Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Beliefs and Barriers Associated With Vaccination Among the General Population in India

Sharun, Khan; Rahman, C. K. Faslu; Haritha, Challa; Jose, Bosco; Tiwari, Ruchi; Dhama, Kuldeep

doi:10.18006/2020.8(spl-1-sars-cov-2).s210.s218

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“…Sharun et al reported that in a similar study, via a selfadminister questionnaire online, nearly 85% of the 351 subjects were planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine once it is available for use in the market. 4 Less than two thirds of their subjects, however, were ready to get the vaccine as soon as it was available, and the most important cause of vaccine hesitancy was the fear of side effects.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 vaccination acceptance in West India

Bhartiya

Kumar²,

Singh³

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected more than 200 countries causing loss of life and livelihood. The accelerated development of the COVID-19 vaccine is a vital development, and early data suggests that it is both, safe and efficacious. However, the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine depends on various socio-demographic characteristics. The aim of this study was to understand the knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine in India. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study done in an urban slum in Mumbai, India. The main outcome variable was the responses related to COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among the study participants.Results: A total of 1342 participants were included in the study. Almost two thirds (64.5%) of the young adults aged between 18 and 40 years were unaware about the COVID-19 vaccine availability, followed by 56.4% person aged between 40 and 60 years and 46.2% of the persons aged more than 60 years were unaware about the vaccine availability. Among the study participants, nearly 79% were willing to take COVID-19 vaccine when it is available for use and only 2% did not want the vaccination. More than 2/3rd of the people who responded that they are willing to accept the COVID vaccine belong to the no income group.Conclusions: The most important factor for vaccine hesitancy is the occurrence of mild or serious adverse effects following immunization. Vaccine acceptability may be increased once additional information about vaccine safety and efficacy is available in the public domain, preferably from a trusted, centralized source of information.

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“…5 Most cross-sectional surveys across the globe have revealed similar responses amongst the study subjects. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] More than two-thirds of the study participants in the USA were willing to get COVID-19 vaccine. 6 On the other hand, in China, the COVID-19 vaccine acceptability rate was found to be more than 90%.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 vaccination acceptance in West India

Bhartiya

Kumar²,

Singh³

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…In some studies, executed before the COVID-19 vaccination program (when the spread was intensive with alarming number of cases, registered per day) had started in India, varied acceptance levels of 86.3 % (Sharun et al 2020), 77.3 % (Gautam et al 2020, 74.5 % (Lazarus et al 2021) and 74 % (Kazi Abdul and Khandaker Mursheda, 2020) were recorded. Similarly, a high acceptance was observed in others countries like US (80 %) (Thunstrom et al 2020), and China (72.5 %) (Fu et al 2020) prior to vaccination.…”

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“…Therefore, the objective of this pan-India online survey was to assess our citizens' awareness and acceptance of the current COVID-19 vaccination program. Although a couple of previous surveys were directed towards assessing the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine prior to the launch and use of the vaccine (Sharun et al 2020;Gautam et al 2020;Kazi Abdul and Khandaker Mursheda, 2020) among the mass, our study was conducted during the 1st phase of the vaccination program in India. The results, presented in this work are based on the response, collected from a sample of 358 online voluntary participants from different states and union territories of India.…”

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Public awareness and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey, conducted in the first phase of vaccination drive in India

