Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccination among Healthcare Workers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

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DOI: 10.21522/TIJAR.2014.12.04.Art028

Authors : Dang Heman Guful

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to determine the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine amongst health workers in Adamawa state, Northeast Nigeria. The study used a cross-sectional design and collected data from the eligible participants through google online form. Information regarding the respondents’ such as socio-demographic, risk exposures, risk perceptions and attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine were collected. Multivariable binary logistic regression will be used to determine the factors affecting the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine after controlling for key demographic variables. Data analysis was using STATA version 14 (StataCorp LP, Texas USA). A total of 272 healthcare workers from Adamawa State Nigeria participated in this study. About 70% of the respondents were females, one-third were younger than 40 years and majority (57.7%) were non-frontline workers. Two hundred and thirty-nine (87.9%) of the participants have had COVID-19 vaccine while 33(12.1%) have never received. Of those who have been vaccinated, only 130(54.4%) were fully vaccinated. Among the unvaccinated, 69.7% insisted they will not take the vaccine if made available because COVID-19 infection has reduced globally (33.3%) and probable side effects of the vaccine (33.3%). Age (OR = 0.11, 95% CI: 0.02 – 0.55, p value = 0.007)., sex (OR = 5.23, 95% CI: 1.78 – 15.39, p value = 0.003) and years of work experience OR = 21.44, 95% CI: 3.58 – 12.85, p value = 0.001) were significant predictors of acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine.

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