Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, North-West University Mafikeng Campus, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Aug 2;58(8):1032. doi: 10.3390/medicina58081032.
: COVID-19 remains a major development challenge in many developing countries. This study analysed the effect of mental health disorder and indicators of COVID-19 preventive practices on vaccination intentions among refugees in Kenya. : The data were the fourth and fifth waves of the High Frequency Phone Surveys on the impacts of COVID-19 that were collected by the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) between May 2020 and June 2021. The data were collected from Kakuma, Kalobeyei, Dadaab and Shona camps using the stratified random sampling method. The data were analysed with random effects instrumental variable Probit regression model. : The results showed that 69.32% and 93.16% of the refugees were willing to be vaccinated during the 4th and 5th waves, respectively. The fear of dying was reported by 85.89% and 74.19% during the 4th and 5th waves, respectively. COVID-19 contact prevention and immune boosting indicators were differently influenced by some demographic and anxiety index variables, while being endogenous influenced vaccine hesitancy along with urban residence, age, knowing infected persons, days of depression, days of anxiety, days of physical reactions, members losing job, searching for jobs, accepting job offers and being employed. : It was concluded that efforts to promote COVID-19 vaccination should address mental health disorder and compliance with existing COVID-19 contact and immune boosting behaviour with a focus on urban residents and youths.
: 新冠疫情仍然是许多发展中国家面临的一个重大发展挑战。本研究分析了心理健康障碍和新冠疫情预防措施指标对肯尼亚难民接种意愿的影响。: 该数据来自肯尼亚国家统计局（KNBS）于 2020 年 5 月至 2021 年 6 月间收集的新冠疫情高频电话调查的第四和第五波数据。数据采用分层随机抽样方法从卡卡乌梅、卡洛贝耶、达达阿布和绍纳营地收集。采用随机效应工具变量概率回归模型进行数据分析。: 结果显示，在第四和第五波调查中，分别有 69.32%和 93.16%的难民表示愿意接种疫苗。在第四和第五波调查中，分别有 85.89%和 74.19%的难民表示担心死亡。新冠疫情接触预防和免疫增强指标受到一些人口统计学和焦虑指数变量的不同影响，而疫苗犹豫与城市居住、年龄、接触感染者、抑郁天数、焦虑天数、身体反应天数、失业成员、找工作、接受工作机会和就业等因素呈内生关系。: 结论认为，促进新冠疫情疫苗接种的努力应针对心理健康障碍和遵守现有的新冠疫情接触和免疫增强行为，重点关注城市居民和年轻人。
