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Perceptions, Barriers, and Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adults inBangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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Student Authors
Sadman Hafiz Niloy
Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, FE
K.m. Sabid Mahmud Bhuyan
Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, FE
Sadia Akter
Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, FE
Sajeeb Kumar Sarkar
Supervisors
Md. Mortuza Ahmmed
Associate Professor, Faculty, FST

Abstract

Background:People’s opinions on COVID-19 vaccination have opened the communication with a rise in public perception in Bangladesh from 2020 to 2024. Because the COVID-19 virus was increasing so rapidly and was a public health threat, vaccines remained essential to keeping people from becoming seriously ill or dying. But public doubt, false information, and fears of side effects presented major obstacles. This survey investigated the impact of public perception, reported sideeffects, and barriers to the impact of the vaccines on vaccination behavior, and how specifically targeted government campaigns can help build knowledge and acceptance.Methods:The cross-sectional study reveals the perception and barriers of the public uploaded vaccination data for the year 2000-2024 in Bangladesh in respect of the Perception, barriers, and Side effects. In adult studies, specimens were collected through a survey. Key data included vaccine uptake, perception scores, adverse events, barriers, and government campaigns and high-profile events.Data trends help to illustrate how increasingly targeted interventions have influenced the public response, attitude, and behavior towards COVID-19 vaccination.Results:COVID-19 vaccination was started in 2020 with a low rate of 5%, but then this rate increased to a higher rate in 2024, and it was 80%. Public In the same way, public perception scores jumped from 60 in 2020 to 82 in 2024. 10-20% of participants reported side effects such as fever and tiredness. However, the rate of side effects was gradually reduced. The leading reasons members of the public have declined to be vaccinated, especially in the early months of the rollout, are misinformation, concerns about side effects, and logistics. URTIs refers to the portion of the public who would attend government-organized campaigns and awareness events.Conclusion:Despite some early setbacks, high rates of COVID-19 vaccination were achieved in Bangladesh, also in 2024. But there are some issues that still remain. Public trust was sustained through awareness campaigns. Combating the root challenge of disinformation with enhanced communication, stronger health systems, and equitable access will support increasing vaccination and pandemic response in the future.

Keywords

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccination public perception side effects barriers to vaccination Govt. campaigns.

Publication Details

  • Type of Publication:
  • Conference Name: 1st National BioMed Health ResearchCon (NBHRC) 2025
  • Date of Conference: 28/08/2025 - 28/08/2025
  • Venue: Dr. Milon Auditorium, Dhaka Medical College
  • Organizer: Dhaka Medical College Research and Academic Club
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