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NISH (NITAG Support Hub) 2: Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy/confidence in Africa Latest Systematic Reviews: Kenya (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This Library Guide contains published and unpublished information on vaccine hesitancy and related issues in the context of COVID-19 vaccination in Subsaharan Africa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 : Kenya

Al-Aghbari, A. A., Naanyu, V., Luchters, S., Irungu, E., Baalawy, K., Bärnighausen, T., & Mauti, J. (2023). Reducing Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake: Community Ideas from Urban and Rural Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(23). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20237093

Anino, C. O., Wandera, I., Masimba, Z. O., Kirui, C. K., Makero, C. S., Omari, P. K., & Sanga, P. (2023). Determinants of Covid-19 vaccine uptake among the elderly aged 58 years and above in Kericho County, Kenya: Institution based cross sectional survey. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(9), e0001562. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001562

Ayieko, S., Jaoko, W., Opiyo, R. O., Orang’o, E. O., Messiah, S. E., Baker, K., & Markham, C. (2024). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Subjective Norms Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination among Pregnant Women in Kenya: An Online Cross-Sectional Pilot Study Using  WhatsApp. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010098

Binyaruka, P., Mtenga, S. M., Mashasi, I., Karugu, C. H., Mohamed, S. F., Asiki, G., Mair, F. S., & Gray, C. M. (2023). Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people with type 2 diabetes in Kenya and Tanzania: A mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 13(12), e073668. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073668

Liku, N., Mburu, C., Lafond, K. E., Ebama, M., Athman, M., Swaleh, S., Jewa, I., Ngware, E., Njenga, V., Kiptoo, E., Munyao, C., Miano, C., Anyango, E., Thuo, S., Matini, W., Mirieri, H., Otieno, N., Athman, M., Chanzera, P., … Dawa, J. (2024). A qualitative assessment of influenza vaccine uptake among children in Kenya. Vaccine: X, 19, 100507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100507

Limaye, R. J., Singh, P., Fesshaye, B., & Karron, R. A. (2024). Lessons learned from COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant and lactating women from two districts in Kenya to inform demand generation efforts for future  maternal RSV vaccines. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24(1), 221. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06425-y

Moucheraud, C., Ochieng, E., Ogutu, V., Sudhinaraset, M., Szilagyi, P. G., Hoffman, R. M., Glenn, B., Golub, G., & Njomo, D. (2024). Trust in health workers and patient-centeredness of care were strongest factors associated with vaccination for Kenyan children born between 2017-2022. Vaccine: X, 19, 100523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100523

Muchangi, J. M., Mturi, J., Mukasa, H., Kithuki, K., Kosgei, S. J., Kanyangi, L. M., Mararo, R., & Nankanja, M. (2023). Levels of handwashing and vaccine uptake in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to prevent and control COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1256007. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1256007

Muchangi, J. M., Mturi, J., Mukasa, H., Kithuki, K., Kosgei, S. J., Kanyangi, L. M., Moraro, R., & Nankanja, M. (2024). Enablers and barriers to vaccine uptake and handwashing practices to prevent and control COVID-19 in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania: A systematic review. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1352787. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1352787

Njororai, F., Nyaranga, K. C., Cholo, W., Amulla, W., & Ndetan, H. (2023). Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Rural Communities in Western Kenya. Vaccines, 11(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11101516

Njororai, F., Nyaranga, K. C., Cholo, W., Amulla, W., & Ndetan, H. (2023). Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Rural Communities in Western Kenya. Vaccines, 11(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11101516

Shumba, C. S., Kiraithe, P., Kambo, I., & Shaibu, S. (2024). Community Health Volunteers’ experiences of implementing COVID-19 vaccine education and promotion in Kenya: A qualitative descriptive study. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1406959. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1406959

Ireri, E.M., Mutugi, M.W., Falisse, J.B., Mwitari, J.M. and Atambo, L.K., 2023. Influence of conspiracy theories and distrust of community health volunteers on adherence to COVID-19 guidelines and vaccine uptake in Kenya. PLOS global public health, 3(3), p.e0001146.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001146

