Uptake of COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among patients attending oncology services at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: insights from mixed design methods’ trajectory
The update of COVID-19 vaccine among cancer patients at ORCI was 58%; with patients' higher education status, positive perception on the COVID-19 vaccine, and perceived disease severity being significantly associated with increased COVID-19 vaccination uptake. Public health interventions should leverage these identified factors to promote vaccine uptake by tailoring communication efforts to specific characteristics.
Authors
- Ntuli Kapologwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0900-2937)
- Mark Mseti
- Anthony Kapesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-7806)
- Lucy Kisaka
- Mary Lyimo
- Mamsau Ngoma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1382-8037)
- David Makoko
- Micheal Mugerwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8591-7544)
- Jeremiah Seni
Institutions
- Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (TZ)
- Aga Khan University (TZ)
- Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (UG)
- Ocean Road Cancer Institute (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11749-x
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00