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A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Adults in South Africa and Zimbabwe

While vaccines are a well-established method of controlling the spread of infectious diseases, vaccine hesitancy jeopardizes curbing the spread of COVID-19. Through the Vaccine Information Network (VIN), this study explored barriers and motivators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake. We conducted 18 focus gr...

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Autores principales: Myburgh, Nellie, Mulaudzi, Mamakiri, Tshabalala, Gugulethu, Beta, Norest, Gutu, Kimberley, Vermaak, Stefanie, Lau, Charles, Hill, Catherine, Stanberry, Lawrence, James, Wilmot, Madhi, Shabir, Makadzange, Tariro, Dietrich, Janan Janine
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10145404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37112641
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040729
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author Myburgh, Nellie
Mulaudzi, Mamakiri
Tshabalala, Gugulethu
Beta, Norest
Gutu, Kimberley
Vermaak, Stefanie
Lau, Charles
Hill, Catherine
Stanberry, Lawrence
James, Wilmot
Madhi, Shabir
Makadzange, Tariro
Dietrich, Janan Janine
author_facet Myburgh, Nellie
Mulaudzi, Mamakiri
Tshabalala, Gugulethu
Beta, Norest
Gutu, Kimberley
Vermaak, Stefanie
Lau, Charles
Hill, Catherine
Stanberry, Lawrence
James, Wilmot
Madhi, Shabir
Makadzange, Tariro
Dietrich, Janan Janine
author_sort Myburgh, Nellie
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description While vaccines are a well-established method of controlling the spread of infectious diseases, vaccine hesitancy jeopardizes curbing the spread of COVID-19. Through the Vaccine Information Network (VIN), this study explored barriers and motivators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake. We conducted 18 focus group discussions with male and female community members, stratified by country, age group, and—for Zimbabwe only—by HIV status. Participants’ median age across both countries was 40 years (interquartile range of 22–40), and most (65.9%) were female. We conceptualized the key themes within the World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) 3C (convenience, confidence, complacency) vaccine hesitancy model. Barriers to vaccine uptake—lack of convenience, low confidence, and high complacency—included inaccessibility of vaccines and vaccination sites, vaccine safety and development concerns, and disbelief in COVID-19’s existence. Motivators to vaccine uptake—convenience, confidence, and low complacency—included accessibility of vaccination sites, user-friendly registration processes, trust in governments and vaccines, fear of dying from COVID-19, and knowing someone who had died from or become infected with COVID-19. Overall, vaccine hesitancy in South Africa and Zimbabwe was influenced by inconvenience, a lack of confidence, and high complacency around COVID-19 vaccines.
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spelling pubmed-101454042023-04-29 A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Adults in South Africa and Zimbabwe Myburgh, Nellie Mulaudzi, Mamakiri Tshabalala, Gugulethu Beta, Norest Gutu, Kimberley Vermaak, Stefanie Lau, Charles Hill, Catherine Stanberry, Lawrence James, Wilmot Madhi, Shabir Makadzange, Tariro Dietrich, Janan Janine Vaccines (Basel) Article While vaccines are a well-established method of controlling the spread of infectious diseases, vaccine hesitancy jeopardizes curbing the spread of COVID-19. Through the Vaccine Information Network (VIN), this study explored barriers and motivators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake. We conducted 18 focus group discussions with male and female community members, stratified by country, age group, and—for Zimbabwe only—by HIV status. Participants’ median age across both countries was 40 years (interquartile range of 22–40), and most (65.9%) were female. We conceptualized the key themes within the World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) 3C (convenience, confidence, complacency) vaccine hesitancy model. Barriers to vaccine uptake—lack of convenience, low confidence, and high complacency—included inaccessibility of vaccines and vaccination sites, vaccine safety and development concerns, and disbelief in COVID-19’s existence. Motivators to vaccine uptake—convenience, confidence, and low complacency—included accessibility of vaccination sites, user-friendly registration processes, trust in governments and vaccines, fear of dying from COVID-19, and knowing someone who had died from or become infected with COVID-19. Overall, vaccine hesitancy in South Africa and Zimbabwe was influenced by inconvenience, a lack of confidence, and high complacency around COVID-19 vaccines. MDPI 2023-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10145404/ /pubmed/37112641 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040729 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Myburgh, Nellie
Mulaudzi, Mamakiri
Tshabalala, Gugulethu
Beta, Norest
Gutu, Kimberley
Vermaak, Stefanie
Lau, Charles
Hill, Catherine
Stanberry, Lawrence
James, Wilmot
Madhi, Shabir
Makadzange, Tariro
Dietrich, Janan Janine
A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Adults in South Africa and Zimbabwe
title A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Adults in South Africa and Zimbabwe
title_full A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Adults in South Africa and Zimbabwe
title_fullStr A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Adults in South Africa and Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Adults in South Africa and Zimbabwe
title_short A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Adults in South Africa and Zimbabwe
title_sort qualitative study exploring motivators and barriers to covid-19 vaccine uptake among adults in south africa and zimbabwe
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10145404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37112641
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040729
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