Addressing sociodemographic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake among youth in Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance research has mostly originated from high-income countries and reasons why youth may not get vaccinated may differ in low-income settings. Understanding vaccination coverage across different population groups and the sociocultural influences in healthcare delivery is important to inform targeted vaccination campaigns.

Methods

A population-based survey was conducted in 24 communities across three provinces (Harare, Bulawayo and Mashonaland East) in Zimbabwe between October 2021 and June 2022. Youth aged 18-24 years were randomly selected using multistage sampling. Sociodemographic characteristics, COVID-19 vaccination uptake and reasons for non-uptake were collected, and odds of vaccination was investigated using logistic regression.

SUBMITTER: Larsson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335587 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature