FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO COVID-19 VACCINATION HESITANCY IN THE PUNJAB

Authors

  • Shahzad Farid University of Okara
  • Sajjad Hussain International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Rashid Maqbool University of Okara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.289

Abstract

The study aimed to explore the factors contributing to the COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in the Punjab. The study was conducted in South Punjab by selecting 450 respondents who were approached using simple random sampling and interviewed using face to face interview schedule. The study explored that the percentage of vaccinated males is higher than females. It was also found that most of the respondents disagreed with COVID-19 hesitancy statements. The analysis revealed that vaccinated respondents have medium level hesitancy and their main source of information about the pandemic was newspapers. However, the respondents who are not vaccinated have prominent level of vaccination hesitancy and their main source of information about the pandemic is television/news. The study suggested an extended and rigorous campaign on national level television to reduce the impact of the unconfirmed information about COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19, Vaccination, Pandemic, Hesitancy

Author Biography

  • Shahzad Farid, University of Okara

    Incharge of Department of Anthropology

     

     

Additional Files

Published

2021-12-31

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO COVID-19 VACCINATION HESITANCY IN THE PUNJAB”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 208–212, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.289.