What Indians Think of the COVID-19 vaccine: A qualitative study comprising focus group discussions and thematic analysis

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The study aims to interpret current knowledge, attitude, perceptions and concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccine in the Indian population. METHODS: Eight focus group discussions were conducted. Participants were recruited via purposive sampling. Discussions were recorded and transcr...

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Autores principales: Kumari, Archana, Ranjan, Piyush, Chopra, Sakshi, Kaur, Divjyot, Kaur, Tanveer, Kalanidhi, Kamal Bandhu, Goel, Aastha, Singh, Amandeep, Baitha, Upendra, Prakash, Bindu, Vikram, Naval K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Diabetes India. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7997146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33813241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.03.021
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The study aims to interpret current knowledge, attitude, perceptions and concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccine in the Indian population. METHODS: Eight focus group discussions were conducted. Participants were recruited via purposive sampling. Discussions were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Key themes were extracted using thematic analysis method. RESULTS: There were 19 males and 24 females, with a mean age of 36 ± 11 years. Sub-themes identified were knowledge, attitude, perception and concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccine, leading to the main theme, i.e., views about the COVID-19 vaccine. CONCLUSION: People have mixed perceptions regarding COVID-19 vaccine. Channelling correct messages may improve people’s willingness to get vaccinated.

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