Development and Evaluation of an Index to Measure the Ability to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an historic challenge to public health, and to behavior change programs. There have been challenges in promoting vaccination in LMICs, including Nigeria. One important hypothesis deserving consideration is the ability to obtain vaccination as a potential barrier to vac...

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Published inVaccines (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 2; p. 342
Main Authors Evans, William D, Bingenheimer, Jeffrey B, Long, Michael, Ndiaye, Khadi, Donati, Dante, Rao, Nandan M, Akaba, Selinam, Hoglin, Bailey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 01.02.2023
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has been an historic challenge to public health, and to behavior change programs. There have been challenges in promoting vaccination in LMICs, including Nigeria. One important hypothesis deserving consideration is the ability to obtain vaccination as a potential barrier to vaccination uptake. The MOA (motivation, opportunity, and ability) framework, as illustrated by multiple theories such as COM-B, EAST, and the Fogg model, is a primary theoretical basis for the evaluation of this ability as a factor in vaccination uptake. There is little research on measuring the ability to get vaccinated in LMICs, including on the role of all of the MOA framework. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate an ability factors index measured through social media-based data collected in Nigeria in late 2021 and early 2022. We present findings from an online survey of 8574 Nigerians and highlight new social media-based data collection techniques in this research. This study found that a new ability factors index comprising 12 items was associated with vaccine uptake independent of measures capturing other components of the MOA framework. This index may serve as a valuable research instrument for future studies. We conclude that a person's perceived ability to get vaccinated, measured by a newly validated index, is related to vaccination uptake and hesitancy, and that more research should be conducted in this area.
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ISSN:2076-393X
2076-393X
DOI:10.3390/vaccines11020342