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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

PURPOSE: Vaccination toward coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been recommended and adopted as one of the measures of reducing the spread of this novel disease worldwide. Despite this, vaccine uptake among the Ugandan population has been low with reasons surrounding this being unknown. This study ai...

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Autores principales: Kabagenyi, Allen, Wasswa, Ronald, Nannyonga, Betty K, Nyachwo, Evelyne B, Kagirita, Atek, Nabirye, Juliet, Atuhaire, Leonard, Waiswa, Peter
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9432568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36061966
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S372386
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author Kabagenyi, Allen
Wasswa, Ronald
Nannyonga, Betty K
Nyachwo, Evelyne B
Kagirita, Atek
Nabirye, Juliet
Atuhaire, Leonard
Waiswa, Peter
author_facet Kabagenyi, Allen
Wasswa, Ronald
Nannyonga, Betty K
Nyachwo, Evelyne B
Kagirita, Atek
Nabirye, Juliet
Atuhaire, Leonard
Waiswa, Peter
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description PURPOSE: Vaccination toward coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been recommended and adopted as one of the measures of reducing the spread of this novel disease worldwide. Despite this, vaccine uptake among the Ugandan population has been low with reasons surrounding this being unknown. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Uganda. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 1042 adults in the districts of Mukono, Kiboga, Kumi, Soroti, Gulu, Amuru, Mbarara and Sheema from June to November 2021. Data were analyzed using STATA v.15. Barriers to vaccination were analyzed descriptively, while a binary logistic regression model was used to establish the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. RESULTS: Overall, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was 58.6% (611). Respondents from urban areas and those in the eastern or northern region had increased odds of vaccine hesitancy. Further, higher education level and having knowledge on how COVID-19 is transmitted significantly reduced the odds of vaccine hesitancy. The study also noted individual perception such as COVID-19 kills only people with underlying medical conditions, as well as limited awareness on vaccine types or vaccination areas as the main reasons to vaccine hesitancy. Relatedly, other misconceptions like the ability of the vaccine to cause infertility, or spreading the virus into the body, and acknowledgment of alcohol as a possible cure were other reasons for vaccine hesitancy. CONCLUSION: The proportion of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is still high among the population with this varying across regions. This is driven by low education level and limited awareness on the vaccination as well as perceived myths and misconceptions. The study recommends mass sensitization of the population on the benefits of vaccination using various channels as well as rolling out community-based outreach vaccination campaigns across the country.
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spelling pubmed-94325682022-09-01 Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey Kabagenyi, Allen Wasswa, Ronald Nannyonga, Betty K Nyachwo, Evelyne B Kagirita, Atek Nabirye, Juliet Atuhaire, Leonard Waiswa, Peter Int J Gen Med Original Research PURPOSE: Vaccination toward coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been recommended and adopted as one of the measures of reducing the spread of this novel disease worldwide. Despite this, vaccine uptake among the Ugandan population has been low with reasons surrounding this being unknown. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Uganda. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 1042 adults in the districts of Mukono, Kiboga, Kumi, Soroti, Gulu, Amuru, Mbarara and Sheema from June to November 2021. Data were analyzed using STATA v.15. Barriers to vaccination were analyzed descriptively, while a binary logistic regression model was used to establish the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. RESULTS: Overall, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was 58.6% (611). Respondents from urban areas and those in the eastern or northern region had increased odds of vaccine hesitancy. Further, higher education level and having knowledge on how COVID-19 is transmitted significantly reduced the odds of vaccine hesitancy. The study also noted individual perception such as COVID-19 kills only people with underlying medical conditions, as well as limited awareness on vaccine types or vaccination areas as the main reasons to vaccine hesitancy. Relatedly, other misconceptions like the ability of the vaccine to cause infertility, or spreading the virus into the body, and acknowledgment of alcohol as a possible cure were other reasons for vaccine hesitancy. CONCLUSION: The proportion of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is still high among the population with this varying across regions. This is driven by low education level and limited awareness on the vaccination as well as perceived myths and misconceptions. The study recommends mass sensitization of the population on the benefits of vaccination using various channels as well as rolling out community-based outreach vaccination campaigns across the country. Dove 2022-08-27 /pmc/articles/PMC9432568/ /pubmed/36061966 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S372386 Text en © 2022 Kabagenyi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Kabagenyi, Allen
Wasswa, Ronald
Nannyonga, Betty K
Nyachwo, Evelyne B
Kagirita, Atek
Nabirye, Juliet
Atuhaire, Leonard
Waiswa, Peter
Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
title Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
title_full Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
title_fullStr Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
title_full_unstemmed Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
title_short Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
title_sort factors associated with covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in uganda: a population-based cross-sectional survey
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9432568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36061966
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S372386
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