Acceptance towards COVID-19 vaccination in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Travel Med Infect Dis
; 49: 102369, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1946672
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Vaccination represents an important strategy to mitigate COVID-19 related morbidity and mortality by protecting against severe forms of the disease and reducing hospitalization and death rates. In this sense, the objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of Vaccination Intention (VI) against COVID-19 in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC).METHODS:
We conducted a systematic review with a comprehensive search strategy for the following databases PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. A random-effect model meta-analysis was carried out using observational studies assessing the intention to vaccines against COVID-19 in LAC countries. The Clopper-Pearson method was used to estimate 95% Confidence Intervals. The quality assessment was developed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale adapted for cross-sectional studies. A subgroup analysis by study location and a sensitivity analysis were developed.RESULTS:
Nineteen cross-sectional studies were included. Five meta-analyzes were performed according to the target population of the included studies. The VI in the general population of LAC was 78.0% (95%CI 74.0%-82.0%). The VI for non-pregnant women was 78.0% (95%CI 58.0%-99.0%), for elderly population was 63.0% (95%CI 59.0%-69.0%), for pregnant women was 69.0% (95%CI 61.0%-76.0%) and for health-personnel was 83.0% (95% CI 71.0%-96.0%). The sensitivity analysis for general population meta-analysis that included only low risk of bias studies showed a 77.0% VI (95%CI 73.0%-82.0%) and for non-pregnant women, 85.0% VI (95%CI 79.0%-90.0%).CONCLUSION:
Despite the high prevalence of VI in general population found in our study, VI prevalence from elderly people and pregnant women are lower than other population groups and overall population.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Travel Med Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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