 
Yego, J., Korom, R., Eriksson, E., Njavika, S., Sane, O., Kanorio, P., Rotich, O., Wambui, S. and Mureithi, E., 2023. A Comparison of Strategies to Improve Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccine among High-Risk Adults in Nairobi, Kenya in 2022. Vaccines, 11(2), p.209.
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11020209
 
Essoh, T.A., Adeyanju, G.C., Adamu, A.A., Tall, H., Aplogan, A. and Tabu, C., 2023. Exploring the factors contributing to low vaccination uptake for nationally recommended routine childhood and adolescent vaccines in Kenya. BMC Public Health, 23(1), pp.1-10.
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-023-15855-w
 
Marwa, M.M., Kinuthia, J., Larsen, A., Dettinger, J.C., Gomez, L.A., Awino, P., Abuna, F., Watoyi, S., Ochieng, B., Ngumbau, N. and John‐Stewart, G., 2023. COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant and postpartum Kenyan women. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.
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Rego, R.T., Kenney, B., Ngugi, A.K., Espira, L., Orwa, J., Siwo, G.H., Sefa, C., Shah, J., Weinheimer-Haus, E., Delius, A.J.S. and Pape, U.J., 2023. COVID-19 vaccination refusal trends in Kenya over 2021. Vaccine, 41(5), pp.1161-1168. (Not OA)
 
Boi‐Dsane, N.A., Dzudzor, B., Alhassan, Y. and Aheto, J.M., 2023. Prevalence of common adverse events experienced following COVID‐19 vaccination and its associated factors in Ghana: Cross‐sectional study design. Health Science Reports, 6(1), p.e1012.
https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1012
 
Rego, R.T., Kenney, B., Ngugi, A.K., Espira, L., Orwa, J., Siwo, G.H., Sefa, C., Shah, J., Weinheimer-Haus, E., Mphil, A.J.S.D. and Pape, U.J., 2023. COVID-19 vaccination refusal trends in Kenya over 2021. Vaccine.
Abstract: Background Vaccination refusal exacerbates global COVID-19 vaccination inequities. No studies in East Africa have examined temporal trends in vaccination refusal, precluding addressing refusal. We assessed vaccine refusal over time in Kenya, and characterized
factors associated with changes in vaccination refusal. Methods We analyzed data from the Kenya Rapid Response Phone Survey (RRPS), a household cohort survey representative of the Kenyan population including refugees. Vaccination refusal (defined as the respondent …
 
Lazarus, J.V., Wyka, K., White, T.M., Picchio, C.A., Gostin, L.O., Larson, H.J., Rabin, K., Ratzan, S.C., Kamarulzaman, A. and El-Mohandes, A., 2023. A survey of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022. Nature Medicine, pp.1-10.
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Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continued to mutate and
spread in 2022 despite the introduction of safe, effective vaccines and medications. Vaccine hesitancy remains substantial, fueled in part by misinformation. Our third study of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among 23,000 respondents in 23
countries (Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain ...
 
Zavala, E., Fesshaye, B., Lee, C., Mutwiwa, S., Njagi, W., Munyao, P., Njogu, R., Gur-Arie, R., Paul, A.M., Holroyd, T.A. and Singh, P., 2022. Lack of clear national policy guidance on COVID-19 vaccines influences behaviors in pregnant and lactating women in Kenya. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, p.2127561.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2127561
 
Rego, R.T., Ngugi, A.K., Sophie Delius, A.J., Luchters, S., Kolars, J.C., Irfan, F.B., Weinheimer-Haus, E., Abubakar, A., Shah, R., Zhu, J. and Boulton, M.L., 2022. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among non-refugees and refugees in Kenya. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(8), p.e0000917.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000917

Davis Jr, T.P., Yimam, A.K., Kalam, M.A., Tolossa, A.D., Kanwagi, R., Bauler, S., Kulathungam, L. and Larson, H., 2022. Behavioural determinants of COVID-19-vaccine acceptance in rural areas of six lower-and middle-income countries. Vaccines, 10(2), p.214.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/2/214
 
Limaye, R.J., Paul, A., Gur-Arie, R., Zavala, E., Lee, C., Fesshaye, B., Singh, P., Njagi, W., Odila, P., Munyao, P. and Njogu, R., 2022. A socio-ecological exploration to identify factors influencing the COVID-19 vaccine decision-making process among pregnant and lactating women: Findings from Kenya. Vaccine.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.10.068 (Preprint)
 
