Adapting the WHO BeSD COVID-19 Survey to Examine Behavioral and Social Drivers of Vaccine Uptake Among Transgender, Intersex, and Disability Communities in India
Vaccine willingness alone is insufficient to ensure that vaccines reach everyone. Addressing trust deficits, infrastructural barriers, and digital exclusions requires diligent attention and commitment from the government to mitigate broader challenges faced by TGD people and people with disabilities.
Authors
- Anant Bhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-535X)
- Sunita Sheel Bandewar
- Aqsa Shaikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1236-1458)
- Priyanka Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-3837)
- Satendra Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4857-659X)
- Harikeerthan Raghuram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8730-5944)
- Mohammed A. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8303-7735)
- Sharin D’souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3850-5595)
- Namdeo Dongare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1818-5769)
- Gauri Mahajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8094-5421)
- Eesha Lavalekar
- Chaitanya Likhite
Institutions
- University of Delhi (IN)
- University College of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IN)
- Jamia Hamdard (IN)
- Forum for Ethics Review Committees in India (IN)
- University of Iloilo (PH)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccines
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13111095
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33