Journal of Public Health in Africa

1. Randomised experimental evaluation of a social media campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria
William D Evans, Jeffrey B Bingenheimer, Michael W Long, Khadidiatou Ndiaye, Dante Donati, Nandan M Rao, Selinam Akaba, Sohail Agha
Journal of Global Health  vol: 14  year: 2024  
doi: 10.7189/jogh.14.05018

2. A Social Media Campaign to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Michael William Long, Jeffrey B Bingenheimer, Khadidiatou Ndiaye, Dante Donati, Nandan Rao, Selinam Akaba, Sohail Agha, William Douglas Evans
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance  vol: 12  first page: e84540  year: 2026  
doi: 10.2196/84540

3. Barriers and enablers to childhood immunization in high zero-dose burden communities in Kano and Lagos states, Nigeria
Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa, Ganiyu Adekunle Salaudeen, Luret Lar, Mervat Alhaffar, Nada Abdelmagid, Catherine R. McGowan, Olatunde Adesoro, Paula Valentine, Tahlil Ahmed, Andrew Clarke, Sostine Makunja, Tanimola Makanjuola Akande
Vaccine  vol: 64  first page: 127754  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127754

4. Exploring the perceptions and experiences of mobile teams on COVID-19 vaccine uptake at the community level: evidence from Benue and Niger states
Saheed Dipo Isiaka, Akolade Uthman Jimoh, Olugbemisola Wuraola Samuel, Sunday Atobatele, Sidney Sampson, Joshua Cinwonsoko David, Irene Okoye, Zubair Adegoke, Victor Daniel, Sunday Nto
BMC Public Health  vol: 24  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19562-y

5. Assessing patient perspectives on satisfaction motivations and reasons for choosing pharmacist administered COVID-19 vaccination in community pharmacies in Abuja Nigeria
Adebowale Sylvester Adeyemi, Godsgift Chinemelum Iwendi, Olayemi Amusile, Lawal Ahmed Abidolu, Theophilus Oluwatola Amosun, Taiwo Opeyemi Aremu
Discover Public Health  vol: 23  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s12982-026-02167-8

6. Quantitative Synthesis of Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Vaccine Hesitancy in 185 Countries
Jerome Nyhalah Dinga, Severin Kabakama, Dieudonne Lemuh Njimoh, Julius Ebua Chia, Imran Morhason-Bello, Ivan Lumu
Vaccines  vol: 12  issue: 1  first page: 34  year: 2023  
doi: 10.3390/vaccines12010034

7. Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among the working population in urban areas of Benue State, North-Central Nigeria
Samuel Olusegun Itodo, Stephen Olaide Aremu, Jeremiah John Oloche, Samuel Ali Agada, Edwin Inalegwu Alonyenu, Miracle Chekwube Itodo
Discover Public Health  vol: 22  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s12982-025-00597-4

8. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Ethiopia: a scoping review for equitable vaccine access
Senait Aleamyehu Beshah, Jibril Bashir Adem, Mosisa Bekele Degefa, Melkamu Ayalew, Yohannes Lakew, Sileshi Garoma, Elizabeth Naa Adukwei Adote, Daniel Malik Achala, Grace Njeri Muriithi, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, James Akazili, Chikezie Ifeanyi, Elias Asfaw Zegeye, Chijioke O. Nwosu, John E. Ataguba
Frontiers in Health Services  vol: 5  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1609752

9. Assessing the determinants of uptake and hesitancy in accessing COVID 19 vaccines in Nigeria: a scoping review
Chikezie Ifeanyi, Emmanuel Okechukwu, Olushola Tosin, Ichoku Hyacinth, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, Grace Njeri Muriithi, Daniel Malik Achala, Elizabeth Naa Adukwei Adote, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Senait Alemayehu Beshah, Chijioke Osinachi Nwosu, John Thato Tlhakanelo, James Akazili, Nyasha Masuka
Frontiers in Health Services  vol: 5  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1609418

