Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in India after the First Phase-Out: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study

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dc.contributor.authorShukla, Neetuen_US
dc.contributor.authorAgarwal, Monikaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhanna, Anishen_US
dc.contributor.authorShukla, Amritesh Chandraen_US
dc.contributor.authorVarghese, Anilaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:27:55Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:27:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.description.abstractBackground?India rolled out the world's largest vaccination program on January 16, 2021, marking the beginning of an effort to vaccinate a population of 1.3 billion against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. However, the hesitancy toward safe and effective vaccine against severe infection is a major global health threat. Hence, public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine would be an essential deterrent to the pandemic control. Materials and Methods?A cross-sectional online study was conducted among the Indians from January 1 to January 31, 2021. The online questionnaire addressed several variables, including the sociodemographic parameters, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, and concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccine. Results?Out of total 450 participants, majority of them (97.1) were aware about the COVID-19 vaccination drive. Only 66.2% showed their willingness to accept vaccination, 26.0% were still indecisive, and 7.8% did not want to accept it. Conclusion?Despite numerous efforts by various scientific organizations, public health experts, and media outlets, to educate the general population about the COVID-19 vaccine, significant portion of the Indian population may experience vaccine hesitancy, which poses dangers to both the individual and their community. Therefore, we must target these potential candidates, who are indecisive, for intervention to increase vaccine acceptance across the country. In this regard, large-scale study is required to understand the knowledge, expectation, and apprehension covering various economic and occupational strata of the society.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationShukla, Neetuen_US
dc.identifier.citationAgarwal, Monikaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKhanna, Anishen_US
dc.identifier.citationShukla, Amritesh Chandraen_US
dc.identifier.citationVarghese, Anila. Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in India after the First Phase-Out: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study. Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2022 Apr; 58(2): 92-99en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-038X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220181
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltden_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume58en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1743136en_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectvaccine acceptanceen_US
dc.subjectvaccine hesitancyen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.titleAcceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in India after the First Phase-Out: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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