A social ecological approach to identify the barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination acceptance: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that has caused substantial impact on population health, healthcare, and social and economic systems around the world. Several vaccines have been developed to control the pandemic with varying effectiveness and safety profiles. One of the biggest obstacles to implementing successful vaccination programmes is vaccine hesitancy stemming from concerns about effectiveness and safety. This review aims to identify the factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance and to organize the factors using the social ecological framework.

Methods

We adopted the five-stage methodological framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley to guide this scoping review. Selection criteria was based on the PICo (

SUBMITTER: Lun P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9529136 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature