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ArticlePloS one2022

Acceptance and hesitancy of COVID-19 vaccine among Nepalese population: A cross-sectional study.

Suresh Dahal, Srishti Pokhrel, Subash Mehta, Supriya Karki, Harish Chandra Bist, Dikesh Kumar Sahu, Nimesh Lageju, Sagar Panthi, Durga Neupane, Ashish Shrestha and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Suresh DahalDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0001-6125-1266
Srishti PokhrelDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Subash MehtaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Supriya KarkiDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Harish Chandra BistDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Dikesh Kumar SahuDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Nimesh LagejuDepartment of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-1411-5867
Sagar PanthiDepartment of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-7539-0539
Durga NeupaneDepartment of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Ashish ShresthaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Tarakant BhagatDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0001-5322-0419
Santosh Kumari AgrawalDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Ujwal GautamDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institue of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences · NP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCOVID-19 is an emerging infectious disease with a high transmission rate and substantial deaths. Various vaccines have been developed to combat it. This study is aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among the Nepalese population through a web-based survey. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis is a web-based cross-sectional descriptive study of Nepalese people 18 years and above from different regions of Nepal who use social media (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit) as well as instant messaging applications (Messenger, Viber, WhatsApp). The duration of the study was 3 months from 1st June 2021 to 31st August 2021. The sampling technique used was self-selected non-probability sampling. A validated questionnaire had been taken to record the data.

resultsA total of 307 participants were included in the study. About three-fourths of participants 231 (75.2%) had not been vaccinated while 76 (24.8%) had been vaccinated with COVID -19 vaccine. Out of 231 non-vaccinated participants, most of participants 213 (92.2%) had shown acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. More than two-thirds of participants believed that the vaccine would protect them, their family members, and the community from having COVID-19 in the future. Very few participants 18 (7.2%) were hesitant to receive the vaccine against COVID-19. About two-thirds of participants were being afraid of adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccine while more than half of participants hesitated due to lack of enough information regarding COVID-19 vaccine.

conclusionThis study can aid in the planning of vaccination campaigns and the direction of future public health efforts aimed at increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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COVID-19Urogenital AbnormalitiesVaccinesCOVID-19 VaccinesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNepalPatient Acceptance of Health CareVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesVaccines

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