COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in N'Djamena, Chad: A cross-sectional study of patients, community members, and healthcare workers.

ABSTRACT: As of March 2022, the COVID-19 vaccination rate in Chad approximated 1%. There are no published reports of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy or beliefs in Chad. We aimed to study COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among community members, patients, and health care workers in urban Chad. We recruited a prospective convenience sample of adult patients, community members, and healthcare workers from N'Djamena, Chad between August-October 2021. Participants completed a 15-minute, 25-question survey instrument exploring demographic, social, and clinical variables related to COVID-19 and an adapted WHO SAGE Vaccine Hesitancy Survey. Primary outcomes were vaccine acceptance and vaccine hesitancy. Regression models were fit to assess associations between Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS) scores, rangi

SUBMITTER: Rice DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022375 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature