Pritu Dhalaria|Himanshu Arora|Ajeet Singh|Mansi Mathur|Ajai Kumar S.
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccination Coverage in India: An Exploratory Analysis
Government of India|Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Government of India|Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Government of India|Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Government of India|Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Government of India|Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
paper examines key determinants covid19 vaccination coverage india presents analytical framework probe whether vaccine hesitancy socioeconomic factors multidimensional deprivations mpi play role determining covid19 vaccination uptake exploratory analysis reveals covid19 vaccine hesitancy negative statistically significant impact covid19 vaccination coverage percentage increase vaccine hesitancy lead decline vaccination coverage 30 percent similarly increase proportion people living multidimensional poverty reduces covid19 vaccination coverage unit increase mpi proportion people living acute poverty leads mean decline vaccination coverage 50 percent implies increase socioeconomic deprivation negatively impacts health outcomes including vaccination coverage additionally demonstrated gender plays significant role determining access digital technologies internet impacts vaccine coverage hesitancy found males access internet increases vaccination coverage also increases may attributed indias reliance digital tools cowin aarogya setu imphal india allocate register covid19 vaccines associated digital divide males greater digital excess females conversely females access internet statistically significant inversely associated coverage attributed higher vaccine hesitancy among female population lower utilization health services females