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

ABSTRACT:

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 take or refuse a vaccine.

Methodology

This two-part study consisted of a survey designed to identify the influence of various drivers of people's COVID-19 vaccination status and their intention to take the vaccine in Ghana, as well as an experiment to test which of several behaviorally informed message frames had the greatest effect on vaccine acceptance. Data was collected from a total of 1494 participants; 1089 respondents (73%) reported already being vaccinated and 405 respondents (27%) reported not being vaccinated yet. The mobile phone-based surveys were conducted between December 20

SUBMITTER: Vepachedu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10857727 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature