Table 2 Vaccination beliefs and coverage for the countries studied

From: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries

 

Effective

Safe

Important for children to have

Tuberculosis (BCG)

Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP1)

Measles (MCV1)

Percent of parents with any child that was ever vaccinated

Burkina Faso

87

72

95

98

95

88

97

Colombia

83

84

99

89

92

95

95

India

96

97

98

92

94

95

92

Mozambique

87

93

98

94

93

87

95

Nepal

89

93

99

96

96

92

95

Nigeria

82

92

96

67

65

54

95

Pakistan

91

92

95

88

86

75

94

Rwanda

99

97

99

98

99

96

100

Sierra Leone

95

95

99

86

95

93

97

Uganda

82

87

98

88

99

87

98

Russia

67

48

80

96

97

98

96

United States

85

73

87

97

90

95

  1. The table presents an overview of vaccination beliefs and incidence across countries in our sample. Columns 2–4 and 8 use data from the Wellcome Global Monitor 201814. Column 8 shows the percentage of respondents who are parents and report having had any of their children ever vaccinated. Columns 2–4 show the percentage of all respondents that either strongly agree or somewhat agree with the statement above each column. All percentages are obtained using national weights. Columns 5–7 use data from the World Health Organization on vaccine incidence15. Columns 5–7 report the percentage of infants per country receiving the vaccine indicated in each column.