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. 2024 May;11(5):e2171.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.2171.

Knowledge, attitude, intentional practice and individualized determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults: A cross-sectional study in Tanzania

Amimu A Nassoro  1 , Walter C Millanzi  1 , Patricia Z Herman  1
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Knowledge, attitude, intentional practice and individualized determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults: A cross-sectional study in Tanzania

Amimu A Nassoro et al. Nurs Open. 2024 May.

Abstract

Aim: The study assessed the knowledge, attitude, intentional practice and individualized factors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults in Tanzania.

Design: Hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study.

Methods: Quantitative approaches were adopted to study 312 randomly selected adults using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. Descriptive analysis established frequencies and percentages of variables at a 95% confidence interval and a 5% significance level.

Results: Mean age was 24.66 ± 6.503 of which 61.5% were males. 86.9% of them were not vaccinated. 57.7% of respondents had inadequate knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine, and 61.5% had negative attitudes towards it. 63.8% of adults demonstrated an unwillingness to be vaccinated. Participants' sociodemographic characteristics profiles were significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, attitude and willingness to uptake it (p < 0.05). Findings highlight the need for large-scale interventions to address the low uptake vaccine. Adults' willingness to get a coronavirus vaccine was comparatively low. Sociodemographic profiles, knowledge and attitude were associated significantly with low uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among adults in Tanzania.

Keywords: COVID‐19 infection; COVID‐19 vaccine; adults; attitude; intentional practice; knowledge; vaccine uptake.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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