Vaccine Hesitancy in India: Facilitators and Inhibitors

COVID-19 is yet not completely over; however, many people are hesitant to take COVID-19 vaccines despite their availability. Vaccine hesitancy is a major roadblock to attaining normalcy and controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The present research used a multitheoretical framework (Health B...

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Published in:Health education & behavior 2023-12, Vol.50 (6), p.822-834
Main Authors: Parveen, Heena, Nasir, Shagufta, Shahnawaz, Md Ghazi, Husain, Fatema, Baig, Juweria, Shankar, Anand
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Health Care
Age Differences
Beliefs
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Demography
Disease control
Fatalism
Fear
Foreign Countries
Frame analysis
Gender Differences
Health Behavior
Health belief model
Health beliefs
Hindus
Immunization
Immunization Programs
Muslims
Pandemics
Predictor Variables
Regression analysis
Religion
Religious Factors
Sampling
Vaccines
Viruses
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Summary:COVID-19 is yet not completely over; however, many people are hesitant to take COVID-19 vaccines despite their availability. Vaccine hesitancy is a major roadblock to attaining normalcy and controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The present research used a multitheoretical framework (Health Belief Model, 3Cs framework, fatalism, and religious fatalism) to comprehend the complexity of vaccine hesitancy. Thus, the present study aimed at exploring vaccine hesitancy in India by using key components of the Health Belief Model, 3Cs framework, fatalism, religious fatalism, and some demographics as predictors. Data were collected electronically with the help of Google Forms from 639 Indian adults following snowballing and convenience sampling techniques with standardized measures (albeit some modifications to suit the context of the study). Descriptive analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were run in SPSS (V-22) to analyze the data. Results revealed that participants of the present study scored relatively high on vaccine hesitancy. Muslims as compared with Hindus and vaccination status emerged as significant predictors of vaccine hesitancy out of the demographic factors. Fear of COVID-19, vaccine convenience, and religious fatalism also significantly predicted vaccine hesitancy. Thus, a comprehensive approach is needed to strategically use these predictors to control vaccine hesitancy.
ISSN:1090-1981
1552-6127
DOI:10.1177/10901981231179503