Abdu A Adamu1,2, Téné-Alima Essoh3, Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju4,5, Rabiu I Jalo6,7, Yusuf Saleh7, Aristide Aplogan3, Charles S Wiysonge1,2,8. 1. Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. 2. Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. 3. Agence De Médecine Préventive (AMP) Afrique - Preventive Medicine Agency Africa, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. 4. Psychology and Infectious Diseases Lab, Department of Media and Communication Science, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany. 5. Centre for Empirical Research in Economics and Behavioural Science (CEREB), University of ErfurtErfurt, Germany. 6. Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Science, Bayero University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. 7. Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, Nigeria. 8. Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: There is a dearth of literature on vaccine hesitancy in Africa. In this study, we aimed to explore the drivers of hesitancy toward recommended childhood vaccines in Kenya, Malawi, and Ethiopia. METHODS: A scoping review methodology was used as this evidence synthesis approach is suitable for mapping existing literature and identifying knowledge gaps. For this study, we systematically searched four electronic databases for published and unpublished literature from the three African countries. The methodological framework that was used is in line with Arksey and O'Malley's recommendations as modified by Levac. RESULTS: A total of 23 publications met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study. Majority of the studies were published after 2012. In these three African countries, hesitancy toward recommended childhood vaccines is driven by a mix of caregiver-related factors, health systems-related factors as well as the influence of community context. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that vaccine hesitancy in Kenya, Malawi, and Ethiopia is a complex phenomenon that is driven by multiple interrelated and interconnected factors.
INTRODUCTION: There is a dearth of literature on vaccine hesitancy in Africa. In this study, we aimed to explore the drivers of hesitancy toward recommended childhood vaccines in Kenya, Malawi, and Ethiopia. METHODS: A scoping review methodology was used as this evidence synthesis approach is suitable for mapping existing literature and identifying knowledge gaps. For this study, we systematically searched four electronic databases for published and unpublished literature from the three African countries. The methodological framework that was used is in line with Arksey and O'Malley's recommendations as modified by Levac. RESULTS: A total of 23 publications met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study. Majority of the studies were published after 2012. In these three African countries, hesitancy toward recommended childhood vaccines is driven by a mix of caregiver-related factors, health systems-related factors as well as the influence of community context. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that vaccine hesitancy in Kenya, Malawi, and Ethiopia is a complex phenomenon that is driven by multiple interrelated and interconnected factors.
Authors: Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju; Elena Engel; Laura Koch; Tabea Ranzinger; Imtiaz Bin Mohammed Shahid; Micheal G Head; Sarah Eitze; Cornelia Betsch Journal: Eur J Med Res Date: 2021-09-28 Impact factor: 2.175