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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey

Most countries are currently gravitating towards vaccination as mainstay strategy to quell COVID-19 transmission. Between December 2020 and January 2021, we conducted a follow-up online survey in Somalia to monitor adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures, and COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and rea...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Mohammed A. M., Colebunders, Robert, Gele, Abdi A., Farah, Abdiqani A., Osman, Shariff, Guled, Ibraahim Abdullahi, Abdullahi, Aweis Ahmed Moalim, Hussein, Ahmed Mohamud, Ali, Abdiaziz Mohamed, Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8224389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34064159
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060543
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author Ahmed, Mohammed A. M.
Colebunders, Robert
Gele, Abdi A.
Farah, Abdiqani A.
Osman, Shariff
Guled, Ibraahim Abdullahi
Abdullahi, Aweis Ahmed Moalim
Hussein, Ahmed Mohamud
Ali, Abdiaziz Mohamed
Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson
author_facet Ahmed, Mohammed A. M.
Colebunders, Robert
Gele, Abdi A.
Farah, Abdiqani A.
Osman, Shariff
Guled, Ibraahim Abdullahi
Abdullahi, Aweis Ahmed Moalim
Hussein, Ahmed Mohamud
Ali, Abdiaziz Mohamed
Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson
author_sort Ahmed, Mohammed A. M.
collection PubMed
description Most countries are currently gravitating towards vaccination as mainstay strategy to quell COVID-19 transmission. Between December 2020 and January 2021, we conducted a follow-up online survey in Somalia to monitor adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures, and COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and reasons for vaccine hesitancy. Adherence was measured via a composite adherence score based on four measures (physical distancing, face mask use, hand hygiene, and mouth covering when coughing/sneezing). We analyzed 4543 responses (mean age: 23.5 ± 6.4 years, 62.4% males). The mean adherence score during this survey was lower than the score during a similar survey in April 2020. A total of 76.8% of respondents were willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Flu-like symptoms were more frequently reported in the current survey compared to previous surveys. Multiple logistic regression showed that participants who experienced flu-like symptoms, those in the healthcare sector, and those with higher adherence scores had higher odds for vaccine acceptability while being a female reduced the willingness to be vaccinated. In conclusion, our data suggest that the decreasing adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures may have caused increased flu-like symptoms over time. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Somalia is relatively high but could be improved by addressing factors that contribute to vaccine hesitancy.
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spelling pubmed-82243892021-06-25 COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey Ahmed, Mohammed A. M. Colebunders, Robert Gele, Abdi A. Farah, Abdiqani A. Osman, Shariff Guled, Ibraahim Abdullahi Abdullahi, Aweis Ahmed Moalim Hussein, Ahmed Mohamud Ali, Abdiaziz Mohamed Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Vaccines (Basel) Article Most countries are currently gravitating towards vaccination as mainstay strategy to quell COVID-19 transmission. Between December 2020 and January 2021, we conducted a follow-up online survey in Somalia to monitor adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures, and COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and reasons for vaccine hesitancy. Adherence was measured via a composite adherence score based on four measures (physical distancing, face mask use, hand hygiene, and mouth covering when coughing/sneezing). We analyzed 4543 responses (mean age: 23.5 ± 6.4 years, 62.4% males). The mean adherence score during this survey was lower than the score during a similar survey in April 2020. A total of 76.8% of respondents were willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Flu-like symptoms were more frequently reported in the current survey compared to previous surveys. Multiple logistic regression showed that participants who experienced flu-like symptoms, those in the healthcare sector, and those with higher adherence scores had higher odds for vaccine acceptability while being a female reduced the willingness to be vaccinated. In conclusion, our data suggest that the decreasing adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures may have caused increased flu-like symptoms over time. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Somalia is relatively high but could be improved by addressing factors that contribute to vaccine hesitancy. MDPI 2021-05-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8224389/ /pubmed/34064159 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060543 Text en © 2021 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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Ahmed, Mohammed A. M.
Colebunders, Robert
Gele, Abdi A.
Farah, Abdiqani A.
Osman, Shariff
Guled, Ibraahim Abdullahi
Abdullahi, Aweis Ahmed Moalim
Hussein, Ahmed Mohamud
Ali, Abdiaziz Mohamed
Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey
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title_full COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey
title_fullStr COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey
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title_sort covid-19 vaccine acceptability and adherence to preventive measures in somalia: results of an online survey
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8224389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34064159
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060543
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