COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among adult clients at public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia using the health belief model: multicentre cross-sectional study.
Tamirat GetachewAbraham Negash DechasaMeron DegefaMagarsa Lami DabaloBikila BalisAdera DebelaKabtamu GemechuKasiye Shiferaw GemechuKabtamu NigussieHabtamu BekeleAmanuel OljiraAddisu EyeberuYadeta DessieAddisu AlemuAddisu SertsuPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among the adult population was low compared to other study. Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance were age, college and above level of education, having a chronic disease, having health insurance, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefit and perceived barrier.Improving awareness about COVID-19 among all sections of the population is crucial to improving vaccine acceptability.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- mental health
- social support
- health insurance
- healthcare
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- affordable care act
- south africa
- health information
- cross sectional
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- health promotion