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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in the second wave of the pandemic among university students in Ethiopia: application of the health belief model.

Befkad Derese TilahunTiruneh AdaneMolla FentanewTilahun Dessie AleneGebremeskel Kibret AbebeHabtamu Setegn Ngusie
Published in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2023)
Approximately, three-quarters of the participants were above the mean score of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, which is higher compared to previous reports in resource-limited settings. Interventions in this study setting chould include placing emphasis on the risks of acquiring COVID-19, enhancing perceived benefits of COVID-19 vaccination and improving cues to action by advocating COVID-19 vaccination. Our findings also implied that social media health campaigns are significant factor in COVID-19 vaccination behavioral change in this study setting.
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