Wanyonyi, C.N., Audi, A., Oduor, C., Ombok, C., Oketch, D., Aol, G., Ouma, A., Osoro, E.M., Ngere, I., Njoroge, R. and Munyua, P.M., 2022. COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices and Vaccine Acceptability in Rural Western Kenya and an Urban Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, May 2021: A Cross-sectional Survey. (Pre-print)
https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202208.0333/v1
 
Maina, R., Kimani, R.W., Orwa, J., Mutwiri, B.D., Nyariki, C.K., Shaibu, S. and Fleming, V., 2022. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preparedness for Managing Pregnant and Postpartum Women with COVID-19 Among Nurse-Midwives in Kenya. SAGE Open Nursing, 8, p.23779608221106445.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23779608221106445

 

Oyekale AS. Compliance Indicators of COVID-19 Prevention and Vaccines Hesitancy in Kenya: A Random-Effects Endogenous Probit Model. Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Nov 19;9(11):1359. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9111359

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8618705/

Orangi S, Pinchoff J, Mwanga D, Abuya T, Hamaluba M, Warimwe G, Austrian K, Barasa E. Assessing the Level and Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Kenya. Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Aug 23;9(8):936. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9080936

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8402839/

Carpio, C.E., Sarasty, O., Hudson, D., Macharia, A. and Shibia, M., 2021. The demand for a COVID-19 vaccine in Kenya. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 17(10), pp.3463-3471. (Not OA)
 
Davis, R., 2021. Vaccine hesitancy and other obstacles to COVID-19 control: lessons from smallpox. The Pan African Medical Journal, 40.
https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/40/1/full/
 

 

Cochrane Library

COVID-19 vaccine messaging on social media in Kenya, Nepal, and the Philippines

ISRCTN49683523
https://trialsearch.who.int/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=ISRCTN49683523, 2022 | added to CENTRAL: 30 June 2022 | 2022 Issue 06

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Alam, A., Khan, A., Imam, N., Siddiqui, M.F., Waseem, M., Malik, M.Z. and Ishrat, R., 2020. Design of an epitope-based peptide vaccine against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2): a vaccine-informatics approach. BioRxiv. (Preprint - not peer-reviewed)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.03.074930v2.abstract
 
Galdiero, M., Galdiero, M., Folliero, V., Zannella, C., De Filippis, A., Mali, A., Rinaldi, L. and Franci, G., 2021. SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development: Where are we. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 25(6), pp.2752-84.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Avinash-Mali-2/publication/350768520_SARS-CoV-2_vaccine_development_where_are_we/links/615ebbed5a481543a88d097d/SARS-CoV-2-vaccine-development-where-are-we.pdf
 
Onovo, A.A., Atobatele, A., Kalaiwo, A., Obanubi, C., James, E., Gado, P., Odezugo, G., Ogundehin, D., Magaji, D. and Russell, M., 2020. Using supervised machine learning and empirical Bayesian kriging to reveal correlates and patterns of COVID-19 disease outbreak in sub-Saharan Africa: exploratory data analysis. medRxiv. (Preview - not peer-reviewed)
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.27.20082057v1
 
 
 

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Africa-Wide Information

Limaye, R.J., Balgobin, K., Michel, A., Schulz, G. and Erchick, D.J., 2022. What message appeal and messenger are most persuasive for COVID-19 vaccine uptake: Results from a 5-country survey in India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ukraine. PloS one, 17(9), p.e0274966.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274966
 
Naqvi, S., Saleem, S., Naqvi, F., Billah, S.M., Nielsen, E., Fogleman, E., Peres‐da‐Silva, N., Figueroa, L., Mazariegos, M., Garces, A.L. and Patel, A., 2022. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pregnant women regarding COVID‐19 vaccination in pregnancy in 7 low and middle‐income countries: An observational trial from the Global Network. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. (Not OA)
 
Nivedita, K. and Shanthini, F.N., 2016. Knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women regarding anemia, iron rich diet and iron supplements and its impact on their hemoglobin levels. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol, 5(2), pp.425-31. (Not OA)