Why I Have Not Taken the COVID-19 Vaccine" a Descriptive Qualitative Study of Older Adults' Perceived Views of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Nigeria.

IF 1.3 Q3 GERONTOLOGY
Anthony Obinna Iwuagwu, Daniel Rayner, Christopher Ndubuisi Ngwu, Micheal Ebe Kalu
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Globally, the COVID-19 vaccine uptake is increasing, but slowly among older adults residing in lower and middle-income countries, including Nigeria. Following this, we explored the perceived views of older adults on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. We adopted a qualitative descriptive study design and purposively selected and interviewed 16 retirees of older adults. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Findings show that older adults' willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine was dissuaded by their past experiences with the government, religion, and Western media, including affordability and accessibility problems related to vaccination campaigns. Findings also show that the uncertainty about the COVID-19 virus existence and perceptions about COVID-19 vaccine risks influence older adults' decisions regarding vaccine uptake. Finally, older adults' views on getting vaccinated for COVID-19 were positively influenced by the trust they placed in their physicians and other members of their healthcare system. The government should incentivize healthcare workers to serve as a nudge to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among older adults in Nigeria.

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我为什么没有接种 COVID-19 疫苗"--尼日利亚老年人对接种 COVID-19 疫苗看法的描述性定性研究。
在全球范围内,COVID-19 疫苗的接种率正在上升,但在包括尼日利亚在内的中低收入国家的老年人中上升速度缓慢。因此,我们探讨了尼日利亚老年人对接种 COVID-19 疫苗的看法。我们采用了定性描述研究设计,有目的地选择并采访了 16 名退休老年人。我们采用传统的内容分析法对数据进行了分析。研究结果表明,老年人接种 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿受到他们过去与政府、宗教和西方媒体打交道的经历的影响,包括与疫苗接种活动相关的可负担性和可及性问题。研究结果还显示,COVID-19 病毒存在的不确定性和对 COVID-19 疫苗风险的认知影响了老年人关于接种疫苗的决定。最后,老年人对接种 COVID-19 疫苗的看法受到他们对医生和医疗保健系统其他成员信任程度的积极影响。政府应该激励医疗保健工作者,以提高尼日利亚老年人对 COVID-19 疫苗的接种率。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Population Ageing examines the broad questions arising from global population ageing. It provides a forum for international cross-disciplinary debate on population ageing, focusing on theoretical and empirical research and methodological innovation and development. This interdisciplinary journal publishes editorials, original peer reviewed articles, and subject and literature reviews. It offers high quality research of interest to those working in the fields of demography, bio-demography, development studies, area studies, sociology, geography, history, social gerontology, economics, and social and health policy.
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