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NISH (NITAG Support Hub) 2: Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy/confidence in Africa: Latest publications

This Library Guide contains published and unpublished information on vaccine hesitancy and related issues in the context of COVID-19 vaccination in Subsaharan Africa

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Songkhun Nillasithanukroh, Chul Hyun Park, Robert Richards, Alyssa Ghaleb (2025). A panel data analysis of the impact of government trust on support for universal and air travel vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, Social Science & Medicine, Volume 384, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118586.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953625009177)

Andrianiaina, M. M., Randrianomanana, T. V., Raherison, R. E., Razanamparany, T., Raharinavalona, S. A., Rafamatanantsoa, J. F., ... & Andrianasolo, R. L. (2022). Factors related to the death of diabetic patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in Joseph Raseta Befelatanana University Hospital in Antananarivo, Madagascar. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences10(9), 1839. https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20250955

Heidi Sze Lok Fan, Edmond Pui Hang Choi, Elizabeth Keys, Rishma Chooniedass, Stephanie Masina, Alex Halonen, Kalysse Mantai, Marie Tarrant, COVID-19 (2025). Vaccine Hesitancy Scale: Psychometric properties and validation among pregnant and breastfeeding persons and parents, Vaccine: X 1362, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2025.100720(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590136225001147)

M.E. Ames, C.A. Sierra Hernandez, A.F. Chung, H. Elgharbawy, T.O. Afifi, S. Craig, C.A. McMorris, H. Samji, K. Schwartz, S.E. Stewart, B. Turner, T.P. Paterson (2025). Factors associated with youth vaccine acceptance during the COVID-19 pandemic: Coordinated analyses across 5 Canadian  datasets, Vaccine:X  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2025.100726.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590136225001202)

Richard M. Clarke, Stephen P. O’Hickey, Elaine Walklet , Eleanor Bradley & Berenice Mahoney (2025) Managing allergy-related COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A multi-methods analysis of practitioner notes and referral outcomes, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 21:1, 2561457,  https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2561457

Radwa Nour, Leigh Powell, Wafa K. Alnakhi, Heba Mamdouh, Randa Sleibi, Hamid Y. Hussain, Hanan Al Suwaidi & Nabil Zary (2025) Validation and psychometric evaluation of the Arabic Adult Vaccine Hesitancy Scale, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 21:1, 2560152, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2560152

Kumi GA, Gohoho M, Aku FY (2025) Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare personnel in a secondary-level health facility in Ghana. PLOS Glob Public Health 5(9): e0004980. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004980

Kirigia, J. M., & Mwabu, G. (2025). The Monetary Value of Human Life Losses Associated with COVID-19 in Africa: A Human Capital Approach. Economies, 13(8), 241. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies13080241