Would you like to know why the uptake of #covid19 #vaccine was very low in Sub-Saharan Africa (specific focus on Benin)? Then read this latest article presenting a socio-ethnographic study performed by a team of sociologists, bioethicists and biomedical engineers. This study tries to shed a light on the widespread reticence in regard to Covid-19 vaccination programme in Benin.
Local #culturalbeliefs, a strong faith in #traditionalmedicine, and a lingering #fear of #neocolonialism are some of the main reasons behind this.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.857890/full?Link opens in a new window