Vaccine hesitancy and trust in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Lack of trust is a primary reason behind the global rise in vaccine hesitancy. Existing research on the trust—vaccine hesitancy nexus has almost exclusively focused on COVID-19 with the vast majority of studies examining industrialized countries. In this study, we investigated the influence...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Kerstin Unfried, Jan Priebe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61205-0

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