Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Cameroon and Nigeria: a web-based cross-sectional study

Aseneh, Jerry Brown, Agbor, Valirie Ndip, Kadia, Benjamin, Okolie, Elvis Anyaehiechukwu, Ofomata, Chinelo Janefrances, Etombi, Christie Linonge, Ekaney, Domin Sone M and Fru, Yvonne Walburga Joko (2023) 'Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Cameroon and Nigeria: a web-based cross-sectional study'. International Health, Vol 15, Issue 6, pp. 702-714.

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Abstract

Background:
This study investigated the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among HCWs in Cameroon and Nigeria.

Methods:
This analytic cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2021, including consenting HCWs > 18 years identified using snowball sampling. Vaccine hesitancy was defined as indecisiveness or unwillingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Multilevel logistic regression yielded adjusted odds ratios (aOR) for vaccine hesitancy.

Results:
We included a total of 598 (~60% women) participants. Little or no trust in the approved COVID-19 vaccines (aOR=2.28, 95% CI=1.24-4.20), lower perception of the importance of the vaccine on their personal health (5.26, 2.38-11.6), greater concerns about vaccine-related adverse effects (3.45, 1.83-6.47), and uncertainty about colleagues’ acceptability of the vaccine (2.98, 1.62-5.48) were associated with higher odds of vaccine hesitancy. In addition, participants with chronic disease (aOR=0.34, 95% CI=0.12-0.97) and higher levels of concerns about getting COVID-19 (0.40, 0.18-0.87) were less likely to be hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Conclusion:
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among HCWs in this study was high and broadly determined by the perceived risk of COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines on personal health, mistrust in COVID-19 vaccines, and uncertainty about colleagues’ vaccine acceptability.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QS Anatomy > QS 18 Education QS Anatomy > QS 20.5 Research (General) WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Viral Respiratory Tract Infections. Respirovirus Infections > WC 506 COVID-19
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad013
Depositing User:	Cathy Waldron
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2023 10:37
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2023 10:43
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/21980

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