2021
DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0023
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Perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine and willingness to receive vaccination among health workers in Nigeria

Abstract: Objectives:The study aimed to examine health workers' perceptions of the coronavirus disease 2019 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.… Show more

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“…Both pieces of data are consistent with a systematic review worldwide on willingness to receive vaccines, which found that about 66% had a positive attitude regarding COVID-19 vaccination [31]. Contrary to these studies, another study reported that over half (53.5%) of healthcare professionals had positive perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccination [32]. The discrepancy in the perception of the vaccine in the studies mentioned above could be attributed to the fact that they were conducted at different times since greater confidence has been developed after the massive vaccination campaigns over the past few months.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…Both pieces of data are consistent with a systematic review worldwide on willingness to receive vaccines, which found that about 66% had a positive attitude regarding COVID-19 vaccination [31]. Contrary to these studies, another study reported that over half (53.5%) of healthcare professionals had positive perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccination [32]. The discrepancy in the perception of the vaccine in the studies mentioned above could be attributed to the fact that they were conducted at different times since greater confidence has been developed after the massive vaccination campaigns over the past few months.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…The vaccine acceptance rate ranged from 20.0% to 58.2%. Based on the reviewed studies, the highest rates of vaccine acceptance were 58.2% in a study across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria [ 19 ], 55.5% in Ondo, Edo, and Delta [ 20 ], 51.1% in Kano [ 21 ], and 50.2% across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria [ 22 ]. On the contrary, the lowest acceptance rate was 20.0% across the six geopolitical zones [ 23 ], 24.6% from Bayelsa State [ 24 ], and 32.52% across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria [ 25 ].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…30 Another study from Nigeria among healthcare workers using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted in October 2020 and showed an acceptance rate of 55.5% for COVID-19 vaccination. 45 Another study was conducted in December 2020 and involved e-survey with 401 participants in the Delta state, which showed an overall COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate of 48.6%. 46 Nigeria was also part of the phone survey study conducted during November-December 2020 by Solís Arce et al, which showed an acceptance rate of 76.2% for COVID-19 vaccination among the general public in the country.…”
Section: Nigeriamentioning
confidence: 99%