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NISH (NITAG Support Hub) 2: Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy/confidence in Africa Latest Systematic Reviews: Botswana (English)

This Library Guide contains published and unpublished information on vaccine hesitancy and related issues in the context of COVID-19 vaccination in Subsaharan Africa

Latest research articles

Makhema, J., Shava, E., Izu, A., Gaolathe, T., Kuate, L., Walker, A., Carty, L., Georgiou, P., Kgathi, C., Choga, W. T., Sekoto, T., Seonyatseng, N., Mogashoa, T., Maphorisa, C. N., Mohammed, T., Ntalabgwe, T., Frank, T. T., Matlhaku, B., Diphoko, A., … Moyo, S. (2024). Safety of AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine and low Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Botswana following ChAdOx1(AZD1222) vaccination: A single-arm open-label  interventional study—Final study results. IJID Regions10, 35–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.11.002

WHO Africa

Learning from Botswana’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, 2021.

With WHO support, Botswana is one of four African countries that have completed an intra action review of their early COVID-19 vaccine rollout to help shape the next phase.

https://www.afro.who.int/news/learning-botswanas-covid-19-vaccine-rollout

Pubmed : Covid-19 AND "vaccination hesitancy" AND Botswana

Kaur, L. and Ahirwar, A.K., 2022. Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: a review of existing literature. Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation.
 
Tlale LB, Gabaitiri L, Totolo LK, Smith G, Puswane-Katse O, Ramonna E, Mothowaeng B, Tlhakanelo J, Masupe T, Rankgoane-Pono G, Irige J, Mafa F, Kolane S. Acceptance rate and risk perception towards the COVID-19 vaccine in Botswana. PLoS One. 2022 Feb 4;17(2):e0263375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263375. PMID: 35120163; PMCID: PMC8815939. (Pubmed) file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/journal.pone.0263375.pdf

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Mangla, S., Zohra Makkia, F.T., Pathak, A.K., Robinson, R., Sultana, N., Koonisetty, K.S., Karamehic-Muratovic, A., Nguyen, U.S.D., Rodriguez-Morales, A.J., Sanchez-Duque, J.A. and Zamba, P.T., 2021. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and emerging variants: evidence from six countries. Behavioral Sciences, 11(11), p.148.
 
Sallam, M., Al-Sanafi, M. and Sallam, M., 2022. A global map of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates per country: an updated concise narrative review. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 15, p.21.

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Mathaha, T., Mafu, M., Mabikwa, O.V., Ndenda, J., Hillhouse, G. and Mellado, B., 2022. Leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize COVID-19 robust spread and vaccination roll-out strategies in Southern Africa. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 5. DOI 10.3389/frai.2022.10130100