COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Nigerians living with non-communicable diseases: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The discovery and subsequent manufacture of various types of COVID-19 vaccines were considered a breakthrough in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines warranted vulnerable populations such as people living with chronic non-communicable diseases and the elderly to be prioritised for vaccination. Nevertheless, the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines among these populations was suboptimal. In this study, we aimed to describe the drivers of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among people living with chronic non-communicable diseases in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Method

We applied qualitative methods to explore the feelings and thoughts of people living with chronic non-communicable diseases towards COVID-19 vaccines, at a tertiary hospita

SUBMITTER: Ojewale LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9895914 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature