Uptake of COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among patients attending oncology services at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: insights from mixed design methods’ trajectory

The update of COVID-19 vaccine among cancer patients at ORCI was 58%; with patients' higher education status, positive perception on the COVID-19 vaccine, and perceived disease severity being significantly associated with increased COVID-19 vaccination uptake. Public health interventions should leverage these identified factors to promote vaccine uptake by tailoring communication efforts to specific characteristics.