COVID Vaccine Hesitancy among the Tribal Population and Its Determinants: A Community-Based Study at Berhampore Block of Murshidabad District, West Bengal

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dc.contributor.authorSarkar, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorDalui, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorSarkar, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorBasu, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorSardar, JC.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-19T04:56:11Z
dc.date.available2023-08-19T04:56:11Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractBackground: On January 16, 2021, India rolled out the COVID vaccination drive. A successful and effective vaccination campaign requires much more than the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. This includes identifying vulnerable populations with lower vaccine confidence and identifying the drivers of vaccine hesitancy. Objective: This study aims to find out vaccine hesitancy among the tribal population regarding COVID‑19 vaccination. Methods: It was an observational descriptive cross‑sectional study, conducted at Manindranagar and Hatinagar gram panchayat of Berhampore Block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, from June 2021–November 2021, among tribal people aged >18 years. A total of 198 tribal people were selected by applying the probability proportional to size sampling method. Participants were interviewed using predesigned, pretested, and semi‑structured schedules. Potential predictors of hesitancy were investigated using the multivariate logistic regression model. Results: Vaccine hesitancy was present among 36.9% of the study participants. Fear of side effects (78.1%) was the most common reason of vaccine hesitancy. Only 30.8% of them received at least one dose of vaccine. Vaccine hesitancy was associated with decreased family income in the last 1 year (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 8.23), knowledge regarding vaccine (AOR = 0.41), adherence to COVID‑appropriate behavior (AOR = 0.45), and trust on the local health‑care worker (AOR = 0.32). Conclusion: Vaccine hesitancy among the tribal population is driven by a lack of knowledge and awareness. Their economic status, attitudes toward the health system, and accessibility factors may also play a major role in vaccine hesitancy. Extensive information, education, and communication activity, more involvement of health‑care workers in the awareness campaign, and establishment of vaccination centers in tribal villages may be helpful.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPublic Health Expert, Swasthya Bhawan, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengalen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Barasat Government Medical Collegeen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Dinhata Sub-Divisional Hospital, Cooch Beharen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkataen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankuraen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Community Medicine, Raiganj Government Medical College, Raiganj, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSarkar A, Dalui A, Sarkar P, Das M, Basu R, Sardar JC. . COVID Vaccine Hesitancy among the Tribal Population and Its Determinants: A Community-Based Study at Berhampore Block of Murshidabad District, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2023 Mar; 67(1): 21-27en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-557X
dc.identifier.issn2229-7693
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/223921
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume67en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_130_22en_US
dc.subjectCOVID‑19en_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjecttribalen_US
dc.subjectvaccination hesitancyen_US
dc.subjectvulnerable populationsen_US
dc.titleCOVID Vaccine Hesitancy among the Tribal Population and Its Determinants: A Community-Based Study at Berhampore Block of Murshidabad District, West Bengalen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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