COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Determinants of Acceptance among Healthcare Workers, Academics and Tertiary Students in Nigeria

Emmanuel O. Njoga*, Philip P. Mshelbwala*, Kenneth O. Abah*, Olajoju J. Awoyomi, Kinley Wangdi, Shedrach B. Pewan, Felix A. Oyeleye, Haruna B. Galadima, Salisu A. Alhassan, Chinwe E. Okoli, Elisha Z. Kwaja, Onyinye S. Onwumere-Idolor, Everest O. Atadiose, Priscilla O. Awoyomi, Musawa A. Ibrahim, Kabiru M. Lawan, Shehu A. Zailani, Mohammed D. Salihu, Charles E. Rupprecht

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    Abstract

    The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of human deaths, prompting the rapid development and regulatory approval of several vaccines. Although Nigeria implemented a COVID-19 vaccination program on 15 March 2021, low vaccine acceptance remains a major chal-lenge. To provide insight on factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH), we conducted a national survey among healthcare workers, academics, and tertiary students, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021. We fitted a logistic regression model to the data and exam-ined factors associated with VH to support targeted health awareness campaigns to address public.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number626
    Number of pages17
    JournalVaccines
    Volume10
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2022

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