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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in South Asia: a multi-country study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

With COVID-19 vaccination underway, this study aimed to understand belief, attitude and intention of the people in the South Asia region towards the vaccine.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using semi-structured questionnaires among 18201 individuals in four South Asian countries; Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal between January 17 and February 2, 2021. We used the Health Belief Model (HBM) to identify the predictors related to vaccine acceptance. STATA (v16.1) was used for all analyses.

Results

The percentage of respondents willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was 65%, 66%, 72% and 74% for Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal, respectively. Perceived destructive impact of COVID-19, positive perception of vaccines and concern about possible side effects were significant in modifying respondents' intentions.. In multivariable logistic regression, age, sex, marital status, education, comorbidities, worry about getting infected, perceived COVID-19 impact, belief regarding vaccine efficacy, positive attitude towards mandatory measures, and vaccine availability were found to be associated with vaccine acceptance across countries.

Conclusion

Nearabout two-third of the respondants were willing to take COVID-19 vaccine in the four South Asia countries.

SUBMITTER: Hawlader MDH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8604279 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in South Asia: a multi-country study.

Hawlader Mohammad Delwer Hossain MDH Rahman Mohammad Lutfor ML Nazir Anum A Ara Tasnim T Haque Miah Md Akiful MMA Saha Shuvajit S Barsha Sabrina Yesmin SY Hossian Mosharop M Matin Kazi Farhana KF Siddiquea Saleka Raihana SR Rashid Md Utba MU Khan Md Abdullah Saeed MAS Hossain Mohammad Ali MA Rahman Mahfil Ara MA Giri Mahendra M Manna Ridwana Maher RM Arafat Md Yeasin MY Hasan S M Rezwanul SMR Maliha Ramisha R Kha Soumik S Khan Jeba Zaman JZ Hasan Mehedi M Rashid Rubaya R Khan Joyeeta J Khalid Omar O Islam A M Khairul AMK Nur Naima N Ataullah A H M AHM Umbreen Huma H Itrat Nizwa N Ahmad Uswa U Naeem Mehak M Kabir Ibrahim I Pandit Shailesh Kumar SK Giri Sujata S Nabi Mohammad Hayatun MH

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 20210928

<h4>Objectives</h4>With COVID-19 vaccination underway, this study aimed to understand belief, attitude and intention of the people in the South Asia region towards the vaccine.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional study using semi-structured questionnaires among 18201 individuals in four South Asian countries; Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal between January 17 and February 2, 2021. We used the Health Belief Model (HBM) to identify the predictors related to vaccine acceptance. STA ...[more]

PMID: 34597765

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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in South Asia: a multi-country study.

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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in South Asia: a multi-country study.

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