Vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria: Contributing factors – way forward

Ogundele, OlorunfemiAkinbode; Ogundele, Tolulope; Beloved, Omolola

doi:10.4103/njgp.njgp_28_19

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“…Widespread conspiracy theories associated with the pandemic and a psychological need to understand various events surrounding the pandemic are possible explanations for this finding [ 14 ]. This finding is significant since psychosocial factors such as perceptions, emotions, trust in vaccines, and trust in vaccine providers have been found to contribute to vaccine hesitancy and refusal [ 15 , 16 ] and may have played a role in vaccine acceptance among these health workers.…”

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Perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine and willingness to receive vaccination among health workers in Nigeria

Adejumo

Ogundele²,

Madubuko

et al. 2021

Osong Public Health Res Perspect

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Objectives:The study aimed to examine health workers' perceptions of the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine in Nigeria and their willingness to receive the vaccine when it becomes available. Methods: This multi-center cross-sectional study used non-probability convenience sampling to enroll 1,470 hospital workers aged 18 and above from 4 specialized hospitals. A structured and validated self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data entry and analysis were conducted using IBM SPSS ver. 22.0. Results: The mean age of respondents was 40 ± 6 years. Only 53.5% of the health workers had positive perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine, and only slightly more than half (55.5%) were willing to receive vaccination. Predictors of willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine included having a positive perception of the vaccine (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 4.55; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.50−5.69), perceiving a risk of contracting COVID-19 (AOR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.25-3.98), having received tertiary education (AOR, 3.50; 95% CI, 1.40−6.86), and being a clinical health worker (AOR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.01−1.68). Conclusion:Perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine and willingness to receive the vaccine were suboptimal among this group. Educational interventions to improve health workers' perceptions and attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine are needed.

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Perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine and willingness to receive vaccination among health workers in Nigeria

Adejumo

Ogundele²,

Madubuko

et al. 2021

Osong Public Health Res Perspect

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“…Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa and has a convoluted history of vaccine hesitancy. Vaccination coverage in Nigeria has continuously dropped since its peak of 81.5% in the 1990s, and by 2013, only 25% of children under the age of 2 were fully vaccinated [ 16 ]. The 2003/2004 polio vaccine refusal in Nigeria had a far-reaching effect.…”

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When it is available, will we take it? Social media users’ perception of hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

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Introduction COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health threat facing mankind. There is no specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19, and many vaccine candidates are currently under clinical trials. This study aimed to understand the perception of social media users regarding a hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. Methods we conducted a cross-sectional survey among social media users in Nigeria in August 2020 using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire includes sections on the demographic characteristics of the respondents and their perception regarding a hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 517 respondents completed and returned the informed consent along with the questionnaire electronically. Data were coded and abstracted into Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and loaded into the STATA 14 software for final analysis. Results the results showed that more than half of the respondents were male 294 (56.9%). Most of the respondents 385 (74.5%) intend to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. Among the 132 respondents that would not take the COVID-19 vaccine, the major reason for non-acceptance was unreliability of the clinical trials 49 (37.1%), followed by the belief that their immune system is sufficient to combat the virus 36 (27.3%). We found a significant association between the age of the respondents and the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance (P-value=0.00) as well as geographical location and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance (P-value=0.02). Conclusion it was observed that most of the respondents were willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Our findings also reiterate the need to reassure the public the benefits an effective and safe COVID-19 vaccine can reap for public health. There is a need for national health authorities in Nigeria to ensure public trust is earned and all communities, including the marginalized populations, are properly engaged to ensure an optimal COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.

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“…Vaccination coverage in Nigeria has continuously dropped since its peak of 81.5% in the 1990s, and by 2013, only 25% of children under the age of 2 were fully vaccinated. 16 The 2003/2004 polio vaccine refusal in Nigeria had far-reaching effect as it not only increased the incidence of polio by many folds in Nigeria, but also contributed to outbreaks of polio across three continents. 17 Vaccine hesitancy could have a direct and wide-reaching effect on the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine(s) by individuals in the community as it confers threat not only on the hesitant individual but on the community as a whole, as delays and refusals would make it impossible for communities to reach the threshold of vaccine uptake necessary for the conferment of herd immunity.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa and has a convoluted history of vaccine hesitancy. Vaccination coverage in Nigeria has continuously dropped since its peak of 81.5% in the 1990s, and by 2013, only 25% of children under the age of 2 were fully vaccinated [16] The 2003/2004 polio vaccine refusal in Nigeria had a far-reaching effect. It increased the incidence of polio by many folds in Nigeria and contributed to outbreaks of polio across three other continents [17].…”

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When it is available, will we take it? Public perception of hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

Adebisi

Alaran

Bolarinwa

et al. 2020

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COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health threat facing mankind. There is no specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19, and no vaccine is currently available. This study aims to understand the perception of the public towards hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in August 2020 across the 36 states of Nigeria using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire includes sections on the demographic characteristics of the respondents and their perception regarding hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 517 respondents completed and returned the informed consent along with the questionnaire electronically. Data were coded and abstracted into the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and loaded into the STATA 14 software for final analysis. The results showed that more than half of the respondents were male 294 (56.87%). Most of the respondents (385, 74.47%) intend to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. Among the 132 respondents that would not take the COVID-19 vaccine, the major reason for non-acceptance is unreliability of the clinical trials 49 (37.12%), followed by the belief that their immune system is sufficient to combat the virus 36 (27.27%). There are significant association with the respondents age and having reservations toward vaccination [χ2= 19.0389 P-value=0.00] and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance [χ2=24.3316 P-value=0.00]. Furthermore, geographical location and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine [χ2=13.7786 P-value=0.02] are significantly associated. Even though the majority of our respondents are willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, our findings reiterate the need to reassure the public that any vaccine which becomes available is safe and effective.

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Vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria: Contributing factors – way forward

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Perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine and willingness to receive vaccination among health workers in Nigeria

Perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine and willingness to receive vaccination among health workers in Nigeria

When it is available, will we take it? Social media users’ perception of hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

When it is available, will we take it? Public perception of hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

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