Psychological antecedents of vaccine inequity: keys to improve the rates of vaccination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) stresses the importance of worldwide vaccine coverage of coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) vaccination. This study fills a critical gap in the literature by providing empirical evidence on the factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and inequity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This study investigated the determinants of psychological antecedents and other factors behind COVID-19 vaccination and their role in vaccine coverage in MENA.

Methods

An anonymous online cross-sectional survey was conducted in 11 MENA countries (Egypt, Sudan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Libya, Afghanistan, and Pakistan). The minimum required sample size from each country was 307, which was increased to 330 to acc

SUBMITTER: Hussein MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615162 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature