COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Confidence in the Philippines and Malaysia: A Cross-sectional Study of Sociodemographic Factors and Information-Seeking

Brackstone, Ken; Marzo, Roy Rillera; Bahari, Rafidah; Head, Michael G; Patalinghug, Mark E.; Su, Tin Tin

doi:10.1101/2022.06.15.22276457

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“…Our study finds that Buddhists and other small religious groups, including Hindu, Animist, Taoist, Jewish, and Confucianist, have a higher self-reported tendency towards polio vaccine refusal than Catholics. This result contradicts previous literature where Buddhists were generally found to have high vaccine acceptance (46)(47)(48), but is consistent with previous research conducted in Western Pacific Region (49)(50)(51). The vaccine hesitancy among Buddhists could be explained by the incompatibility between Buddhist belief to harm no living things and misinformation on polio vaccine production (48).…”

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Battle of Polio eradication in the Western Pacific Region in the transition to COVID-19 endemicity

Mei

Kwok

Lau

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The Polio eradication campaign has been set back substantially since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent detections of poliovirus transmission in multiple high-income countries suggest suboptimal population immunity in many parts of the world even though polio vaccination has been included in routine childhood immunization for decades. We reviewed polio vaccination schedules and vaccine uptake in the Western Pacific Region countries and assessed the potential shortfall in population immunity against polio resurgence across these populations. In addition, we conducted a repeated cross-sectional study between 2021 and 2022 in the Western Pacific Region to understand factors contributing to polio vaccine hesitancy. Our results reveal potential shortfalls in population immunity against polio in Western Pacific Region and provide insights into how vaccination programs and campaigns can be strengthened to ensure continual progress towards polio eradication.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

Battle of Polio eradication in the Western Pacific Region in the transition to COVID-19 endemicity

Mei

Kwok

Lau

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“…A cross-sectional survey on Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and confidence in the Philippines and Malaysia indicates a high prevalence of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy. The same study also reveals that other factors negatively impacting confidence in the Covid-19 vaccines include rural dwellings, the Christian religion, and online information seeking [34].…”

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confidence: 73%

Drivers of Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Southern Nigeria

Adeniyi¹

2022

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Hesitancy against the Covid-19 vaccines cuts across all nations of the world, but this may not be unconnected to the trolls of misinformation and politicization surrounding the Covid-19 science. Findings from this study reveal that 84.7% of the study population lacks adequate information about the Covid-19 vaccines. 50% of the study population is skeptical about the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines. 100% of the study participants make use of the internet and other social media platforms for their sources of news information. 55.3% of the study population would follow the advice of their healthcare workers pertaining to the Covid-19 vaccines. 26.7% of the study population would listen to instructions given by their parents pertaining to the Covid-19 vaccines, while 20.7% of the study population would follow the guidance of their religious leaders respectively. Thus, the main drivers of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Southern Nigeria are a lack of correct information about the Covid-19 vaccines, misinformation on social media platforms, resistance from religious leaders and parents, and a lack of support for the Covid-19 vaccine uptake on the part of healthcare workers. It is, therefore, imperative that in order to overcome the present challenge, the population of Southern Nigeria should be educated on Covid-19 related subjects and engaged with health promotion initiatives. While accepting the Covid-19 vaccines by the hesitant populations in Southern Nigeria is largely dependent upon the attitudes and influences of religious leaders, parents, and healthcare workers, a much larger study is required to fully establish the ramifications of these important findings. Keywords: Covid-19, Healthcare Workers, Immunization, SARS-CoV-2, Southern Nigeria, Vaccine Hesitancy.

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“…The deleterious impacts of the global Covid-19 lockdowns on routine immunizations and the global Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy challenges are well documented across all regions of the world [11][12][13][14]. Findings from this study has revealed some critical Covid-19 implementation science gaps in Northern Nigeria.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Religion plays a vital role in the lives of the citizens of Nigeria as it affects all facets of social, political, and economic life. In a cross-sectional survey on Covid-19 vaccine confidence and hesitancy in the Philippines and Malaysia, religion was found as one of the factors negatively impacting confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine uptake [14].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Northern Nigeria

Adeniyi¹

2022

TIJAR

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The rapid development of the Covid-19 vaccine candidates through new and improved technologies and the rapidity with which these vaccine candidates were trialed and approved for public administration was highly commendable. However, the rapid administration of the Covid-19 vaccines raises a lot of concern among various world populations. This concern, relating directly to the safety and intents of the big pharmaceutical companies and governments, has led to the greatest form of health promotion initiative resistance in recorded human history. The universal level of hesitancy against the Covid-19 vaccines is now a subject of major concern among public health experts. This study which seeks to identify factors fostering Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy was conducted among the COVID-19 vaccine hesitant populations in Northern Nigeria. Findings from this study indicate that 84% of the study population makes use of the internet and other social media platforms for their news information sources. 42% of the study population would follow the guidance of their healthcare workers on issues relating to the Covid-19 vaccines. Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Northern Nigeria is largely fostered by a lack of appropriate information and a huge knowledge gap about the Covid-19 vaccines. It is, therefore, imperative that Government engages the young people of Northern Nigeria as critical stakeholders in the fight against Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy. Proper and tailored health educational programs, and meaningful engagements of religious leaders, parents, and healthcare workers in health promotion activities can help overcome the current challenge of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Northern Nigeria. Keywords: Covid-19, Healthcare Workers, Immunization, Vaccine, Northern Nigeria, Vaccine Hesitancy.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Confidence in the Philippines and Malaysia: A Cross-sectional Study of Sociodemographic Factors and Information-Seeking

Cited by 3 publications

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Battle of Polio eradication in the Western Pacific Region in the transition to COVID-19 endemicity

Battle of Polio eradication in the Western Pacific Region in the transition to COVID-19 endemicity

Drivers of Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Southern Nigeria

Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Northern Nigeria

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