| Title: |
Trajectory of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy post-vaccination and public’s intention to take booster vaccines: A cross-sectional analysis |
| Authors: |
Muhammad Salman; Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi; Yusra Habib Khan; Zia Ul Mustafa; Muhammad Tanveer Khan; Faiz Ullah Khan; Muhammad Hammad Butt; Naureen Shehzadi; Muhammad Junaid Farrukh; Maria Waheed; Fatima Azmat; Areej Saeed; Syeda Ayesha Mazhar; Asim Ali; Aisha Ashfaq; Khalid Hussain |
| Source: |
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 19, Iss 2 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Immunologic diseases. Allergy; LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| Subject Terms: |
covid-19; vaccine hesitancy; pakistan; booster doses; pandemic; vaccine acceptance; Immunologic diseases. Allergy; RC581-607; Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RM1-950 |
| Description: |
Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is not a new phenomenon in Pakistan and is regarded as one of the primary causes of unsatisfactory vaccination campaigns. This study determined post-vaccination COVID−19 VH, factors influencing COVID−19 vaccine uptake, and public’s intent to receive booster vaccinations. A cross-sectional study was conducted among adult population of Lahore, Pakistan. Participants were recruited via convenience sampling between March and May 2022. SPSS version 22 was used for the data analysis. A total of 650 participants were included in the study (age = 28.1 ± 9.7 years; male-to-female ratio nearly 1: 1). The majority of participants received Sinopharm followed by Sinovac vaccine. The top three reasons of vaccine uptake were “only vaccinated individuals are allowed at the workplace, and educational institutes” (Relative importance index (RII) = 0.749), “only vaccinated people are allowed to go to markets, malls and other public places” (RII = 0.746), and “protect myself from the infection” (RII = 0.742). The mean COVID−19 VH score was 24.5 ± 6.2 (95% CI 23.9–24.9), with not being pro-vaccines and poor economic status were the significant predictors of COVID−19 vaccine hesitancy among immunized individuals (p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2164-5515; 2164-554X |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2164-5515; https://doaj.org/toc/2164-554X |
| DOI: |
10.1080/21645515.2023.2225990 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/afbd2a4eea43414b80d4aae7a86e7ecd |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.fbd2a4eea43414b80d4aae7a86e7ecd |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |