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ArticleJournal of population ageing2023

Why I Have Not Taken the COVID-19 Vaccine" a Descriptive Qualitative Study of Older Adults' Perceived Views of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Nigeria.

Anthony Obinna Iwuagwu, Daniel Rayner, Christopher Ndubuisi Ngwu, Micheal Ebe Kalu

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Article in Journal of population ageing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Anthony Obinna IwuagwuDepartment of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-7350-2269
Daniel RaynerDepartment of Health Research methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
Christopher Ndubuisi NgwuDepartment of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Micheal Ebe KaluSchool of rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, the COVID-19 vaccine uptake is increasing, but slowly among older adults residing in lower and middle-income countries, including Nigeria. Following this, we explored the perceived views of older adults on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. We adopted a qualitative descriptive study design and purposively selected and interviewed 16 retirees of older adults. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Findings show that older adults' willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine was dissuaded by their past experiences with the government, religion, and Western media, including affordability and accessibility problems related to vaccination campaigns. Findings also show that the uncertainty about the COVID-19 virus existence and perceptions about COVID-19 vaccine risks influence older adults' decisions regarding vaccine uptake. Finally, older adults' views on getting vaccinated for COVID-19 were positively influenced by the trust they placed in their physicians and other members of their healthcare system. The government should incentivize healthcare workers to serve as a nudge to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among older adults in Nigeria.

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COVID-19NigeriaOlder adultsVaccination uptake

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PMID36747959
PMCPMC9892676

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