Trends of socioeconomic and geographic inequalities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ethiopia: using the WHO Health Equity Assessment Toolkit

The study showed that the proportion of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ethiopia significantly increased from 2021 to 2022 with distinct inequality. The study indicated there is significant absolute and relative inequality in COVID-19 vaccine uptake between health workers and non-health workers, male and female, and urban and rural residents in Ethiopia. Therefore, the effort should be geared towards reducing health workers vs non-health workers, urban vs rural, and gender inequalities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake through health literacy and recommend geographic and equity-oriented policies, to ensure effective pandemic management of COVID-19.