Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Populations Towards Barrier and Preventive Measures Against COVID-19 in Two Cities in Cameroon

Epidemiology of the Acceptance of Anti COVID-19 Vaccine in Urban and Rural Settings in Cameroon

“…Despite the fact that the percentage of respondents who did not know COVID-19 symptoms were significantly lower in urban than in rural areas, the proportion of respondents aware of the existence of COVID-19 pandemic in contrast was globally high in both areas with slightly greater proportion in the urban area [97.55% (596/611) urban and 85.07% (376/422) rural]. This result was close to the one reported in the towns of Douala and Bangangté in 2020, where 71.6% declared that COVID-19 existed [ 18 ]. In fact, this was the result of cumulative efforts between WHO, non-government organisations, and governments including wide sensitization and financial support in response against the pandemic spread worldwide [ 19 ].…”

“…Upon the completion of our study, the acceptance of anti-COVID-19 vaccine was significantly associated with the university level of education ( p = 0.0001) in the rural area. This was obviously due to the easier aptitude to access good quality information, as a result of which the respondents were hence most aware on correct anti-COVID-19 vaccination issues [ 18 ]. Moreover, trader was the profession with the lowest rate of anti-COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in both urban and rural areas ( p = 0.0046 and p < 0.0001, respectively).…”