reduction in preventative health behaviors, monitoring the spread of infections is crucial and may have significant clinical and epidemiological implications.

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Public Health Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Health Behaviors in South Africa: Past, Current, and Future Implications (2020–2022)

Wand,

Moodley,

Reddy

et al. 2024

Advances in Public Health

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“…Several studies have been conducted in East Africa to identify the level and determinants for acceptance of covid −19 vaccinations however, these studies had reported inconsistent findings, regarding the level of COVID-19 acceptance rate and determinants. Some of these studies revealed an acceptance rate of greater than 50%, 14–30 while others reported less than 50%. 31–37…”

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“…12 Several studies have been conducted in East Africa to identify the level and determinants for acceptance of covid −19 vaccinations however, these studies had reported inconsistent findings, regarding the level of COVID-19 acceptance rate and determinants. Some of these studies revealed an acceptance rate of greater than 50%, [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] while others reported less than 50%. [31][32][33][34][35][36][37] In addition, some of these studies had also shown that being male, 17,20,22,26,33,34,36 and increasing in age, 14,[19][20][21]26,38 were found to have an association with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.…”

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Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Determinant Factors among General Public in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Alemayehu

Demissie

Yusuf

et al. 2022

Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology

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Background Vaccines are an effective and ideal solution that can reduce the burden of disease worldwide. Although vaccines are the most effective way to prevent infectious diseases. Anti-vaccine conspiracy theories impair vaccination acceptance intentions. Several studies were conducted in East Africa. However, these studies had reported inconsistent findings. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to pool the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and identify its determinants. Methods PubMed, Google Scholar, and GLOBAL HEALTH databases were used to retrieve previously published studies. All papers published in the English language up to February 28, 2022 were included. The result was written and reported according to the PRISMA updated guideline. A random-effect model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence and effect sizes. Heterogeneity was assessed using I2 test statistics. Publication bias was assessed using funnel plot and egger’s test statistics. Statistical tests result at P-value<0.05 were declared as having significance. Result: A total of 25 Cross-sectional studies with a total sample size of 33,044 were included in this study. The pooled prevalence of Covid-19 vaccine acceptance was 60.2%, (95%CI: 52.8- 67.3). Egger’s test statistics (P = 0.003) showed there is a significant publication bias. Attending above secondary school (AOR: 2.1, 95%CI: 1.37, 2.96), having good knowledge about the vaccine (AOR: 2.1, 95%CI: 1.6, 2.8), having a positive attitude towards vaccine (AOR: 3.8, 95%CI: 2.3, 6.2), history of COVID-19 infection (AOR: 2.7, 95%CI: 1.6, 4.7) and being male (AOR: 1.8, 95%CI: 1.2, 2.7) were found to have a significant association with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Conclusion The COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rate was good, but it could be improved. The findings could help governments to figure out the best way to carry out COVID-19 mass vaccination campaigns. There is a lack of data in most countries. Therefore, we suggest more studies be conducted in the future.

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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors in 13 African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Azanaw

Endalew

Zenbaba

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the entire world, especially sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, researchers and government agencies are working to create effective COVID-19 vaccinations. While vaccination campaigns are moving rapidly in high-income nations, COVID-19 is still ruthlessly affecting people in low-income nations. However, this difference in the spread of the disease is not because of a lack of a COVID-19 vaccine but mainly due to people's reluctance. As a result, this review summarized the data on COVID-19 vaccination adoption and factors related among nations in sub-Saharan Africa.MethodComprehensive searches were conducted using PubMed, Embase, Medline, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library databases. The risk of bias and methodological quality of each published article that fit the selection criteria were evaluated using Critical Appraisal Checklist tools. All statistical analysis was done by STATA 16.ResultsThis review was based on 29 studies with 26,255 participants from sub-Saharan Africa. Using a random-effects model, the pooled prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among study participants was 55.04% (95 % CI: 47.80–62.27 %), I2 = 99.55%. Being male [POR = 1.88 (95% CI: 1.45, 2.44)], having a positive attitude toward the COVID-19 vaccine [POR = 5.56 (95% CI: 3.63, 8.51)], having good knowledge in the COVID-19 vaccine [POR = 4.61 (95% CI: 1.24, 8.75)], having government trust [POR = 7.10 (95% CI: 2.37, 21.32)], and having undergone COVID-19 testing in the past [POR = 4.41 (95%CI: (2.51, 7.75)] were significant predictor variables.ConclusionThis analysis showed that respondents had a decreased pooled prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance. Sex, attitude, knowledge, government trust, and COVID-19 testing were statistically significantly correlated characteristics that affected the acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine. All stakeholders should be actively involved in increasing the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine and thereby reducing the consequences of COVID-19. The acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination can be increased by using this conclusion as an indicator for governments, healthcare professionals, and health policymakers in their work on attitude, knowledge, government trust, and COVID-19 testing.

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Assessing the Relation Between Covid-19 Perception and Acceptance of the Covid-19 Vaccine in Kenya.

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

Public Health Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Health Behaviors in South Africa: Past, Current, and Future Implications (2020–2022)

Public Health Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Health Behaviors in South Africa: Past, Current, and Future Implications (2020–2022)

Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Determinant Factors among General Public in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors in 13 African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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