Willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine among residents of slum settlements

dc.creatorAguilar Ticona, Juan Pablo
dc.creatorNery Junior, Nivison Ruy Rocha
dc.creatorVictoriano, Renato
dc.creatorFofana, Mariam O.
dc.creatorRibeiro, Guilherme de Sousa
dc.creatorGiorgi, Emanuele
dc.creatorReis, Mitermayer Galvão dos
dc.creatorKo, Albert Icksang
dc.creatorCosta, Federico
dc.date2021-09-23T20:26:55Z
dc.date2021-09-23T20:26:55Z
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T23:49:13Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T23:49:13Z
dc.identifierAGUILAR TICONA, Juan Pablo et al. Willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine among residents of slum settlements. Vaccines, v. 9, n. 9, p. 1-8, 26 Aug. 2021.
dc.identifier2076-393X
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/49149
dc.identifier10.3390/vaccines9090951
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8894562
dc.descriptionNational Institutes of Health (NIAID R01 AI052473 (A.I.K.), R25 U01AI088752 (A.I.K.), FIC R01 TW009504 (A.I.K.), R25 TW009338 (A.I.K.), F31 AI114245 (A.I.K.), R01 AI121207 (A.I.K.)),Wellcome Trust (218987/Z/19/Z (F.C.)), Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES) from Brazil, and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (research scholarship to G.S.R. and F.C.).
dc.descriptionSlum residents are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. Without a specific treatment, vaccination became the main strategy against COVID-19. In this study, we determined the rate and factors associated with the willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 among slum residents and their main reasons associated with the vaccine intention. The study was conducted in Pau da Lima, a slum community in Salvador Brazil. In total, 985 residents were interviewed. Among them 66.0% (650/985) were willing to get vaccinated, 26.1% (257/985) were hesitant to take the vaccine and 7.9% (78/285) were not sure. The main reasons cited for vaccine hesitancy or being unsure were concerns about vaccine efficacy and potential side effects. In contrast, the main reasons cited for wanting the vaccine were the high incidence of COVID-19 cases and participants' self-perception of their own health history. Multivariate analysis identified that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was associated with younger age and low social capital, summarized as low perceived importance of vaccination to protect one's family, friends and community. Slum residents have been less willing to vaccinate than the general population. Social capital presents a critical opportunity in the design of communication campaigns to increase COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in slum settings.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectVacinação
dc.subjectEficácia
dc.subjectPopulação
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectVaccine
dc.subjectVaccine hesitancy
dc.titleWillingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine among residents of slum settlements
dc.typeArticle


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