Patient Preference and Adherence (Nov 2021)
Patients’ Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine: Implications for Patients with Chronic Disease in Low-Resource Settings
Abstract
Firomsa Bekele,1 Ginenus Fekadu,2,3 Tarekegn Fekede Wolde,4 Lemessa Wakgari Bekelcho5 1Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia; 2Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Health Science, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia; 3School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong; 4Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia; 5Department of Oromo Folklore and Literature, College of Social Science, Mettu University, Mettu, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Firomsa BekeleDepartment of Pharmacy, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, EthiopiaEmail [email protected]: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a major global health challenge, with high morbidity and mortality. Despite different vaccines being produced around the globe, the spread of the virus is still uncontrolled. In particular, the shortage of vaccines in low-income countries is one of the key factors hindering efforts to reduce the spread of the virus. Even though evidence has been provided by different responsible bodies, there are still multiple beliefs and misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccination that have not yet been addressed. Nowadays, vaccine hesitancy is one of the top ten threats to global health, arising from the unwillingness of chronic patients to receive the vaccine. Chronic disease patients in low-resource settings are fearful of taking the vaccine because of a shortage of information about the COVID-19 vaccine. Therefore, the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among chronic disease patients should be studied more widely in low-resource settings.Keywords: COVID-19, acceptance, chronic care patients
