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Perception of Availability, Accessibility, and Affordability of COVID-19 Vaccines and Hesitancy: A Cross-Sectional Study in India.
Ayappan, Akshay; Padhi, Bijaya Kumar; L, Ananthesh; Chaudhary, Raushan Kumar; Mateti, Uday Venkat; Kellarai, Adithi; Unnikrishnan, Mazhuvanchery Kesavan; Dsouza, Jaclyn Drishal; Parsa, Ali Davod; Kabir, Russell; Sah, Ranjit.
  • Ayappan A; Department of Pharmacy Practice, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (NGSMIPS), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru 575018, India.
  • Padhi BK; Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
  • L A; Department of Pharmacy Practice, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (NGSMIPS), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru 575018, India.
  • Chaudhary RK; Department of Pharmacy Practice, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (NGSMIPS), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru 575018, India.
  • Mateti UV; Department of Pharmacy Practice, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (NGSMIPS), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru 575018, India.
  • Kellarai A; Department of General Medicine, KS Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), Justice K S Hegde Charitable Hospital, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru 575018, India.
  • Unnikrishnan MK; Department of Pharmacy Practice, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (NGSMIPS), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru 575018, India.
  • Dsouza JD; Department of Pharmacy Practice, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (NGSMIPS), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru 575018, India.
  • Parsa AD; School of Allied Health, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford CM11SQ, UK.
  • Kabir R; School of Allied Health, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford CM11SQ, UK.
  • Sah R; Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Vaccines (Basel) ; 10(12)2022 Nov 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2123919
ABSTRACT

Background:

The current study aimed to identify the perceptions and issues regarding the affordability, availability, and accessibility of COVID-19 vaccination and determine the extent of vaccine hesitancy among non-vaccinated individuals.

Methods:

A Prospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 575 individuals for a period of six months. All the relevant information was collected using the peer-validated survey questionnaire. An independent t-test was applied to check the association between variables.

Results:

Among 575 participants, 80.8% were vaccinated, and 19.2% were non-vaccinated. Among the vaccinated, 35.1% were vaccinated in private centres and 64.9% in public health centres (PHC). In total, 32% had accessibility issues and 24.5% had availability issues. However, responders vaccinated at PHC were having more issues in comparison to other groups which was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Among the 163 privately vaccinated participants, 69.9% found it completely affordable. Another 26.9% and 3.1% found vaccines partly affordable and a little unaffordable. Among the 110 non-vaccinated, 38.1% were found to be vaccine-hesitant.

Conclusions:

Individuals vaccinated at PHC experienced issues such as long waiting times, unavailability of doses, and registration. Further, a significant level of hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines was observed. The safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines contributed to negative attitudes.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Vaccines10122009

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Vaccines10122009