Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and its determinants: evidence from a large sample study in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Our study aimed to understand the acceptance level of the COVID-19 vaccine and its determinants among the adult Bangladeshi population.

Methodology

This cross-sectional study was conducted in all eight divisions of Bangladesh. Data from 7,357 adult respondents were collected between January 17 and February 2, 2021, using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire. Statistical software STATA (Version 16.1) was used for all analyses.

Results

The majority of study participants were from the Dhaka division (34.24%). The most common age group was ≤30 years (46.18%). Almost two-thirds of respondents were male (65.50%) and married (67.76%). A large portion (79.85%) of people who had positive vaccine intentions believed that vaccination should be made mandatory for

SUBMITTER: Akiful Haque MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8223020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature