Rural Inhabitants’ Perception-Induced Immunisation Status: The Case of Yellow Fever Vaccination in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Key Points

• Improved public health education could boost vaccination rates significantly, addressing knowledge gaps.
• Campaign visibility remains a major barrier to achieving high immunisation rates in rural populations.
• Data highlights the disconnect between awareness of vaccination and actual immunisation status, with limited outreach impact.
• Findings support the need for targeted health campaigns to reduce preventable disease burden through improved vaccination.