Vaccine uptake, associated factors and reasons for vaccination status among the South African elderly; findings and next steps
Vaccine uptake for all vaccines was sub-optimal, with multiple non-modifiable factors predicting vaccine uptake. These pre-COVID-19 data provide a baseline for measuring the effectiveness of future interventions to increase vaccine uptake and safeguard the health of the elderly.
Authors
- Mncengeli Sibanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9753-5284)
- Johanna C. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0462-5713)
- Rosemary J. Burnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1346-1570)
- Brian Godman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-6972)
Institutions
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314098
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.58
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- South African Medical Research Council
- Medical Research Council
- Division of Research Capacity Development