Vaccine Hesitancy in India: Facilitators and Inhibitors

Autor/inn/en	Parveen, Heena; Nasir, Shagufta; Shahnawaz, Md Ghazi; Husain, Fatema; Baig, Juweria; Shankar, Anand
Titel	Vaccine Hesitancy in India: Facilitators and Inhibitors
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 50 (2023) 6, S.822-834 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Parveen, Heena) ORCID (Shahnawaz, Md Ghazi) ORCID (Baig, Juweria)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/10901981231179503
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Immunization Programs; Health Behavior; Beliefs; Fear; Religious Factors; Predictor Variables; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Access to Health Care; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Immunisierung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Furcht; Prädiktor; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Indien
Abstract	COVID-19 is yet not completely over; however, many people are hesitant to take COVID-19 vaccines despite their availability. Vaccine hesitancy is a major roadblock to attaining normalcy and controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The present research used a multitheoretical framework (Health Belief Model, 3Cs framework, fatalism, and religious fatalism) to comprehend the complexity of vaccine hesitancy. Thus, the present study aimed at exploring vaccine hesitancy in India by using key components of the Health Belief Model, 3Cs framework, fatalism, religious fatalism, and some demographics as predictors. Data were collected electronically with the help of Google Forms from 639 Indian adults following snowballing and convenience sampling techniques with standardized measures (albeit some modifications to suit the context of the study). Descriptive analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were run in SPSS (V-22) to analyze the data. Results revealed that participants of the present study scored relatively high on vaccine hesitancy. Muslims as compared with Hindus and vaccination status emerged as significant predictors of vaccine hesitancy out of the demographic factors. Fear of COVID-19, vaccine convenience, and religious fatalism also significantly predicted vaccine hesitancy. Thus, a comprehensive approach is needed to strategically use these predictors to control vaccine hesitancy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01