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Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of Ghana: A qualitative study

Although COVID-19 vaccines are available, evidence suggests that several factors hinder or facilitate their use. Several studies have found gender differences in COVID-19 vaccine uptake, with women less likely to vaccinate than men in many countries, including Ghana. These studies, however, have pri...

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Autores principales: Afrifa-Anane, Grace Frempong, Larbi, Reuben Tete, Addo, Bright, Agyekum, Martin Wiredu, Kyei-Arthur, Frank, Appiah, Margaret, Agyemang, Clara Opoku, Sakada, Ignatius Great
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9385066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35976969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272876
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author Afrifa-Anane, Grace Frempong
Larbi, Reuben Tete
Addo, Bright
Agyekum, Martin Wiredu
Kyei-Arthur, Frank
Appiah, Margaret
Agyemang, Clara Opoku
Sakada, Ignatius Great
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Larbi, Reuben Tete
Addo, Bright
Agyekum, Martin Wiredu
Kyei-Arthur, Frank
Appiah, Margaret
Agyemang, Clara Opoku
Sakada, Ignatius Great
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description Although COVID-19 vaccines are available, evidence suggests that several factors hinder or facilitate their use. Several studies have found gender differences in COVID-19 vaccine uptake, with women less likely to vaccinate than men in many countries, including Ghana. These studies, however, have primarily been quantitative. This study used a qualitative approach to examine the facilitators and barriers to vaccine uptake among women in Ghana. Using a cross-sectional descriptive qualitative research design, 30 women in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions of Ghana were conveniently sampled and interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Fifteen (15) interviews were conducted in each region. The data were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically using QSR NVivo version 10 software. Among the key factors that facilitate COVID-19 vaccination are the desire to protect oneself and family against COVID-19, education about COVID-19 vaccines, seeing others receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and vaccine being cost-free. On the other hand, long queues at the vaccination centres, fear of side effects, misconceptions about the vaccines, and shortage of vaccines were the main barriers against COVID-19 vaccination. The study results show that individual, institutional, and vaccine-related factors facilitate or hinder COVID-19 vaccination among women. Addressing these factors need continuous comprehensive health education, and ensuring vaccine availability at vaccination sites will improve women’s uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines.
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spelling pubmed-93850662022-08-18 Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of Ghana: A qualitative study Afrifa-Anane, Grace Frempong Larbi, Reuben Tete Addo, Bright Agyekum, Martin Wiredu Kyei-Arthur, Frank Appiah, Margaret Agyemang, Clara Opoku Sakada, Ignatius Great PLoS One Research Article Although COVID-19 vaccines are available, evidence suggests that several factors hinder or facilitate their use. Several studies have found gender differences in COVID-19 vaccine uptake, with women less likely to vaccinate than men in many countries, including Ghana. These studies, however, have primarily been quantitative. This study used a qualitative approach to examine the facilitators and barriers to vaccine uptake among women in Ghana. Using a cross-sectional descriptive qualitative research design, 30 women in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions of Ghana were conveniently sampled and interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Fifteen (15) interviews were conducted in each region. The data were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically using QSR NVivo version 10 software. Among the key factors that facilitate COVID-19 vaccination are the desire to protect oneself and family against COVID-19, education about COVID-19 vaccines, seeing others receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and vaccine being cost-free. On the other hand, long queues at the vaccination centres, fear of side effects, misconceptions about the vaccines, and shortage of vaccines were the main barriers against COVID-19 vaccination. The study results show that individual, institutional, and vaccine-related factors facilitate or hinder COVID-19 vaccination among women. Addressing these factors need continuous comprehensive health education, and ensuring vaccine availability at vaccination sites will improve women’s uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines. Public Library of Science 2022-08-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9385066/ /pubmed/35976969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272876 Text en © 2022 Afrifa-Anane et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Afrifa-Anane, Grace Frempong
Larbi, Reuben Tete
Addo, Bright
Agyekum, Martin Wiredu
Kyei-Arthur, Frank
Appiah, Margaret
Agyemang, Clara Opoku
Sakada, Ignatius Great
Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of Ghana: A qualitative study
title Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of Ghana: A qualitative study
title_full Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of Ghana: A qualitative study
title_fullStr Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of Ghana: A qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of Ghana: A qualitative study
title_short Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of Ghana: A qualitative study
title_sort facilitators and barriers to covid-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of ghana: a qualitative study
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9385066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35976969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272876
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