Suresh

Konwarh²,

Singh³

et al. 2021

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The context-specific, complex issue of ‘vaccine hesitancy’ is explicated in terms of delay or refusal of vaccination despite the availability of vaccine services. Although eleven million beneficiaries were administered the COVID-19 vaccine in India from 16th January 2021 till 20th February 2021, however, proportionately a low turnout has been registered in various parts of the country, possibly attributable to hesitance/apprehension towards the current vaccination. In this backdrop, we report the response (collected between Feb 1, 2021 and Feb 15, 2021) of 358 voluntary respondents who participated in an online questionnaire-based pan-India survey, executed to assess their knowledge and acceptance towards the current COVID-19 vaccination program in its first phase. The survey questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics of the respondents and queries pertaining to knowledge (7 items) and acceptance (3 items). The overall correct rate and the average knowledge score of the participants were 78 % and 5.46 ± 1.4/7 respectively. The acceptance score was 3.50 ± 1.6/5 while 70 % of participants agreed against the 20 % of respondents who neither agreed nor disagreed to take the vaccine. Around 66 % believed that the vaccines, currently being administered in India are safe. Fear about possible side effects (44 %) and inadequacy of comprehensive clinical trial data (29 %), seemed to be the major players in fortifying the vaccine hesitancy among the respondents, exhibiting negative acceptance. Although maximum respondents demonstrated a good level of knowledge (82%) and acceptance (88%), significant differences were observed among some demographic variables. In general, a positive correlation was observed between knowledge and acceptance against a negative correlation, observed in specific provinces. Despite the good acceptance and knowledge, a considerable fraction of the participants (30%) expressed hesitancy. Counselling, mobilization, and feedback from vaccinated individuals about safety should be encouraged. However, due to the limited sample size, we must be cautious when generalizing these findings. Nevertheless, the major elucidations of this study may be utilized in planning vaccination campaigns in further phases.

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“…The study shows that the majority (86.3%) of the participants were ready to get the vaccination in India. 6 A global survey conducted to identify the potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine also reveals that the majority of the participants were ready to take the vaccine. 6 However, the study also showed that the accelerated pace of development of vaccines heightened the anxiety in public and may affect the acceptance.…”

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COVID-19 Vaccination drive: Impact on the acceptance of vaccine among the general population of India

Bhargava¹,

Jain²,

Bhargava³

et al. 2021

JMRA

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The acceptance of any vaccine relies on the belief and perception towards it. After a wait of almost 10 months, the COVID-19 vaccine is ready with the first phase in progress in India. The aim of this study is to assess the impact on the acceptance intentions of COVID-19 vaccine among the general population of India after the vaccine is inoculated to health care workers in the first phase. An empirical study was conducted by analyzing the data collected by a self-administered questionnaire. The various variables that were addressed were the socio-demographic variables, past behavior of participants towards such seasonal influenza vaccine, awareness about the vaccine and adoption intention post vaccination drive. Logistic regression was used to identify the association between various variables and the predicting variables for the vaccine acceptance. Majority of them were ready for the COVID-19 vaccine. However, there was a decline in the acceptance rate post vaccination drive. Age, Gender and Region were found as the major factors affecting this decision. To analyse, 1. The shift in confidence level in COVID-19 vaccine; 2. The role of Social Influence (SI) towards COVID-19 vaccine; 3. The role of past behavior towards seasonal influenza vaccines (Swine Flu, Ebola or similar) in acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine; 4. The association bet ween awareness of the COVID-19 vaccine and rate of adoption.: The study was conducted by analyzing the data collected by a self-administered questionnaire that was shared online across India in January 2021 – February 2021. The variables that were addressed through the questionnaire were the socio-demographic variables, past behavior of participants towards such seasonal influenza vaccine, awareness about the vaccine and adoption intention post vaccination drive. Associations between various variables were observed during analysis. Logistic regression was also used to identify the predicting variables for the vaccine acceptance. Statistical analysis used: Odds Ratio, p-value, logistic regression Out of 456 respondents, 59.21% were ready to uptake the COVID-19 vaccination, whereas 16.67% respondents declined to take the vaccine. There were 24.12% respondents who were not sure about the acceptance of the vaccine. Younger age groups specifically male from Northern India were more likely to accept the vaccine. The major findings of the study shows that after the start of implementation of COVID-19 vaccination drive, there is a drop in the number of people who are ready to take the vaccine as compared to the number before the arrival of the vaccine. This may lead to the conclusion that the faith of general people of India has declined in the COVID-19 vaccine post vaccination drive.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Beliefs and Barriers Associated With Vaccination Among the General Population in India

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 vaccination acceptance in West India

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 vaccination acceptance in West India

Public awareness and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey, conducted in the first phase of vaccination drive in India

COVID-19 Vaccination drive: Impact on the acceptance of vaccine among the general population of India

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