A global map of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates per country: an updated concise narrative review

M Sallam, M Al-Sanafi, M Sallam - Journal of multidisciplinary …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The delay or refusal of vaccination, which defines vaccine hesitancy, is a major challenge to
successful control of COVID-19 epidemic. The huge number of publications addressing …

What contributes to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy? A systematic review of the psychological factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

J Romate, E Rajkumar, A Gopi, J Abraham, J Rages… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vaccine hesitancy plays a crucial role in worldwide pandemic-control efforts. The
multifaceted nature of vaccine hesitancy entails many psychological factors that are widely …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic across Africa: current status of vaccinations and implications for the future

OO Ogunleye, B Godman, JO Fadare, S Mudenda… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The introduction of effective vaccines in December 2020 marked a significant step forward in
the global response to COVID-19. Given concerns with access, acceptability, and hesitancy …

Commentary on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in sub-Saharan Africa

S Kabakama, ET Konje, JN Dinga… - Tropical medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rates of vaccination against COVID-19 remain lower in sub-Saharan Africa than in other low
and middle-income regions. This is, in part, attributed to vaccine hesitancy, mainly due to …

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine intentions in eastern Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study

L McAbee, O Tapera, M Kanyangarara - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vaccines are one of the most effective public health strategies to protect against infectious
diseases, yet vaccine hesitancy has emerged as a global health threat. Understanding …

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 …

The landscape of COVID-19 vaccination in Zimbabwe: a narrative review and analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the programme

G Murewanhema, G Musuka, K Denhere, I Chingombe… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges for the population.
The advent of national COVID-19 vaccination programmes was therefore welcome as a key …

Correlates of uptake of COVID-19 vaccines and motivation to vaccinate among Malawian adults

HS Whitehead, J Songo, K Phiri… - Human vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT COVID-19 vaccine coverage in most countries in Africa remains low.
Determinants of uptake need to be better understood to improve vaccination campaigns …

Mediation analysis of conspiratorial thinking and anti-expert sentiments on vaccine willingness.

AM Blackburn, H Han, RA Gelpí, S Stöckli… - Health …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Vaccines are an effective means to reduce the spread of diseases, but they are
sometimes met with hesitancy that needs to be understood. Method: In this study, we …

COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among adolescents and youths: Findings and implications for future vaccination programmes

S Mudenda, JC Meyer, JO Fadare… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Adolescents and youths are a key part of the population that needs to be protected against
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is because they are more likely to spread …