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How to increase acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among poor people in Africa?

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  • Mathieu Juliot Mpabe Bodjongo

    (University of Dschang)

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This study aims to analyze whether good government management of the COVID-19 pandemic can increase the likelihood of vaccine uptake among poor people in Africa. The analysis is based on a sample of 18,010 people living in 34 African countries, drawn from data collected by Afrobarometer (Merged Round 8 data (34 countries), database, 2022). The econometric results, obtained using a bivariate probit regression, show that poverty significantly reduces the odds of accepting the said COVID-19 vaccine. However, acceptance of the vaccine increases among poor individuals when there is (i) trust in the government's published statistics on COVID-19, (ii) control of corruption by the government in managing the pandemic, (iii) individual confidence in the government's ability to ensure the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine, and (iv) belief that the Covid 19 vaccine will be more effective than religious prayer in the fight against this pandemic.

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  • Mathieu Juliot Mpabe Bodjongo, 2024. "How to increase acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among poor people in Africa?," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 173-210, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ijhcfe:v:24:y:2024:i:2:d:10.1007_s10754-024-09370-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s10754-024-09370-7
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    Keywords

    Poverty; COVID-19; Vaccine; Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • I39 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Other
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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