Reducing Barriers to Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake

Community Ideas from Urban and Rural Kenya

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ID15505699
AutoresAhmed Asa’ad Al-Aghbari (0000-0003-3640-881X, Heidelberg University, autor correspondente), Violet Naanyu (0000-0003-0182-1719, Moi University), Luchter (0000-0001-5235-5629, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine), Stanley Luchters (Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research (CeSHHAR), Harare 0002, Zimbabwe), Eunice Irungu (Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa), Kawthar Baalawy (Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa), Till Bärnighausen (0000-0002-4182-4212, Heidelberg University), Joy Mauti (0000-0003-0949-4417, Heidelberg University)
Ano2023
Volume20
Fascículo23
Páginas7093-7093
Data de publicação2023-11-22
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20237093
PMID38063523
OpenAlexW4388906301
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas33

Following the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines, addressing vaccine hesitancy and optimizing uptake have emerged as critical challenges, emphasizing the importance of reducing barriers toward COVID-19 vaccination. This study investigates ideas on ways to reduce barriers to COVID-19 vaccination uptake. It explores methods that can overcome COVID-19 vaccination barriers through qualitative research: interviews and group discussions involving healthcare providers, administration personnel, teachers, and individuals with chronic conditions across urban (Mombasa) and rural (Kilifi) Kenya. Audio-recorded discussions were transcribed and thematically analyzed across locations. Five themes emerged in our results regarding the reduction in barriers to COVID-19 vaccination in the context of Kenya, including awareness campaigns, engaging diverse stakeholders, using various communication techniques, capacity building to increase vaccination centers and trained staff, and lastly, revising relevant government health policies and guidelines. These results indicate the importance of adopting multiple approaches, as no single strategy can boost vaccine acceptance. Moreover, this study provides recommendations for conceiving actionable interventions to potentially boost vaccine demand and maintain routine immunization in Kenya

Business · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Geography · Government (linguistics · Health care · Immunization · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Qualitative research · Rural area · Sociology · Vaccination · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Medicine · Nursing · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology