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Miner, C. A., Timothy, C. G., Mashige, K. P., Osuagwu, U. L., Envuladu, E. A., Amiebenomo, O. M., … Agho, K. E. (2023). Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among sub-Saharan Africans (SSA) : a comparative study of residents and diasporan dwellers. BMC Public Health, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15116-w
Acceptance of COVID 19 vaccine among sub-Sahara African (SSA):
a comparative study of residents and diaspora dwellers
Chundung Asabe Miner1¶, Chikasirimobi G. Timothy2¶, Khathutshelo Percy
Mashige3¶, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu4¶*, Esther Awazzi Envuladu5&, Onyekachukwu Mary-Anne Amiebenomo6#a&, Godwin Ovenseri-Ogbomo7&, Deborah Donald Charwe8&, Piwuna Christopher Goson9&, Bernadine N Ekpenyong10&, Emmanuel Kwasi Abu11&, Raymond Langsi12&, Richard Oloruntoba13&, Tanko Ishaya14&, , Kingsley Agho15¶
1Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
2Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, School of Public Health, Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya
3African Vision Research Institute (AVRI), School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
4Translational Health Research Unit (THRI), School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia
5Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
6Department of Optometry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin City, Nigeria
7Department of Optometry, Centre for Health Sciences, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, UK
8Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
9Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
10Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
11Department of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
12Health Division, University of Bamenda, Bambili, Cameroon
13School of Management and Marketing, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Bent-ley, Australia
14Department of Computer Science, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
15School of Health Science, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia;
#a Current address: School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, College of Biomedical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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¶ These authors contributed equally to this work
& These authors also contributed equally to this work
Abstract
The COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out across all the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, with countries setting targets for achieving full vaccination rates. The aim of this study was to compare the uptake of, resistance and hesitancy to the COVID-