Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination

Department of Medicine, Iganga Hospital, Main St, Iganga, Uganda

Publications

• Research Article   
  Lack of Trust, Insufficient Knowledge and Risk Denial: An in-Depth Understanding of Health Workers, Barriers to Uptake of the COVID-19 Vaccine in Kampala, Uganda
  Author(s): Lubega Muhamadi*, Namulema Edith, Waako James, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Safinah Kisu Museene, Hellen Mukakaarisa, Stefan Swartling Peterson and Anna Mia Ekstrom
  
  COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy among health workers remains a major hindrance to the governments vaccine roll out plan among health workers and other target populations in Uganda. We conducted 12 focus group discussions and 20 in-depth interviews with health workers (vaccinated and unvaccinated) to understand barriers to vaccine acceptance from their own perspective and context in central and eastern Uganda. Reported barriers to vaccine acceptance included: lack of trust, fear of side effects, risk denial and insufficient information about the vaccine amidst negative publicity about the vaccine from the internet and social media platforms. Others were health system inhibition factors and religious beliefs against the vaccine. We recommend a context specific information, education and dissemination adapted to health workers' needs to create more awareness,.. View more»
  

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