1. How to increase acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among poor people in Africa?
- Author
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Bodjongo MJM
- Subjects
- Humans, Africa, Female, Male, Adult, Patient Acceptance of Health Care statistics & numerical data, Patient Acceptance of Health Care psychology, SARS-CoV-2, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Adolescent, Vaccination Hesitancy psychology, COVID-19 Vaccines administration & dosage, COVID-19 prevention & control, Poverty
- Abstract
This study aims to analyze whether good government management of the COVID-19 pandemic can increase the likelihood of vaccine uptake among poor people in Africa. The analysis is based on a sample of 18,010 people living in 34 African countries, drawn from data collected by Afrobarometer (Merged Round 8 data (34 countries), database, 2022). The econometric results, obtained using a bivariate probit regression, show that poverty significantly reduces the odds of accepting the said COVID-19 vaccine. However, acceptance of the vaccine increases among poor individuals when there is (i) trust in the government's published statistics on COVID-19, (ii) control of corruption by the government in managing the pandemic, (iii) individual confidence in the government's ability to ensure the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine, and (iv) belief that the Covid 19 vaccine will be more effective than religious prayer in the fight against this pandemic., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
- Published
- 2024
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