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. 2021 Aug;12(4):236-243.
doi: 10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0023. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

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

Oluseyi Ademola Adejumo  1 , Olorunfemi Akinbode Ogundele  2 , Cynthia Roli Madubuko  3 , Rosena Olubanke Oluwafemi  4 , Ogochukwu Chinedum Okoye  5 , Kenechukwu Chukwuemeka Okonkwo  1 , Sunday Samson Owolade  1 , Oladimeji Adedeji Junaid  1 , Olutoyin Morenike Lawal  1 , Adenike Christianah Enikuomehin  1 , Maureen Iru Ntaji  6 , Aisha Sokunbi  3 , Aina Omodele Timothy  3 , Olatunji Sunday Abolarin  1 , Emmanuel Olalekan Ali  1 , John Oghenevwirhe Ohaju-Obodo  5
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Perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine and willingness to receive vaccination among health workers in Nigeria

Oluseyi Ademola Adejumo et al. Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to examine health workers' perceptions of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 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 sub-optimal among this group. Educational interventions to improve health workers' perceptions and attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine are needed.

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccine; Health workers; Nigeria; Perception; Willingness.

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Conflicts of Interest

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Perceptions of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine among health workers.
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Distribution of health workers’ responses to the 10-item scale on perceptions of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.
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Willingness to receive the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine among health workers.
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