Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
From: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a scoping review
References | Title | Study design | Country of focus | Mode of data collection | Data collection period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anjorin et al. [16] | Will Africans take COVID-19 vaccination? | Cross-sectional study | Multiple countries | Online | Feb to Mar 2021 |
Davis et al. [17] | Behavioural Determinants of COVID-19-Vaccine Acceptance in Rural Areas of Six Lower-and Middle-Income Countries | Cross-sectional study | Multiple countries | Telephone and in-person | Dec 7 to 16, 2020 |
Kanyanda et al. [18] | Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from six national phone surveys | Cross-sectional study | Multiple countries | Telephone | Sep to Dec 2020 |
Chukwuocha et al. [19] | Stakeholders’ hopes and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines in Southeastern Nigeria: a qualitative study | Qualitative study | Nigeria | In-person | Jan to Feb 2021 |
Chinawa et al. [20] | Maternal level of awareness and predictors of willingness to vaccinate children against COVID 19; A multi-center study | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | In-person | Apr 2021 |
Asmare et al. [21] | Behavioral intention and its predictors toward COVID-19 vaccination among people most at risk of exposure in Ethiopia: applying the theory of planned behavior model | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | Online | May 01 to Jun 30, 2021 |
Ayele et al. [22] | Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among health professionals working in Hospitals of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Mar 1 to 30, 2021 |
Gbeasor-Komlanvi et al. [23] | Prevalence and factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in health professionals in Togo, 2021 | Cross-sectional study | Togo | In-person | Feb 24 to Mar 3, 2021 |
Kassaw et al. [24] | Trust about corona vaccine among health professionals working at Dilla University referral hospital, 2021 | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | March 1 to 15, 2021 |
McAbee et al. [25] | Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions in Eastern Zimbabwe: A Cross-Sectional Study | Cross-sectional study | Zimbabwe | In-person | May 2021 |
Nzaji et al. [26] | Acceptability of Vaccination Against COVID-19 Among Healthcare Workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Cross-sectional study | DR Congo | In-person | Mar to Apr 30, 2020 |
Sahile [27] | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and its Predictors among College Students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021: A Cross-Sectional Survey | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | May 1 to July 30, 2021 |
Tlale et al. [28] | Acceptance rate and risk perception towards the COVID-19 vaccine in Botswana | Cross-sectional study | Botswana | In-person | Feb 1 to 28, 2021 |
Abebe et al. [29] | Understanding of COVID-19 Vaccine Knowledge, Attitude, Acceptance, and Determinates of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Adult Population in Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Mar 1 to 15, 2021 |
Adejumo et al. [30] | Perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine and willingness to receive vaccination among health workers in Nigeria | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | In-person | Oct 2020 |
Adeniyi et al. [31] | Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine among the Healthcare Workers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: A Cross Sectional Study | Cross-sectional study | South Africa | In-person | Nov to Dec 2020 |
Hailemariam et al. [32] | Predictors of pregnant women's intention to vaccinate against coronavirus disease 2019: A facility-based cross-sectional study in southwest Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Feb 1 to Mar 1, 2021 |
Handebo et al. [33] | Determinant of intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine among school teachers in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Dec 2020 to Jan 2021 |
Oyekale [34] | Compliance Indicators of COVID-19 Prevention and Vaccines Hesitancy in Kenya: A Random-Effects Endogenous Probit Model | Cross-sectional study | Kenya | Telephone | Jan to Jun 2021 |
Wiysonge et al. [35] | COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among healthcare workers in South Africa | Cross-sectional study | South Africa | In-person | Mar 15 to May 27, 2021 |
Adebisi et al. [36] | When it is available, will we take it? Social media users' perception of hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | Online | Aug 2020 |
Agyekum et al. [37] | Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccination among Health Care Workers in Ghana | Cross-sectional study | Ghana | Online | Jan to Feb 2021 |
Ahmed et al. [38] | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey | Cross-sectional study | Somalia | Online | Dec 2020 to Jan 2021 |
