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. 2023 Aug;58(5):664-680.
doi: 10.1177/00219096211069642. Epub 2022 Jan 7.

Modelling the Factors That Predict the Intention to Take COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria

Oberiri Destiny Apuke  1   2 , Elif Asude Tunca  3
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Modelling the Factors That Predict the Intention to Take COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria

Oberiri Destiny Apuke et al. J Asian Afr Stud. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

This study developed a model that predicted factors that prompt the intention to take the COVID-19 vaccine among Nigerians. Data were collected from 385 respondents across Nigeria using snowball sampling technique with online questionnaire as instrument. Results indicated that cues to action, health motivation, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control positively predicted the intention to take COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. However, perceived susceptibility, severity, and COVID-19 vaccine benefits did not predict the intention to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Further findings showed that COVID-19 vaccine barrier and attitude was negatively associated with the intention to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccine; Nigeria; perceived behavioural control; subjective norms.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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