Community perception and determinants of willingness to uptake COVID-19 vaccines among residents of Osun State, South-West Nigeria

Abstract

Background: Vaccine has been identified as the most cost-effective way of fighting COVID-19 pandemic. As most countries await the COVID-19 vaccine for mass administration amidst numerous misconceptions, it is imperative to assess willingness of the masses to take the vaccine. This study aimed to assess the determinants of willingness to uptake COVID-19 vaccines among residents of Osun State.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed. Seven hundred and forty-four respondents were enrolled from three selected local government areas using a multistage sampling method. Interviewer administered questionnaire, structured based on the health belief model and social cognitive theory, in electronic format (Kobo Collect) was used for data collection. Determinants of willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine were assessed using binary logistic regression.Results: About three-quarters (59.1%) of the respondents were willing to take the vaccine. There was a significant association between positive perception and willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine, p<0.001. Being a healthcare worker, having good knowledge of the disease, and willingness-to-pay for the vaccine were significant determinants of willingness to uptake COVID-19 vaccine. Presence of misconception had a negative effect on the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine.Conclusions: To achieve high COVID-19 vaccine coverage, there is a need for health promotion interventions to correct misconceptions about COVID-19. Government and private donor interventions may be required to subsidize the vaccine to care for the populace who are willing to uptake but unable to pay for the vaccine.

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“…This is similar to findings from a study conducted in Osun state in which a decline was noticed if payment will be required for the vaccine. 27 Our study also revealed that a greater percentage of the respondents who were willing to accept the vaccine expressed readiness to take as many doses as may be required. This contrasts with a study where people were not willing to take multiple doses.…”

Assessment of Intention, Acceptance, and Hesitancy of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…The pooled vaccine Age was found to be a significant factor in accepting COVID-19 [9,14,20,22,[36][37][38]42]. Participants within the age of 24 and Good knowledge of COVID-19, belief that is beneficial [39,40,42] perceived contagiousness of the virus, and perceived threat to life [20,35] were also associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.…”

“…Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy included age, [44] safety concerns, [12,22,23,26,41,42] unreliability of clinical trials, [12,22,37] doubt on efficacy and effectiveness of the vaccine, [23,28,37] fear of side effect, [9,12,15,23,27,28,36,37,40,41, 45] lack of confidence in the vaccine, [8] belief that the risk of getting COVID-19 is low, [15,24] disbelief in the existence of COVID-19, [15,24,26] mistrust in government and manufacturing companies, [12,24,26,45] cultural and religious disapproval [27,41]. Other factors include belief that immune status can combat the virus, [22] fear and dislike of injection, [11] infertility related myth, [26,27] electronic implant myth, [27] anti-vaccine message in social media, [33] and history of previous COVID-19 infection [45].…”

An assessment of COVID-19 vaccine knowledge and acceptability among healthcare workers in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

“…In some local population studies 30 , 31 , willingness to receive a prospective vaccine was also associated with being a HCW.…”