Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal study
Abstract Vaccine-preventable-diseases are major contributors to disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is dearth of knowledge on the drivers of childhood vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria and its impact on coverage. Although understudied, pregnant women are a particularly important vulnerable group...
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| description | Abstract Vaccine-preventable-diseases are major contributors to disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is dearth of knowledge on the drivers of childhood vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria and its impact on coverage. Although understudied, pregnant women are a particularly important vulnerable group and very relevant for childhood vaccination decisions. This study’s aims are to adapt Confidence, Complacency, Constraints, Calculation, and Collective Responsibility, also known as the 5C psychological antecedence scale for the Nigerian context and to measure predictors of intention to vaccinate among pregnant women (prenatal) and subsequent vaccination behavior (postnatal). It is a longitudinal study that used multi-stage sampling procedure. One healthcare facility was selected from each district in five regional clusters, from which 255 pregnant women were randomly drawn. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect relevant data, including the 5C and some additional variables. Multiple linear regression using backward elimination analysis was performed to identify intention at prenatal and behavior at postnatal. Pregnant women’s intention to vaccinate unborn children was lower if they were Muslims, had lower confidence in public health system, if husband approval was important, and if they believed in rumor. At postnatal, vaccination behavior was more likely to follow mothers’ religious beliefs, when confidence in vaccine effectiveness was high and when mothers felt responsible for the collective. However, everyday stress (constraints) related to less vaccination behavior, and intention did not predict actual vaccination behavior. The 5C scale needs revision before being widely used in Nigeria. Yet, it is a better tool for measuring vaccination behavior than intention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-284e6119bef8458ba1300b58de6c79ff2023-12-03T06:24:19ZengNature Portfolionpj Vaccines2059-01052022-08-01711810.1038/s41541-022-00489-7Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal studyGbadebo Collins Adeyanju0Philipp Sprengholz1Cornelia Betsch2Psychology and Infectious Disease Lab (PIDI), Media and Communication Science, University of ErfurtPsychology and Infectious Disease Lab (PIDI), Media and Communication Science, University of ErfurtPsychology and Infectious Disease Lab (PIDI), Media and Communication Science, University of ErfurtAbstract Vaccine-preventable-diseases are major contributors to disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is dearth of knowledge on the drivers of childhood vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria and its impact on coverage. Although understudied, pregnant women are a particularly important vulnerable group and very relevant for childhood vaccination decisions. This study’s aims are to adapt Confidence, Complacency, Constraints, Calculation, and Collective Responsibility, also known as the 5C psychological antecedence scale for the Nigerian context and to measure predictors of intention to vaccinate among pregnant women (prenatal) and subsequent vaccination behavior (postnatal). It is a longitudinal study that used multi-stage sampling procedure. One healthcare facility was selected from each district in five regional clusters, from which 255 pregnant women were randomly drawn. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect relevant data, including the 5C and some additional variables. Multiple linear regression using backward elimination analysis was performed to identify intention at prenatal and behavior at postnatal. Pregnant women’s intention to vaccinate unborn children was lower if they were Muslims, had lower confidence in public health system, if husband approval was important, and if they believed in rumor. At postnatal, vaccination behavior was more likely to follow mothers’ religious beliefs, when confidence in vaccine effectiveness was high and when mothers felt responsible for the collective. However, everyday stress (constraints) related to less vaccination behavior, and intention did not predict actual vaccination behavior. The 5C scale needs revision before being widely used in Nigeria. Yet, it is a better tool for measuring vaccination behavior than intention.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-022-00489-7 |
| spellingShingle | Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju Philipp Sprengholz Cornelia Betsch Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal study npj Vaccines |
| title | Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal study |
| title_full | Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal study |
| title_fullStr | Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal study |
| title_short | Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal study |
| title_sort | understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in nigeria a longitudinal study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-022-00489-7 |
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