Willingness to get vaccinated against Ebola: A mapping of Guinean people positions

Sorum, Paul Clay; Mullet, Étienne

doi:10.1080/21645515.2018.1480236

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“…Always in Guinea, Kpanake et al . 42 found that 38% of participants said they were always ready to be vaccinated. Differences could be explained by study participants and the survey timing (before or during vaccination; before, during or after the epidemic).…”

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Public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines in Africa: A systematic review

Ngangue¹,

Pilabré²,

Barro³

et al. 2022

J. Public Health Afr.

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As COVID-19 vaccine acquisition and deployment accelerates, tensions also increase. This review aims to identify and understand the significance of population attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines in Africa. A systematic review was conducted. Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Global Health databases. Database searches began on June 23, 2021, and the last search date was June 30, 2021. The methodological quality of the studies included in this review was assessed using the Mixed methods appraisal tool. A total of 609 articles were retrieved, and 23 met the eligibility criteria. All 23 included studies were cross-sectional. Three attitudes were identified: acceptance, reluctance, and refusal to be vaccinated. Acceptance of vaccination was motivated by confidence in the accuracy of the government’s response to COVID-19 and the fact that relatives had been diagnosed with or died from COVID-19. Reluctance was based on fear of vaccine quality and side effects, and insufficient clinical trials. Finally, refusal to be vaccinated was justified by reasons such as the unreliability of clinical trials and insufficient data regarding the vaccine’s adverse effects. This review revealed common attitudes of African populations toward COVID-19 vaccines. The results indicate that research needs to focus more on identifying facilitators of COVID-19 vaccination. However, they also provide essential elements for health personnel in charge of vaccination to develop strategies to achieve satisfactory coverage rates.

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Public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines in Africa: A systematic review

Ngangue¹,

Pilabré²,

Barro³

et al. 2022

J. Public Health Afr.

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“…[17,28,20,22,25,30–32,36–38] In their study on why the Guinean people were vaccinated against Ebola. Kpanake et al [42] found a reluctance rate of 19%. This rate is a little low compared to the rates revealed by this systematic review.…”

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“…In a national household survey in Guinea, Irwin et al [41] reported that 84.2% of participants said their family would accept Ebola vaccines. Always in Guinea, Kpanake et al [42] found that 38% of participants said they were always ready to be vaccinated. Differences could be explained by study participants and the survey timing (before or during vaccination; before, during or after the epidemic).…”

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Public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines in Africa: a systematic review

Ngangue¹,

Pilabré²,

Barro³

et al. 2022

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BackgroundAs COVID-19 vaccine acquisition and deployment accelerates, tensions also increase. This review aims to identify and understand the significance of population attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.MethodsA systematic review was conducted. Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Global Health databases. Database searches began on June 23, 2021, and the last search date was June 30, 2021. The methodological quality of the studies included in this review was assessed using the Mixed methods appraisal tool.ResultsA total of 609 articles were retrieved, and 23 met the eligibility criteria. All 23 included studies were cross-sectional. Three attitudes were identified: acceptance, reluctance, and refusal to be vaccinated. Acceptance of vaccination was motivated by confidence in the accuracy of the government’s response to COVID-19 and the fact that relatives had been diagnosed with or died from COVID-19. Reluctance was based on fear of vaccine quality and side effects, and insufficient clinical trials. Finally, refusal to be vaccinated was justified by reasons such as the unreliability of clinical trials and insufficient data regarding the vaccine’s adverse effects.ConclusionThis review revealed common attitudes of African populations toward COVID-19 vaccines. The results indicate that research needs to focus more on identifying facilitators of COVID-19 vaccination. However, they also provide essential elements for health personnel in charge of vaccination to develop strategies to achieve satisfactory coverage rates

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“…A further example of this is the experience shared by Kpanake et al in this journal, on the hypothetical willingness of Guineans to be vaccinated against Ebola; with 25% of respondents not supporting vaccination, and a further 19% demonstrating hesitancy toward vaccination. 23 These findings were not dissimilar to 34% refusal rate of individuals offered the investigational Ebola vaccine during the ring-vaccination, effectiveness study undertaken in Guinea in 2016; which was attributed to mistrust of the Ebola surveillance team. Lessons learnt from this experience, need to be expanded upon for future epidemic and pandemic threats to ensure countries are adequately informed on how best to roll-out vaccines under such emergency situations.…”

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Special focus on challenges and opportunities for the development and use of vaccines in Africa

Madhi

Rees

2018

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Immunization of children against vaccine-preventable diseases is one of the most cost-effective and potentially equitable public health interventions. Nevertheless, approximately 19.9 million of the world's annual birth cohort are either under-immunized or have not been vaccinated at all. Understanding the factors contributing to under-immunization in settinsg such as sub-Saharan Africa which bears a disproportionate burden of vaccine preventable diseases is key to unlocking the full potential that vaccines offer in reducing under-5 morbidity and mortality. The series or articles in this issue of the Journal, mainly through systematic analysis of District Health Surveillance data bases from 35 countries, highlight the challenges faced in improving vaccination coverage rates in sub-Saharan Africa which has stagnated at approximately 72% for completion of the primary series of infant vaccines over the past decade. The reasons for under-immunization of children is sub-Saharan Africa is identified to be multifactorial and may differ between and within countries. This highlights the need for country-specific, possibly at a district or sub-regional level, interrogation of factors contributing to under-immunization of children, to work toward providing Universal Health Coverage as envisioned in the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Willingness to get vaccinated against Ebola: A mapping of Guinean people positions

Cited by 20 publications

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Public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines in Africa: A systematic review

Public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines in Africa: A systematic review

Public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines in Africa: a systematic review

Special focus on challenges and opportunities for the development and use of vaccines in Africa

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