Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: Vaccine-preventable-diseases are major contributors to disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is dearth of knowledge on the drivers of childhood vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria and its impact on coverage. Although understudied, pregnant women are a particularly important vulnerable group and very relevant for childhood vaccination decisions. This study's aims are to adapt Confidence, Complacency, Constraints, Calculation, and Collective Responsibility, also known as the 5C psychological antecedence scale for the Nigerian context and to measure predictors of intention to vaccinate among pregnant women (prenatal) and subsequent vaccination behavior (postnatal). It is a longitudinal study that used multi-stage sampling procedure. One healthcare facility was selected from each district in fi

SUBMITTER: Adeyanju GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9385635 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature