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This Library Guide contains published and unpublished information on vaccine hesitancy and related issues in the context of COVID-19 vaccination in Subsaharan Africa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

Bednar, H. S., Adeboyejo, R., Sidibe, T., Powell, R., Monroe, J., Mmanywa, M. S., & Zeramula, L. T. (2023). Building Global Health Systems Capacity During COVID-19 to Improve Vaccination Access and Reduce Hesitancy: Case Studies in Zambia and Tanzania. Health Security21(5), 341–346. https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2023.0004

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 Open13(12), e073668. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073668

Kessy, S. J., Wei, T., Zhou, Y., Zhang, W.-X., Alwy Al-Beity, F. M., Zhang, S.-S., Du, J., Cui, F., & Lu, Q.-B. (2023). Vaccination willingness, vaccine hesitancy, and estimated coverage of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine among healthcare workers in Tanzania: A call for action. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease11(12), e1126. https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.1126

Kim, S., Lilani, A., Redemptus, C., Campana, K., & Tozan, Y. (2024). A pre-post evaluation study of a social media-based COVID-19 communication campaign to improve attitudes and behaviors toward COVID-19 vaccination in  Tanzania. PloS One19(5), e0300206. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300206

Masele, J. J. (2024). Misinformation and COVID-19 vaccine uptake hesitancy among frontline workers in Tanzania: Do demographic variables matter? Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics20(1), 2324527. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2024.2324527

Mgongo, M. B., Manongi, R. N., Mboya, I. B., Ngocho, J. S., Amour, C., Mtei, M., Bilakwate, J. S., Nyaki, A. Y., George, J. M., Leyaro, B. J., Farah, A., Kengia, J. T., Tinuga, F., Bakari, A. H., Kirakoya, F. B., Araya, A., Kapologwe, N. A., & Msuya, S. E. (2023). A Qualitative Study on Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Community Members in Tanzania. Vaccines11(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11081366

Msuya, H. M., Mrisho, G. A., Mkopi, A., Mrisho, M., Lweno, O. N., Ali, A. M., Said, A. H., Mihayo, M. G., Mswata, S. S., Tumbo, A. M., Mhalu, G., Jongo, S. A., Kassim, K. R., Nyaulingo, G. D., Temu, S. G., Kazyoba, P. E., Haruna, H., Kishimba, R., Kassa, H., … Abdulla, S. (2023). Understanding Sociodemographic Factors and Reasons Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitance among Adults in Tanzania: A Mixed-Method Approach. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene109(4), 895–907. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0229

Mtei, M., Mboya, I. B., Mgongo, M., Manongi, R., Amour, C., Bilakwate, J. S., Nyaki, A. Y., Ngocho, J., Jonas, N., Farah, A., Amour, M., Kalolo, A., Kengia, J. T., Tinuga, F., Ngalesoni, F., Bakari, A. H., Kirakoya, F. B., Araya, A., Kapologwe, N. A., & Msuya, S. E. (2023). Confidence in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and safety and its effect on vaccine uptake in Tanzania: A community-based cross-sectional study. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics19(1), 2191576. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2023.2191576

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 Health11, 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 Health12, 1352787. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1352787

Nassoro, A. A., Millanzi, W. C., & Herman, P. Z. (2024). Knowledge, attitude, intentional practice and individualized determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults: A cross-sectional study in Tanzania. Nursing Open11(5), e2171. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2171

Nyondo, G. G., Msalenge, F. K., Majaliwa, F. A., Deograthias, E., Philipo, E., Njiro, B. J., Mang’ombe, E., Myemba, D. T., & Bwire, G. M. (2024). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake among adults living with HIV in the eastern coast of Tanzania: A nested cross-sectional study. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine17(2), 247–252. https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12609

Yussuph, Z. H., Alwy Al-Beity, F. M., August, F., & Anaeli, A. (2023). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women attending public antenatal clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics19(3), 2269777. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2023.2269777

Yamanis, T., Carlitz, R., Gonyea, O., Skaff, S., Kisanga, N. and Mollel, H., 2023. Confronting ‘chaos’: a qualitative study assessing public health officials’ perceptions of the factors affecting Tanzania’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. BMJ open13(1), p.e065081.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065081

Shayo, E.H., Nassor, N.K., Mboera, L.E., Ngadaya, E., Mangesho, P., Bakari, M., Urassa, M., Seif, M., Tarimo, C., Masemo, A. and Mmbaga, B.T., 2023. The impacts of COVID-19 and its policy response on access and utilization of maternal and child health services in Tanzania: a mixed methods study. PLOS Global Public Health3(5), p.e0001549.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001549

Kandeel, A., Eldeyahy, I., Abu ElSood, H., Fahim, M., Afifi, S., Abu Kamar, S., BahaaEldin, H., Ahmed, E., Mohsen, A. and Abdelghaffar, K., 2023. COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Egypt: a large-scale national survey–to help achieving vaccination target, March-May, 2022. BMC Public Health23(1), p.397.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15283-w

Mtei, M., Mboya, I.B., Mgongo, M., Manongi, R., Amour, C., Bilakwate, J.S., Nyaki, A.Y., Ngocho, J., Jonas, N., Farah, A. and Amour, M., 2023. Confidence in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and safety and its effect on vaccine uptake in Tanzania: A community-based cross-sectional study. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics19(1), p.2191576.

https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2023.2191576

Lees, S., Enria, L. and James, M., 2023. Contesting the crisis narrative: epidemic accounts in Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Disasters.                                                                                                                                                                  https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12535

Van Espen, M., Dewachter, S. and Holvoet, N., 2023. COVID-19 vaccination willingness in peri-urban Tanzanian communities: Towards contextualising and moving beyond the individual perspective. SSM-Population Health22, p.101381.
 
Msuya, S.E., Manongi, R.N., Jonas, N., Mtei, M., Amour, C., Mgongo, M.B., Bilakwate, J.S., Amour, M., Kalolo, A., Kapologwe, N. and Kengia, J., 2023. COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from a community-based survey in Tanzania. Vaccines11(2), p.465.
 
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

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Konje, E.T., Basinda, N., Kapesa, A., Mugassa, S., Nyawale, H.A., Mirambo, M.M., Moremi, N., Morona, D. and Mshana, S.E., 2022. The Coverage and Acceptance Spectrum of COVID-19 Vaccines among Healthcare Professionals in Western Tanzania: What Can We Learn from This Pandemic?. Vaccines, 10(9), p.1429.