{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["37(6)"],"submitter":["Qasim R"],"funding":["Sabin Vaccine Institute"],"pubmed_abstract":["The COVID-19-related misinformation and vaccine hesitancy is a widespread global concern and a recognized public health problem in Pakistan. The current research sought to explore the beliefs and experiences with regard to COVID-19, including vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, in a slum of Karachi, Pakistan. This study used an interpretivist epistemological approach for data collection and employed in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) to explore the themes of interest. IDIs and FDGs were conducted in the local language (Pashtu) and Urdu, using semi-structured interview guides. A hybrid thematic analysis approach (use of both inductive and deductive coding) was used to analyze the data. We identified two key themes: the first related to vaccine hesitancy and refusal "],"journal":["Health promotion international"],"pagination":["daac140"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9620344"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Exploring the beliefs and experiences with regard to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance in a slum of Karachi, Pakistan."],"pmcid":["PMC9620344"],"pubmed_authors":["Bestman A","Yousafzai MT","Mistry SK","Qasim R","Shah H","Sultan A","Yaqoob M","Haroon R","Yadav UN"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Exploring the beliefs and experiences with regard to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance in a slum of Karachi, Pakistan.","description":"The COVID-19-related misinformation and vaccine hesitancy is a widespread global concern and a recognized public health problem in Pakistan. The current research sought to explore the beliefs and experiences with regard to COVID-19, including vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, in a slum of Karachi, Pakistan. This study used an interpretivist epistemological approach for data collection and employed in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) to explore the themes of interest. IDIs and FDGs were conducted in the local language (Pashtu) and Urdu, using semi-structured interview guides. A hybrid thematic analysis approach (use of both inductive and deductive coding) was used to analyze the data. We identified two key themes: the first related to vaccine hesitancy and refusal ","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Dec","modification":"2025-04-05T11:57:33.803Z","creation":"2025-04-05T11:57:33.803Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9620344","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36300701"],"doi":["10.1093/heapro/daac140"]}}