Integrating health belief model and theory of planned behavior to assess COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among urban slum people in Bangladesh

Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary, Asma Safia Disha, Mahadi Hasan, Mondira Bardhan, Mehedi Hasan, Faiza Imam Tuhi, Sama Jamila Rahim, Md Navid Newaz, Sardar Al Imran, Md Zahidul Haque, Md Riad Hossain, Md Pervez Kabir and Sarya Swed

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-22

Abstract: Introduction: The vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been identified as a promising strategy to reduce the severity of the pandemic. Despite the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, bringing socioeconomically disadvantaged people under vaccination coverage has been challenging for developing countries like Bangladesh. Therefore, this study explored the determinants of vaccine acceptance among urban slum residents of Bangladesh using the Health Belief Model (HBM) and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Methods: A face-to-face survey of 400 urban slum dwellers in two large cities in Bangladesh was conducted between July 5 to August 5, 2021. The questionnaire included vaccine acceptance, socio-demographics, health-related characteristics, trust in health authorities, reasons for vaccine hesitancy, and dimensions of HBM and TPB frameworks. Hierarchical logistic regression was performed to evaluate the association between these characteristics and vaccination acceptance. Results: Around 82% (n = 327) of respondents were willing to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. In a fully adjusted model, respondents with secondary level education had higher intention (OR = 46.93, 95%CI = 1.21–1807.90, p

Date: 2023
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