Ditekemena et al. [39] | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Survey | Cross-sectional study | DR Congo | Online | Aug 24 to 8 Sep 2020 |
Dinga et al. [40] | Assessment of Vaccine Hesitancy to a COVID-19 Vaccine in Cameroonian Adults and Its Global Implication | Cross-sectional study | Cameroon | Both online and in-person | May to Aug 2020 |
Bongomin et al. [41] | COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among high-risk populations in Uganda | Cross-sectional study | Uganda | In-person | Mar 29 to Apr 14, 2021 |
Botwe et al. [42] | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy concerns: Findings from a Ghana clinical radiography workforce survey | Cross-sectional study | Ghana | Online | Feb 24 to 28, 2021 |
Carcelen et al. [43] | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Zambia: a glimpse at the possible challenges ahead for COVID-19 vaccination rollout in sub-Saharan Africa | Cross-sectional study | Zambia | In-person | Nov 23 to 29, 2020 |
Iliyasu et al. [44] | Why Should I Take the COVID-19 Vaccine after Recovering from the Disease?' A Mixed-methods Study of Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability among Health Workers in Northern Nigeria | Mixed-method | Nigeria | In-person | Mar 2021 |
Illiyasu et al. [45] | "They have produced a vaccine, but we doubt if COVID-19 exists": correlates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among adults in Kano, Nigeria | Mixed-method | Nigeria | In-person | Mar 2021 |
Khalis et al. [46] | COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance among Health Science Students in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study | Cross-sectional study | Morocco | In-person | Jan 2021 |
Mohammed et al. [47] | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Ethiopian healthcare workers | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Mar to July 2021 |
Orangi et al. [48] | Assessing the Level and Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Kenya | Cross-sectional study | Kenya | Telephone | Feb 2021 |
Shiferie et al. [49] | Exploring reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare providers in Ethiopia | Qualitative study (interview) | Ethiopia | Both online and in-person | Jun 6 to 19, 2021 |
Tibbels et al. [50] | “On the last day of the last month, I will go”: A qualitative exploration of COVID-19 vaccine confidence among Ivoirian adults | Qualitative study | Cote D'Ivoire | In-person | Nov 2020 |
Uzochukwu et al. [51] | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among staff and students in a Nigerian tertiary educational institution | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | Online | Jan 21 to Feb 28, 2021 |
Yassin et al. [52] | COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance among Healthcare Staff in Sudan, 2021 | Cross-sectional study | Sudan | In-person | Apr to May 2021 |
Zewude et al. [53] | Willingness to Take COVID-19 Vaccine Among People Most at Risk of Exposure in Southern Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Not reported |
Mustapha et al. [54] | Factors associated with acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among University health sciences students in Northwest Nigeria | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | Online | Mar 15 to Jun 14, 2021 |
Mose et al. [61] | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among medical and health science students attending Wolkite University in Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Mar 1 to 30, 2021 |
Kanyike et al. [63] | Acceptance of the coronavirus disease-2019 vaccine among medical students in Uganda | Cross-sectional study | Uganda | Online | Mar 15 to Mar 21, 2021 |
Acheampong et al. [80] | Examining Vaccine Hesitancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Survey of the Knowledge and Attitudes among Adults to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines in Ghana | Cross-sectional study | Ghana | Online | Feb 23 to 28, 2021 |
Adane et al. [81] | Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine and refusal to receive COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in northeastern Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | May 2021 |
Addo et al. [82] | Guarding against COVID-19 vaccine hesitance in Ghana: analytic view of personal health engagement and vaccine related attitude | Cross-sectional study | Ghana | Online | Dec 14 to 28, 2020 |
Adedeji-Adenola et al. [83] | Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults in Nigeria | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | Online | Apr to Jun 2021 |
Admasu et al. [84] | Knowledge and Proportion of COVID-19 Vaccination and Associated Factors Among Cancer Patients Attending Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021: A Multicenter Study | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | May to Aug 15 2021 |
Aemro et al. [85] | Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers in Amhara region referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | Online | May 15 to Jun 10, 2021 |
