FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LOW RESPONSE TOWARDS COVID-19 VACCINATION AMONG RESIDENTS OF ACOO VILLAGE, KOLE DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY.

Monica Amolo; Richard Kanyesigye

doi:10.51168/sjhrafrica.v4i9.527

Authors

Monica Amolo Kampala School of Health Sciences, P.O Box 14263, Kampala, Uganda.
Richard Kanyesigye Kampala School of Health Sciences, P.O Box 14263, Kampala, Uganda.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51168/sjhrafrica.v4i9.527

Keywords:

Covid 19, COVID 19 vaccines, hesitancy to vaccines, vaccine side effects

Abstract

Background:
The main purpose of the study was to determine the factors contributing to low response towards COVID-19 vaccination among residents of Acoo village, Kole district.
Methodology:
A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out from December 2022 to March 2023 where a quantitative survey method was used to collect data from A total of 50 respondents were interviewed using questionnaires. The researcher used random sampling techniques to select the respondents for the study.
Results:
The study revealed that 60% had stopped in primary, therefore they lacked knowledge on COVID-19 as well as vaccine uptake. Fear of the side and adverse effects of covid-19 vaccine led to low vaccine uptake because 95% of respondents hesitated to vaccine uptake because of the side and adverse effects of the vaccine.
Low vaccine availability and distribution also contributed to an increase in low covid-19 vaccine uptake, accounting for about 55% of the respondents not being vaccinated.
Worst of all, 37.5(75%) of respondents said there was no sensitization about covid-19 vaccine by health workers, therefore leading to insufficient information among residents on covid-19 vaccine hence low uptake of the vaccine.
Conclusion.
There was a high prevalence of increased covid-19 vaccine hesitancy at 93.3%, and a negative attitude towards covid-19 vaccine uptake was at 63.3%. These were a result of fear of covid-19 vaccine side and adverse effects, Low vaccine availability and distribution, Low level of education, and finally lack of sensitization about covid-19 vaccine.
Recommendation;
There should be a strengthening of rules and regulations governing vaccine uptake and continuous health education on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its complications. Proper planning on the improvement of continuous distribution and availability of the vaccine at the health facility should be emphasized. Sensitization of residents on covid-19 vaccine should be done to improve vaccine uptake.