COVID-19 vaccine perceptions among South Asian communities in the UK: an application of the theory of planned behavior

Akbar, MB ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3092-6878, Singh, L, Deshpande, S and Amoncar, N, 2022. COVID-19 vaccine perceptions among South Asian communities in the UK: an application of the theory of planned behavior. Health Marketing Quarterly. ISSN 0735-9683

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Abstract

Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, this paper explores the perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine among South Asian communities residing in the UK. Thirty-eight semi-structured interviews were conducted using a qualitative approach and analyzed using thematic analysis. Participants represented Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Afghani, and Nepali backgrounds. The participants revealed that family and community influence their perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine. The results suggest that normalizing vaccine acceptance, addressing unknown side effects, and popularizing vaccine efficacy data will increase vaccine uptake within the South Asian community in the UK.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Health Marketing Quarterly
Creators:	Akbar, M.B., Singh, L., Deshpande, S. and Amoncar, N.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	5 July 2022
ISSN:	0735-9683
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/07359683.2022.2092325 DOI 1568742 Other
Rights:	© 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	29 Jul 2022 14:41
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2022 14:41
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/46782

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