COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in South Asia: a multi-country study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

With COVID-19 vaccination underway, this study aimed to understand belief, attitude and intention of the people in the South Asia region towards the vaccine.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using semi-structured questionnaires among 18201 individuals in four South Asian countries; Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal between January 17 and February 2, 2021. We used the Health Belief Model (HBM) to identify the predictors related to vaccine acceptance. STATA (v16.1) was used for all analyses.

Results

The percentage of respondents willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was 65%, 66%, 72% and 74% for Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal, respectively. Perceived destructive impact of COVID-19, positive perception of vaccines and concern about

SUBMITTER: Hawlader MDH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8604279 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature