Acceptance and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra (India)
Introduction: Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines may be a major hindrance to a successful vaccination program. We assessed the vaccine uptake, facilitators, and barriers for the COVID-19 vaccine in tribal and rural populations in Maharashtra, India. Methodology: The present study is a cross-sect...
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| author | Maninder Singh Setia Ashlesha Tawde Nisha Relwani Prasad Waingankar Revathi Natesan Vijay Kamale Bageshree Seth |
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Introduction: Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines may be a major hindrance to a successful vaccination program. We assessed the vaccine uptake, facilitators, and barriers for the COVID-19 vaccine in tribal and rural populations in Maharashtra, India.
Methodology: The present study is a cross-sectional analysis of data collected from 373 individuals from six villages (three tribal and three rural) from August 2022 to September 2022. Demographic information, COVID-19 history, details about vaccination, and reasons for taking/not taking the vaccine were collected.
Results: In these individuals, 236 (63.3%) had taken two doses, 85 (22.8%) had taken one dose, and 52 (13.9%) had not taken the vaccine. Tribal villagers were less likely to have completed vaccination (50.7% vs 79.3%; p < 0.001). Males were more likely to state ‘compulsory at my workplace’ (27.7% vs 7.7%; p < 0.001), whereas females were more likely to report ‘could not get ration food without it’ (52.7% vs 31.5%; p < 0.001) as the reason for vaccination. Common reasons for not taking the vaccine were: fear of side effects (56%); no need for vaccination (41.2%); do not trust the vaccines (40%); and ‘there is no such thing as COVID-19’(16%). A majority (94.7%) had completed COVID-19 vaccination at government vaccination centers.
Conclusions: Tribal villagers, women, and those from lower socioeconomic status were less likely to have taken the vaccine. Fear about side effects and mistrust about vaccines were the main reasons for not having taken the vaccine. Addressing these issues in mass information campaigns may help improve vaccination coverage.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3adb8285887f481c973fa9c0071b03f52025-08-20T02:27:14ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802024-05-01180510.3855/jidc.18213Acceptance and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra (India)Maninder Singh Setia0Ashlesha Tawde1Nisha Relwani2Prasad Waingankar3Revathi Natesan4Vijay Kamale5Bageshree Seth6MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Kamothe, Navi MumbaiDepartment of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi MumbaiDepartment of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi MumbaiDepartment of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi MumbaiDepartment of Pediatrics, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi MumbaiDepartment of Pediatrics, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi MumbaiDepartment of Pediatrics, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai Introduction: Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines may be a major hindrance to a successful vaccination program. We assessed the vaccine uptake, facilitators, and barriers for the COVID-19 vaccine in tribal and rural populations in Maharashtra, India. Methodology: The present study is a cross-sectional analysis of data collected from 373 individuals from six villages (three tribal and three rural) from August 2022 to September 2022. Demographic information, COVID-19 history, details about vaccination, and reasons for taking/not taking the vaccine were collected. Results: In these individuals, 236 (63.3%) had taken two doses, 85 (22.8%) had taken one dose, and 52 (13.9%) had not taken the vaccine. Tribal villagers were less likely to have completed vaccination (50.7% vs 79.3%; p < 0.001). Males were more likely to state ‘compulsory at my workplace’ (27.7% vs 7.7%; p < 0.001), whereas females were more likely to report ‘could not get ration food without it’ (52.7% vs 31.5%; p < 0.001) as the reason for vaccination. Common reasons for not taking the vaccine were: fear of side effects (56%); no need for vaccination (41.2%); do not trust the vaccines (40%); and ‘there is no such thing as COVID-19’(16%). A majority (94.7%) had completed COVID-19 vaccination at government vaccination centers. Conclusions: Tribal villagers, women, and those from lower socioeconomic status were less likely to have taken the vaccine. Fear about side effects and mistrust about vaccines were the main reasons for not having taken the vaccine. Addressing these issues in mass information campaigns may help improve vaccination coverage. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/18213COVID-19 vaccinationacceptancehesitancytribalrural areas |
| spellingShingle | Maninder Singh Setia Ashlesha Tawde Nisha Relwani Prasad Waingankar Revathi Natesan Vijay Kamale Bageshree Seth Acceptance and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra (India) Journal of Infection in Developing Countries COVID-19 vaccination acceptance hesitancy tribal rural areas |
| title | Acceptance and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra (India) |
| title_full | Acceptance and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra (India) |
| title_fullStr | Acceptance and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra (India) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acceptance and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra (India) |
| title_short | Acceptance and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra (India) |
| title_sort | acceptance and hesitancy towards covid 19 vaccines in rural and tribal areas of maharashtra india |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccination acceptance hesitancy tribal rural areas |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/18213 |
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