Determinants for Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine among Nigerians

Eze, Ugochukwu A; Ndoh, Kingsley; Ibisola, Babalola Adeniyi; Onwuliri, Chinemerem Daniel; Osiyemi, Adenakan; Ude, Nnamdi; Chime, Amalachukwu A; Ogbor, Eric O; Alao, Adegboyega O; Abdullahi, Ashiru

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-636090/v1

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“…Furthermore, there is a statistical association between the level of the acceptance of Covid-19 vaccination and the number of years in service, marital status, designated work, and the type of medical facility. This finding is contrary to the finding of a study conducted in Nigeria, where it was reported that a significant association exist between vaccine acceptance or uptake and gender, tribe/ethnicity, religion, and place of residence [33]. On the other hand, a study revealed that increasing age, the influence of heads of the institution, trust in the government, and readiness to pay for the vaccine were associated with acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine among health science students [25].…”

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Assessment of Knowledge and Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers in Kano State, Nigeria

Abduljaleel¹

2022

TIJAR

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Coronavirus is an ongoing global viral disease firstly identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019, hence its name Covid-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 as a pandemic with Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). People get infected when they inhale small airborne particles or droplets exhaled by a Covid-19 infected person. Some of the recommended preventive measures include social or physical distancing, covering the mouth when sneezing or coughing, wearing of face masks and regular hand wash. A multi-stage sampling method was used to select the study locations, hospitals, healthcare departments and survey groups. A quantitative method - using structured questionnaires was used. Statistical analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26. Out of the 1004 participants that were surveyed, 864 responses were retrieved. The bulk of the respondents (59%) were male. Knowledge of Covid–19 was poor, 24.3%, while acceptance of Covid-19 vaccination was high (74.2%). Important predictors of Covid-19 vaccination are the number of years in service, marital status, designated work, and type of medical facility. Knowledge of Covid-19 is low, but acceptance of its vaccination was high among the study population. This could be due to fear of contacting the disease early plus the associated high mortality among the study population. There is a need for an enlightenment campaign to increase knowledge and further improve acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccination.

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Assessment of Knowledge and Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers in Kano State, Nigeria

Abduljaleel¹

2022

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Nigeria: A Rapid Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Nnaemeka

Okafor

Orababa

et al. 2023

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Widespread COVID–19 vaccination is essential to maintaining pandemic control. However, low–and lower–middle–income countries (LMICs) continue to face challenges to care due to unequal access and vaccine fear despite the introduction of safe and effective immunisations. This study aimed to collect information on Nigeria's COVID–19 vaccine uptake rates and determinants. Science Direct, PubMed, Google Scholar, African Journal Online, Springer, and Hinari were all systematically searched through and completed in May 2022. Quality assessments of the listed studies were performed using the eight–item Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools for cross–sectional studies. In addition, we undertook a meta-analysis to calculate pooled acceptance rates with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Forty–two studies in total satisfied the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. A total of 24,533 respondents were studied. The total sample size of states in the Northern, Western and Southern parts of Nigeria are 3,206, 4,527 and 5,059, respectively, while 11,741 is the cumulative sample size of all the Nigeria-wide studies. The total COVID–19 vaccination acceptance rate among all the study groups was 52.4% (95% CI: 46.9–57.9%, I2 = 100%), while the total estimated COVID–19 vaccination hesitancy rates was 47.81% (95% CI: 42.2 – 53.4% I2 = 100%). In Nigeria–regions sub–group analyses, the Western region (58.90%, 95% CI: 47.12–70.27%) and Northern region (54.9%, 95% CI: 40.11%–69.4%) showed the highest rates of vaccine acceptance and vaccine hesitancy respectively. The COVID–19 vaccine acceptance rate was highest in 2020, with a pooled rate of 59.56% (46.34, 57.32%, I2 = 98.7%). The acceptance rate in 2021 was only 48.48 (40.78%, 56.22%), while for the studies in 2022, it increased to 52.04% (95% CI: 35.7%, 68.15 %). The sensitisation of local authorities and the dissemination of more detailed information about the COVID–19 vaccine and its safety, could significantly increase the country's vaccination rate.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and its Determinants: Findings From A Web-Based Survey in Nigeria

Tijani,

Filani,

Oluyide

et al. 2023

EJMED

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COVID-19 vaccination was identified as a major effort to curb the global challenge of this highly infectious disease. However, the coverage rate is an essential factor that decides successful vaccination. As vaccines are being distributed around the world, there is a debate on their acceptability, accessibility, and barriers to receiving them despite the availability of the vaccine. This study was conducted to assess the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccination, and its determinants among internet users in Nigeria. An online survey was conducted between February and April 2022 using a semi-structured questionnaire. It was set up using Google Forms and data were collected via online method. Relevant data collected were analyzed using STATA version 14. A total of 378 respondents participated in the study, with a mean age of 32 years (± 8.50) years. Majority of the respondents are young adults between the age range of 25-35 years. 74.9% of the respondents are Christians. All the respondents have heard of the COVID-19 vaccine while about one-third of them had taken the COVID-19 vaccine (62.2%). The uptake of the vaccine had a significant positive association with the level of education and level of monthly income (p =0.004 and 0.002 respectively) aORs =0.386, 95% (CI=0.184-0.810). Two out of three Nigerian respondents had taken the coronavirus vaccine. However, the long distance to get to vaccination centers was the leading barrier to vaccine uptake. Hence, this calls for key stakeholders to ensure that COVID-19 vaccination centers are close to residents in Nigeria and for leaders at all levels to be involved in public education based on sound evidence and the discouragement of the spread of conspiracy theories to eliminate the negative associated factors will reduce vaccine hesitancy and thereby increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Nigeria.

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Determinants for Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine among Nigerians

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Assessment of Knowledge and Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers in Kano State, Nigeria

Assessment of Knowledge and Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers in Kano State, Nigeria

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Nigeria: A Rapid Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and its Determinants: Findings From A Web-Based Survey in Nigeria

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