10. “I didn’t believe it was real”: a qualitative exploration of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among key populations living with HIV/AIDS in Rivers State, Nigeria
Uebari Korfii, Golden Owhonda, Rogers Bariture Kanee, Joshua Mary Chukwu, Ikenna Oranezi, Mueka Edna Neenwi, Victor Bieh, Geraldine Mbagwu, Ngozi Ajaero, Cassandra Akinde, Fauwzia Sanusi, Damilola Bashorun, Onoja Mark Adikwu, Humble Te-erebe, Fegenuawura Excel Deeyor, Ahmad Nasir Ahmad, Wada Ojoarome Israel, Godswill Ikiriko, Kpoa Ebenezer Frank, Favour Asukwo Umoh, Eric Aigbogun
BMC Public Health  vol: 26  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-27969-y

11. Cognizance and mitigation of falsified immunization documentation: Analyzing the consequences for public health in Nigeria, with a focus on counterfeited COVID‐19 vaccination cards: A case report
Victor E. Ali, Marvellous O. Asika, Emmanuel Ebuka Elebesunu, Chioma Agbo, Maxwell Hubert Antwi
Health Science Reports  vol: 7  issue: 2  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1885

12. Lessons from COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in West Africa and strategies for future pandemic preparedness: a structured literature review
Sunday Iphierohor Asasah, Emmanuel Edoghogho Imade, Ben Jesuorsemwen Enagbonma
Journal of Public Health  vol: 47  issue: 3  first page: 487  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf071

13. A narrative review of determinants consequences, and public health implications of vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria
Adeyemi Ogedengbe Omoge
Discover Public Health  vol: 23  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s12982-026-02668-6

14. Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in North-Central Nigeria
Ayodotun Olutola, Ibrahim Bola Gobir, Deus Bazira, Samson Agboola, Fatimah Ohunene Sanni, Azeez Akanbi Bello, Nnadozie Onyinyechi Havila, Aisha Adamu, Fatima Bello, Suzzy Angmun Otubo, Mercy Piring'ar Nyang
Journal of Immunization  vol: 1  issue: 2  first page: 10  year: 2024  
doi: 10.14302/issn.2577-137X.ji-24-5207

15. Factors shaping Covid-19 vaccine acceptability among young people in South Africa and Nigeria: An exploratory qualitative study
Marisa Casale, Oluwaseyi Somefun, Genevieve Haupt Ronnie, Joshua Sumankuuro, Olagoke Akintola, Lorraine Sherr, Lucie Cluver, Ferdinand C Mukumbang
PLOS Global Public Health  vol: 5  issue: 3  first page: e0003795  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003795

16. Mapping Eight Decades of Vaccination Social Science: Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Trends
Chinwe Iwu-Jaja, Oluwatosin Nkereuwem, Chidozie D. Iwu, Akhona V. Mazingisa, Anelisa Jaca, Duduzile Ndwandwe, Charles S. Wiysonge
Vaccines  vol: 13  issue: 11  first page: 1138  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/vaccines13111138

17. Knowledge, attitudes and demographic drivers for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Malawi
Yamikani Ndasauka, Halima Sumayya Twabi, Jimmy Kainja, Anthony Mavuto Gunde, Catherine Makhumula-Mtimuni
Scientific Reports  vol: 14  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-60042-5

18. Strategies to reduce vaccine hesitancy in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic: scoping review
Ana Paula Ferreira Maciel, Otavio Henrique Oliveira Macedo, Rene Ferreira da Silva Junior, Victor Guilherme Pereira, Cláudia Mendes Campos Versiani, Écila Campos Mota, Raquel Gusmão Soares, Kênia Alencar Fróes, Fernandez Fonseca Almeida, Carla Silvana de Oliveira e Silva
Cuadernos de Educación y Desarrollo  vol: 16  issue: 8  first page: e5362  year: 2024  
doi: 10.55905/cuadv16n8-139