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

• Published in: Vaccines (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
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.02.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: ability; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; Data collection; Digital media; Evaluation; Health behavior; Immunization; Methods; motivation; opportunity; Pandemics; Public health; Questionnaires; social media; Social networks; Social norms; Vaccination; vaccine hesitancy; United States; Nigeria; COVID-19; vaccine hesitancy; motivation; opportunity; ability; social norms; social media

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...