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- Title
Knowledge and Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine for COVID-19 Disease Prevention among the Indian Population: A Mixed-Method Study.
- Authors
Taneja, Pratibha; Marya, Charu Mohan; Kashyap, Parul; Kataria, Sakshi; Nagpal, Ruchi; Karobari, Mohmed Isaqali; Marya, Anand
- Abstract
Aim: To assess the Knowledge and Acceptance of the COVID vaccine among the Indian population. Materials and methods: The present mixed-method study was conducted in two phases. The first phase: quantitative assessment of knowledge and acceptance for the COVID-19 vaccine using an E survey (N = 606). The second phase: qualitative assessment using semi-structured face-to-face interviews with the study participants (N = 30) and assessment was done using a thematic approach. Study participants were selected using the convenience sampling method. Results: It was found that a large proportion of subjects in the 16–25 year of age group knew the cause of disease. But knowledge about its transmission process was found to be more in >60 years of age gap and almost all the participants in all the age group preferred Covishield. The vaccine acceptance rate was found to be low as compared to the knowledge. Conclusion: Most study participants were found to have satisfactory knowledge, but acceptance rate was comparatively lesser. Hence, more information and awareness campaigns must be launched reassuring the population about vaccine safety.
- Subjects
COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; CONVENIENCE sampling (Statistics); PREVENTIVE medicine; VACCINE safety
- Publication
Vaccines, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 10, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2076-393X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/vaccines10101605