Covid-19 second dose vaccine uptake and associated factors: A community-based cross-sectional study among adults in Masindi district in Uganda

While Uganda has achieved relatively high COVID-19 first dose vaccination rates, completion of the second dose remains low, particularly in Masindi district where only 44.0% of adults who were vaccinated with the first dose proceeded to receive the second dose. This shortfall threatens to undermine the achievement of herd immunity and the effectiveness of the nation's COVID-19 vaccination campaign. This study aimed to determine the rate of second dose vaccine uptake and assess factors associated with second dose uptake among adults in Masindi district. We conducted a community-based cross-sect

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