IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EVALUATION AND PHYSICAL REPORT (IJMEPR )

E-ISSN 2579-0498
P-ISSN 2695-2181
VOL. 8 NO. 2 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijmepr.v8.no2.2024.pg11.26

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Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Action: Understanding and Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy among the Educated in Ghana

Alfred Addy, Samuel William Dodoo, Joyceline Amankwah, Samson Kofie, Bonney Osei, George Benneh Mensah

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Abstract

Objective: Analyze drivers of vaccine hesitancy among Ghana’s educated to offer coherent policy responses bridging knowledge-action gaps.

keywords:

Vaccine hesitancy, Health literacy, Risk perceptions, Ghana, Behavioral science

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