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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021

COVID-19 vaccine acceptability, determinants of potential vaccination, and hesitancy in public: A call for effective health communication.

Rajesh Kumar, Mukesh Bairwa, Kalpana Beniwal, Ravi Kant

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy: Perceptions in Kerala, the Indian State With the Highest Literacy.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2025
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  7. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among medical students: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rajesh KumarDepartment of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Mukesh BairwaDepartment of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Kalpana BeniwalDepartment of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Ravi KantDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Diabetic and Metabolism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCoronavirus disease rapidly spreads across the entire world in < 2 months and gravely jeopardizes the regular human routine. The medical fraternity recommends a vaccine as one of the best solutions to save the universe. However, to be effective, the population should reflect an encouraging attitude to accept it. The study aimed to measure vaccine acceptability and reason for hesitancy among the public. MATERIALS AND

methodsEight hundred and forty one adults visiting a tertiary care hospital responded to a pretested validated questionnaire on vaccine acceptability and hesitancy. The Chi-square test and independent

resultsOverall, 53.4% (

conclusionsThis institute-specific survey revealed that approximately every 4 in 8 people were not sure to take the vaccine, and one in five people refused to be vaccinated. The study recommends using target-based health education to understand and address vaccine-specific concerns to enhance vaccine coverage, and boost confidence among the population.

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PMID34912928
PMCPMC8641716

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