Willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccination among people living with HIV in a high HIV prevalence community.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People living with HIV (PLWH) may have a poorer prognosis with COVID-19 infection and are an important population for COVID-19 vaccination. We assessed the willingness and reasons for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance or hesitancy among PLWH in South Africa.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study consisting of telephone interviews with a randomly selected subset of participants enrolled in a prospective observational cohort study evaluating a decentralized antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery program in South Africa. Questions assessed willingness to accept a future COVID-19 vaccine, concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccination, and overall vaccine confidence. Interviews were conducted between September 2020 and January 2021. We evaluated participant demographics, sou

SUBMITTER: Govere-Hwenje S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9214683 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature