Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
373 Sam Houston State University (142261)
Principal Investigator: Blackburn, Christine C.
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 149,344
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 6/1/22 - 12/31/23
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Criminal Justice
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Department of Criminal Justice
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Drivers of Vaccine Hesitancy in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Texas A&M University-College Station
CFDA: n/a
Program Title: n/a
Note:
SAMs 1.1.1: The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified interest in the drivers of vaccine hesitancy around the world. While the United States has seen increases in vaccine hesitancy due to distrust of government and concerns over the safety of vaccines (Callaghan et al., 2021; Chen, 2021; Yasmin et al., 2021), countries throughout the world are struggling with similar barriers to vaccine uptake. On the continent of Africa, concerns about vaccines vary from safety and efficacy concerns to the belief that prayer is more effective (Menezes et al., 2021). With regards to the COVID-19 vaccine, perceptions of vaccine acceptability have changed. In Mozambique and Ghana, vaccine hesitancy has decreased markedly, leading to greater vaccine uptake (Menezes et al., 2021). In other countries, such as Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, however, vaccine hesitancy has increased throughout the pandemic (Menezes et al., 2021). This study aims to understand the drivers of increasing vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa through primary source data collection utilizing surveys and interviews. This study poses the following research questions: What are the primary drivers of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa? How has rising COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy impacted hesitancy toward other vaccinations?
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