Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Hesitancy Among People With HIV in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-sectional Study.

Peterlyn E CummingsSulaiman LakohSahr A YendewaSamuel P E MassaquoiPeter B JamesFoday SahrGibrilla F DeenPelema GevaoGeorge A Yendewa

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

We observed a low COVID-19 vaccine uptake and high hesitancy among PWH in Sierra Leone. Our findings underscore the need to address vaccine hesitancy as a critical element of efforts to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake among this population in Sierra Leone.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
risk factors
quality improvement
south africa