Alle et al. [86] | Attitude and associated factors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among health professionals in Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Central Ethiopia; 2021: cross-sectional study | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | Online | Feb 5 to Mar 20, 2021 |
Amuzie et al. [87] | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers and its socio-demographic determinants in Abia State, Southeastern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | Online | Mar 6 to 20, 2021 |
Angelo et al. [88] | Health care workers intention to accept COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors in southwestern Ethiopia, 2021 | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Mar 15 to 28, 2021 |
Berihun et al. [89] | Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine and Determinant Factors Among Patients with Chronic Disease Visiting Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northeastern Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | May 1 to 20, 2021 |
Burger et al. [90] | Longitudinal changes in COVID-19 vaccination intent among South African adults: evidence from the NIDS-CRAM panel survey, February to May 2021 | Cross-sectional study | South Africa | Online | Feb to May 2021 |
Carpio et al. [91] | The demand for a COVID-19 vaccine in Kenya | Cross-sectional study | Kenya | Online | Apr 7 to 15, 2020 |
Dubik [92] | Understanding the Facilitators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Teachers in the Sagnarigu Municipality of Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study | Cross-sectional study | Ghana | In-person | Apr 2021 to Sep 2021 |
Dula et al. [93] | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Its Determinants in Mozambique: An Online Survey | Cross-sectional study | Mozambique | Online | Mar 11–20 Mar 2021 |
Eze et al. [94] | Determinants for Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | In-person | Nov 2020 to Jan 2021 |
Josiah et al. [95] | Perception of COVID-19 and acceptance of vaccination in Delta State Nigeria | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | Online | Dec 2020 |
Mekonnen et al. [96] | Intent to get vaccinated against COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors among adults with a chronic medical condition | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Feb 15 to Mar 15, 2021 |
Katoto et al. [97] | Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in South African Local Communities: The VaxScenes Study | Cross-sectional study | South Africa | In-person | Jun to Jul 2021 |
Kollamparambil et al. [98] | COVID19 vaccine intentions in South Africa: health communication strategy to address vaccine hesitancy | Cross-sectional study | South Africa | Telephone | Feb to Mar 2021 |
Lamptey et al. [99] | A nationwide survey of the potential acceptance and determinants of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana | Cross-sectional study | Ghana | Online | Oct 14 to Dec 12, 2020 |
Mesele et al. [100] | COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance and Its Associated Factors in Sodo Town, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Apr 1 to 30, 2021 |
Mose et al. [101] | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic in Southwest Ethiopia: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Jan 1 to 30, 2021 |
Oyekale [102] | Willingness to Take COVID-19 Vaccines in Ethiopia: An Instrumental Variable Probit Approach | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | Telephone | Feb 1 to 23, 2021 |
Reuben [103] | Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards COVID-19: An Epidemiological Survey in North-Central Nigeria | Cross-sectional study | Nigeria | In-person | Not reported |
Seboka et al. [104] | Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccination Demand and Intent in Resource-Limited Settings: Based on Health Belief Model | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | Online | Feb to Mar 2021 |
Shitu, et al. [105] | Acceptance and willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccine among schoolteachers in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Dec 2020 to Feb 2021 |
Taye et al. [106] | Coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine acceptance and perceived barriers among university students in northeast Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Jan 2021 |
Taye et al. [107] | COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among women attending antenatal and postnatal cares in Central Gondar Zone public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Ethiopia | In-person | Aug 15 to Sep 15, 2021 |
Twum et al. [108] | Intention to Vaccinate against COVID-19: a Social Marketing perspective using the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Health Belief Model | Cross-sectional study | Ghana | Online | Jan 6 to Feb 26, 2021 |
Yeboah et al. [109] | Knowledge into the Practice against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study from Ghana | Cross-sectional study | Ghana | In-person | Sep to Dec 2020 |