The evolution of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from panel survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 vaccination efforts are lagging in Sub-Saharan Africa, as just over 20 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is considered important as a prerequisite for widespread vaccine take-up. Here, we study the dynamics of vaccine acceptance, its correlates, and reasons for hesitancy over time, drawing on two years of panel survey data.

Methods

In this observational study, we use multiple rounds of data from national High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFPS) in five countries in East and West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda), covering a period between 2020 and 2022. The surveys are cross-country comparable and draw their samples from nationally representative sampling frames. Based on this data source

SUBMITTER: Wollburg P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10324117 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature