1. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy among People Living with HIV: Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Pereira, Marcos, Santos Aleluia, Italo Ricardo, de Castro, Caroline Tianeze, de Almeida Oliveira, Tarcio, Cunha, Mila Silva, Magno, Laio, Dourado, Inês, Barreto, Florisneide, Natividade, Marcio, Appiah, Seth Christopher Yaw, Abade, Erick, Paixao, Enny S., and de Souza, Maria Lidiany Tributino
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MIDDLE-income countries ,RESEARCH funding ,VACCINATION ,SCIENTIFIC observation ,COVID-19 vaccines ,HIV infections ,META-analysis ,POPULATION geography ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,RESEARCH bias ,MEDLINE ,VACCINE hesitancy ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ONLINE information services ,LOW-income countries - Abstract
This study aims to estimate the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among people living with HIV (PLWHA). A search for observational studies was conducted in five databases and preprinted literature. Summary estimates were pooled using a random effects model and meta-regression. Of 150 identified studies, 31 were eligible (18,550 PLWHA). The weighted prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy overall was 29.07% among PLWHA (95%CI = 24.33–34.32; I² = 98%,) and that of vaccine acceptance was 68.66% (95%CI = 62.25–74.43; I² = 98%). Higher hesitancy prevalence was identified in low/lower-middle income countries (35.05; 95% CI = 19.38–54.78). The heterogeneity was explained by the risk of bias, region, and year of data collection. The findings conclude that the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy rate remains high, especially in low-income countries. Evidence-informed interventions aimed at increasing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance at the national and individual levels ought to be designed to increase COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among PLWHA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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