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COVID-19 vaccine confidence and its effect on vaccine uptake among people with hypertension or diabetes mellitus in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania.
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Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics [Hum Vaccin Immunother] 2024 Dec 31; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 2396213. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 02. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- COVID-19 vaccination effectively reduces disease severity, hospitalization, and mortality, particularly among individuals with chronic conditions who bear a disproportionate burden of disease complications. Vaccine confidence - belief in its safety, effectiveness, and importance - boosts uptake. However, limited data on vaccine confidence in this population hinders the development of targeted interventions. This study examined COVID-19 vaccine confidence and its impact on uptake among individuals with hypertension or diabetes mellitus in the Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2023 among 646 randomly selected adults aged ≥18 years with hypertension or diabetes mellitus in three districts of Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. An interviewer-administered electronic questionnaire assessed confidence and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in addition to related knowledge and demographic characteristics. Data analysis was done for 646 individuals who consented to participate. Multivariable logistic regression models determined the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine confidence and its effect on vaccine uptake. The proportion of COVID-19 vaccine confidence among all 646 participants was 70% and was highest for perceived vaccine importance (80%), followed by perceived vaccine effectiveness (77%) and perceived vaccine safety (74%). Good knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines and living in the Mwanga municipal council (MC), a semi-urban district, was independently associated with confidence in the vaccines' importance, safety, effectiveness, and overall COVID-19 vaccine confidence. Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines increased the odds of vaccine uptake. Targeted interventions to boost vaccine confidence are therefore essential to enhance vaccine uptake in this high-risk population.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Tanzania
Male
Female
Cross-Sectional Studies
Adult
Middle Aged
Young Adult
Surveys and Questionnaires
Aged
Vaccination statistics & numerical data
Vaccination psychology
Adolescent
SARS-CoV-2 immunology
COVID-19 Vaccines administration & dosage
COVID-19 prevention & control
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2164-554X
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39222941
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2024.2396213