COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices and Vaccine Acceptability in Rural Western Kenya and an Urban Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Survey
In: COVID; Volume 2; Issue 10; Pages: 1491-1508, 2022
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An important step towards COVID-19 pandemic control is adequate knowledge and adherence to mitigation measures, including vaccination. We assessed the level of COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among residents from an urban informal settlement in the City of Nairobi (Kibera), and a rural community in western Kenya (Asembo). A cross-sectional survey was implemented from April to May 2021 among randomly selected adult residents from a population-based infectious diseases surveillance (PBIDS) cohort in Nairobi and Siaya Counties. KAP questions were adopted from previous studies. Factors associated with the level of COVID-19 KAP, were assessed using multivariable regression methods. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was 83.6% for the participants from Asembo and 59.8% in Kibera. The reasons cited for vaccine hesitancy in Kibera were safety concerns (34%), insufficient information available to decide (18%), and a lack of belief in the vaccine (21%), while the reasons in Asembo were safety concerns (55%), insufficient information to decide (26%) and lack of belief in the vaccine (11%). Our study findings suggest the need for continued public education to enhance COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices to ensure adherence to mitigation measures. Urban informal settlements require targeted messaging to improve vaccine awareness, acceptability, and uptake.
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COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices and Vaccine Acceptability in Rural Western Kenya and an Urban Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Survey
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Nasimiyu, Carolyne ; Audi, Allan ; Oduor, Clifford ; Ombok, Cynthia ; Oketch, Dismas ; Aol, George ; Ouma, Alice ; Osoro, Eric ; Ngere, Isaac ; Njoroge, Ruth ; Munyua, Peninah ; Lo, Terrence ; Herman-Roloff, Amy ; Bigogo, Godfrey ; Munywoki, Patrick K. |
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Zeitschrift: | COVID; Volume 2; Issue 10; Pages: 1491-1508, 2022 |
Veröffentlichung: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
DOI: | 10.3390/covid2100107 |
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