Trust and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Dominican Republic: a national cross-sectional household survey, June-October 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigates the role of trust in shaping COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in the Dominican Republic (DR) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Cross-sectional household survey.

Setting

Randomly selected households across 134 clusters in the DR, from 30 June 2021 to 12 October 2021.

Participants

5999 participants ≥16 years of age were enrolled.

Outcome measures

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (CVH) data were collected from participants ≥16 years of age and analysed as both an ordinal and binary variable.

Results

Overall, CVH was low (5.2% (95% CI 4.6% to 5.8%)), but more common among younger individuals, women and individuals of Mestizo ethnicity. Higher trust in local government, national government, scientists and local doctors (consid

SUBMITTER: Garnier S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328667 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature