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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Trust in Government in Nigeria
Introduction: COVID-19 has been impacting our lives globally, including in Nigeria. While the COVID-19 vaccine is available free of charge, vaccination coverage remains low. This study evaluates the relationship between trust in government and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Methods: We used an Afrobaro...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9317906/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35891171 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071008 |
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description | Introduction: COVID-19 has been impacting our lives globally, including in Nigeria. While the COVID-19 vaccine is available free of charge, vaccination coverage remains low. This study evaluates the relationship between trust in government and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Methods: We used an Afrobarometer survey for data on trust in government and the COVID-19 National Longitudinal Phone Survey (NLPS) for data on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, merged by strata (states and urban/rural). The simple correlation was evaluated using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression. Results: Distrust in government was strongly associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy as well as with perceptions that the vaccine was not safe, and concerns about side effects were given as reasons for vaccine refusal. Discussion/Conclusion: Distrust of government is an important predictor of vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria. This result is consistent with findings in the literature, especially in developed countries. Vaccine refusers, who distrust the government, refuse vaccines because they think that vaccines do them harm. Policy makers should be cautious when it comes to strategizing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, especially in places where trust in government is weak. |
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spelling | pubmed-93179062022-07-27 COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Trust in Government in Nigeria Sato, Ryoko Vaccines (Basel) Article Introduction: COVID-19 has been impacting our lives globally, including in Nigeria. While the COVID-19 vaccine is available free of charge, vaccination coverage remains low. This study evaluates the relationship between trust in government and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Methods: We used an Afrobarometer survey for data on trust in government and the COVID-19 National Longitudinal Phone Survey (NLPS) for data on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, merged by strata (states and urban/rural). The simple correlation was evaluated using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression. Results: Distrust in government was strongly associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy as well as with perceptions that the vaccine was not safe, and concerns about side effects were given as reasons for vaccine refusal. Discussion/Conclusion: Distrust of government is an important predictor of vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria. This result is consistent with findings in the literature, especially in developed countries. Vaccine refusers, who distrust the government, refuse vaccines because they think that vaccines do them harm. Policy makers should be cautious when it comes to strategizing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, especially in places where trust in government is weak. MDPI 2022-06-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9317906/ /pubmed/35891171 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071008 Text en © 2022 by the author. 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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title | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Trust in Government in Nigeria |
title_full | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Trust in Government in Nigeria |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Trust in Government in Nigeria |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Trust in Government in Nigeria |
title_short | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Trust in Government in Nigeria |
title_sort | covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and trust in government in nigeria |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9317906/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35891171 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071008 |
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