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Vaccine hesitancy and trust in sub-Saharan Africa.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- [Associated factors with vaccine hesitancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature review].The Pan African medical journal · 2026Pooled it
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- From Awareness to Action Study: Improving Human Papillomavirus Knowledge, Screening and Vaccine Uptake Among Mother-Adolescent Pairs in the HOMINY Study in Nigeria: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Article
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- Barriers to Childhood Immunisation in Selected Zero-Dose Communities in Gauteng Province: A Qualitative Study.Vaccines · 2026Article
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- Vaccine cold chain and understanding what underpins vaccine security for vaccine preventable diseases.BMJ medicine · 2026Review
- Understanding factors influencing HPV vaccine uptake among caregivers in Kwara State, Nigeria: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2026Article
- What factors were associated with human papillomavirus vaccine hesitancy among parents of adolescent girls? A mixed-methods study in Southwestern Nigeria.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Bridging immunization and oral health: a role for paediatric dentists in mitigating vaccine hesitancy in Africa.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Yellow fever vaccination coverage among nomadic populations in the Savannah Region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study following an outbreak.The Pan African medical journal · 2026Article
- Predictors of Willingness to Receive Monkeypox Vaccine in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study.Vaccines · 2025Article
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Abstract
Lack of trust is a primary reason behind the global rise in vaccine hesitancy. Existing research on the trust-vaccine hesitancy nexus has almost exclusively focused on COVID-19 with the vast majority of studies examining industrialized countries. In this study, we investigated the influence of trust in different policy-relevant actors (government, science, media, pharmaceutical companies, society) on vaccine hesitancy for recently available vaccines related to polio and HPV which we benchmark against a COVID-19 vaccine. Leveraging unique primary data on 5203 individuals from six countries (Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda), we showed that individuals' trust in the government and society are key predictors of vaccine hesitancy. Furthermore, we demonstrated that these relationships are remarkably stable across vaccine, disease, and country contexts.
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