Variations in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy over time: a serial cross-sectional study in five West African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to identify the factors influencing vaccine hesitancy, willingness and its variation over time in order to inform more responsive strategies for increasing vaccination uptake. The specific objectives are: (1) to describe and compare levels of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the general population in rural and urban settings in West Africa over time and (2) to identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination willingness and hesitancy among the general population across five West African countries over time.

Design

Following a baseline survey (Wave I), three serial cross-sectional surveys (Waves II-IV) were implemented.

Setting

The study was conducted in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone from November 2021 to July 2022

SUBMITTER: Di Meglio F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11552020 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature