Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: June | Volume: 12 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 61-76
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220608
A Study to Assess the Knowledge of COVID-19 and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine among Adults
Survashi Kunwar1, Rajesh Kumar2, Giti Mollika Phukon3, Kunwar Pranav Deep4
1BDS, MPH, GD Goenka University, Gurugram
2Assistant Professor, Department of Reproductive and Bio Medicine, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.
3BDS, MPH, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar. 4B.Sc. Public Health, Poornima University, Jaipur.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Survashi Kunwar
ABSTRACT
Objective: The objective of this study to assess the knowledge of COVID-19 and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among adults in Delhi NCR.
Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge and the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among adults in Delhi NCR using a validated, self-administered electronic questionnaire that was distributed through emails (Gmail) and online social networking platforms such as WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Telegram. The participants of the study were informed about the objective of the study through the questionnaire itself and their participation in the study was considered as the consent.
Result: 88.2% of participants were willing to take the vaccination despite their uncertainty about its success only 5.2% were not willing to take the vaccination and 6.6% were not sure whether they should or not take the vaccination. Although the acceptance of vaccination is high moreover, transparent communication about vaccine effectiveness and safety will contribute to increasing public trust in COVID-19 vaccination programs.
Key words: COVID-19, acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 vaccination programs, Delhi NCR .