COVID-19 vaccination, perceptions about the vaccine and willingness to take the vaccine among unvaccinated individuals at two Ugandan border points of entry
COVID-19 vaccine uptake was high in this setting while nearly six out of every ten unvaccinated individuals were willing to take the vaccine. Our findings lend credence for ongoing vaccination efforts at points of entry to contain the importation of new COVID-19 variants into the country.
Authors
- Rebecca Nuwematsiko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8076-362X)
- Christine Aanyu
- Joseph K. B. Matovu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6480-2940)
- Esther Buregyeya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4410-8027)
- Lilian Tabwenda
- David Musoke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3262-3918)
- Tom Okade
Institutions
- Busitema University (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20823-z
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00