COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a scoping review

BBB Ackah, M Woo, L Stallwood, ZA Fazal… - Global Health Research …, 2022 - Springer
Background Vaccination against the novel coronavirus is one of the most effective strategies
for combating the global Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, vaccine …

Persisting vaccine hesitancy in Africa: the whys, global public health consequences and ways-out—COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rates as case-in-point

EO Njoga, OJ Awoyomi, OS Onwumere-Idolor… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is the seventh among the WHO's top 10 threats to global public
health, which has continued to perpetuate the transmission of vaccine preventable diseases …

Utilizing the theory of planned behavior to predict COVID-19 vaccination intention: A structural equational modeling approach

HN Bui, CD Duong, NX Vu, ST Ha, TT Le, TN Vu - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
It is essential to achieve herd immunity in order to control the COVID-19 pandemic, and this
requires a high level of vaccination rate. Despite the importance of vaccination, hesitancy …

The level and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Ghana

GA Okai, G Abekah-Nkrumah - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective As part of the efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Ghana
has received several shipments of approved vaccines, and administration has begun in the …

[HTML][HTML] Infodemic management using digital information and knowledge cocreation to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: case study from Ghana

AL Lohiniva, A Nurzhynska, A Hudi… - JMIR …, 2022 - infodemiology.jmir.org
Background: Infodemic management is an integral part of pandemic management. Ghana
Health Services (GHS) together with the UNICEF (United Nations International Children's …

Understanding COVID-19 vaccination behaviors and intentions in Ghana: A Behavioral Insights (BI) study

S Vepachedu, A Nurzenska, AL Lohiniva, A Hudi… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Vaccine uptake is influenced by a variety of factors. Behavioral Insights (BI) can
be used to address vaccine hesitancy to understand the factors that influence the decision to …

Perspectives on the COVID-19 vaccine uptake: a qualitative study of community members and health workers in Zambia

C Sialubanje, N Mukumbuta, M Ng'andu, EM Sumani… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Since introduction of the programme in April 2021, COVID-19 vaccine uptake has
been low at less than 20%. This study explored community members' and health workers' …

Health service factors affecting the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in a Ghanaian metropolis: a qualitative exploratory study

SAA Abraham, JO Amoah, DF Agyare, DK Sekimpi… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The study sought to explore the perspectives of vaccinators on the health system
factors that impacted the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Design The study employed an …

Public relations strategies employed by the Ghana Health Service to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: a qualitative inquiry

RNE McCarthy, ET Donkoh, DDG Arthur… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Strategies for developing and advancing good public relations can be
recognized in nearly all fields of life without making an exception for the healthcare industry …

Promoting COVID‐19 Vaccine Acceptance through Community Engagement: An Ethnographic Study in Ghana

M Aberese-Ako, W Ebelin, PT Doegah… - Advances in Public …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. To successfully manage COVID‐19 and to meet the target of vaccinating 22.9
million people in Ghana, the government has adopted community engagement as one of the …