World's largest vaccination drive in India: Challenges and recommendations

Vaghela, Gladson; Narain, Kapil; Isa, Mashkur Abdulhamid; Kanisetti, Vaishnavi; Ahmadi, Attaullah; Lucero‐Prisno, Don Eliseo

doi:10.1002/hsr2.355

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“…Coronavirus vaccines are life‐saving therapeutics that prevent or minimize COVID infections and aid in reducing global transmission. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 Vaccines provide immunity and prevent or reduce the level of morbidity and mortality in vaccine recipients. Moreover, infections in unvaccinated individuals are minimized once herd immunity is reached.…”

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Determinants of vaccine acceptance, knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices against COVID‐19 among governmental healthcare workers in Addis Ababa and Adama, Ethiopia: A cross‐sectional study

Girmay

Weldegebriel

Serte

et al. 2023

Health Science Reports

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Background and Aims COVID‐19 vaccines are vital tools for infection prevention and control of the pandemic. However, coronavirus immunization requires acceptance among healthcare workforces and by the community. In Ethiopia, studies focused on determinants of vaccine acceptance, knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices (KAP) contrary to the novel coronavirus among healthcare staff are limited. Hence, closing this gap requires research. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted on 844 governmental healthcare workers. A stratified, simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Binary and multivariable logistic regression statistical models were used to analyze the data. Results This study indicated that only 57.9% of the participants had good COVID‐19 vaccine acceptance, meaning they took at least a dose of the vaccine themselves. We found that 65%, 60.9%, and 51.3% of the participants had good knowledge, prevention practices, and attitude against the pandemic. The novel coronavirus vaccine acceptance rate was 2.19 times more likely among females (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.19 with 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.54–3.10) than among male participants. Further, respondents who did not report having any chronic diseases were 9.40 times higher to accept COVID‐19 vaccines (AOR = 9.40 with 95% CI: 4.77, 18.53) than those who reported having a chronic condition. However, healthcare workers who had a habit of chewing khat at least once per week were 4% less likely to take the vaccine (AOR = 0.04 with 95% CI: 0.01, 0.32) than those who had no habit of chewing khat. Conclusion Many core factors influencing COVID‐19 vaccine acceptance were identified. A significant number of participants had poor vaccine acceptance, KAP against COVID‐19. Therefore, the government should adopt urgent and effective public health measures, including public campaigns to enhance public trust in COVID‐19 vaccines. In addition, continuous, timely, and practical training should be provided to healthcare workers.

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Determinants of vaccine acceptance, knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices against COVID‐19 among governmental healthcare workers in Addis Ababa and Adama, Ethiopia: A cross‐sectional study

Girmay

Weldegebriel

Serte

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“…Globally, studies suggest there is COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the general population, logistic issues, and a lack of availability of vaccines. [ 10 11 12 ] There is a paucity of knowledge regarding challenges faced by COVID-19 vaccinators, especially in resource constraint settings. [ 12 ] Hence, the present study was conducted to explore the perceived challenges of vaccinators regarding COVID-19 vaccination in district Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India.…”

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“…[ 10 11 12 ] There is a paucity of knowledge regarding challenges faced by COVID-19 vaccinators, especially in resource constraint settings. [ 12 ] Hence, the present study was conducted to explore the perceived challenges of vaccinators regarding COVID-19 vaccination in district Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India. The understanding of the perceived challenges of vaccinators may lead to operationally feasible solutions.…”

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Are we expecting too much for too long from the vaccinators? A qualitative study on perceived challenges of COVID-19 vaccinators of district Shahdol, India

Singh

Kabirpanthi

Sonare³

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: There is a paucity of knowledge regarding challenges faced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinators in resource constraint settings like district Shahdol, Central India. Hence, the present study was planned to explore the perceived challenges of vaccinators regarding COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: In October 2021, district health authorities conducted a one-day workshop with the auxiliary nurse midwives, staff nurses, and lady health visitors who work as vaccinators. It had three distinct but mutually connected phases. In the first phase, a free listing exercise was performed to list out their perceived challenges that are prominent and representative of their cultural domain. In the second phase, the pile-sorting exercise with the challenges mentioned in the above step was performed to produce similar data in the form of a matrix, based on a perceived similarity between them by multi-dimensional scaling analysis. In the final phase, the transcripts generated during the discussion on the free listing and pile sorting exercises was used for the thematic analysis to find plausible explanations for the findings. Result: A total of 15 vaccinators took part in the workshop. In the free listing exercise, a total of 14 items were identified as perceived challenges for COVID-19 vaccinators. The three items with the highest Smith’s S value were overtime duty, no holidays, and lack of monetary incentive. The analysis of pile-sorting suggested that participants clustered their 14 perceived challenges into five groups; 1) beneficiaries related, 2) vaccination schedule related, 3) lack of facilities at vaccination site, 4) lack of monetary incentive, and 5) issues related to digital data handling. Thematic analysis suggested that their main challenges were overtime duty, no monetary incentive, and lack of toilet, food, and transport facility at the session site. Conclusion: Vaccinators perceive overtime duty and lack of holidays as their top two challenges and expect monetary incentives for this. The study recommends better basic amenities like toilet facility, sustained and effective community engagement, a monetary incentive, and a better ecosystem for digital data handling for the vaccinators.

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“…Dear Editor, On 16 January 2021, India launched the 'World's largest Vaccination Drive' with two vaccine candidates against SARS-CoV-2 infection. 1 As an increasing number of people are being vaccinated worldwide, various cutaneous adverse effects such as morbilliform rash, erythema multiforme, 'COVID arm', leukocytoclastic vasculitis, pityriasis rosea, re-activation of herpes zoster and functional angiopathies are being reported. 2 A case of erythema elevatum diutinum following the COVID-19 vaccination has been reported in Italy.…”

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A case of erythema elevatum diutinum after COVID‐19 vaccination

Muna

2023

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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World's largest vaccination drive in India: Challenges and recommendations

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Determinants of vaccine acceptance, knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices against COVID‐19 among governmental healthcare workers in Addis Ababa and Adama, Ethiopia: A cross‐sectional study

Determinants of vaccine acceptance, knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices against COVID‐19 among governmental healthcare workers in Addis Ababa and Adama, Ethiopia: A cross‐sectional study

Are we expecting too much for too long from the vaccinators? A qualitative study on perceived challenges of COVID-19 vaccinators of district Shahdol, India

A case of erythema elevatum diutinum after COVID‐19 vaccination

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