Acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, Nigeria
Background: Healthcare workers were at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. The acceptability and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers was an important strategy in halting the spread of the virus as well as the antecedent implications on global health and the world economy. Object...
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| author | Ngozi Nneka Joe-Ikechebelu Uche Marian Umeh George Uchenna Eleje Emeka Philip Igbodike Emmanuel Okwudili Ogbuefi Angela Oyilieze Akanwa Sylvia Tochukwu Echendu Williams Onyeka Ngene Augusta Nkiruka Okpala Onyinye Chigozie Okolo Chidubem Ekpereamaka Okechukwu Josephat Chukwudi Akabuike Helen Obioma Agu Vincent Ogochukwu Okpala Onyinye Chinenye Nwazor Anthony Obiajulu Ugochukwu Nnedum Chinyere Celestina Esimone Hephzibah Ngozi Agwaniru Ethel Ifeoma Ezeabasili Belusochi Blessing Joe-Ikechebelu |
| author_facet | Ngozi Nneka Joe-Ikechebelu Uche Marian Umeh George Uchenna Eleje Emeka Philip Igbodike Emmanuel Okwudili Ogbuefi Angela Oyilieze Akanwa Sylvia Tochukwu Echendu Williams Onyeka Ngene Augusta Nkiruka Okpala Onyinye Chigozie Okolo Chidubem Ekpereamaka Okechukwu Josephat Chukwudi Akabuike Helen Obioma Agu Vincent Ogochukwu Okpala Onyinye Chinenye Nwazor Anthony Obiajulu Ugochukwu Nnedum Chinyere Celestina Esimone Hephzibah Ngozi Agwaniru Ethel Ifeoma Ezeabasili Belusochi Blessing Joe-Ikechebelu |
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| description | Background: Healthcare workers were at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. The acceptability and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers was an important strategy in halting the spread of the virus as well as the antecedent implications on global health and the world economy. Objectives: This study aims to determine the acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination of frontline healthcare workers in Awka, Nigeria. Design: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from February 2022 to April 2022 to obtain the data for this study. One hundred healthcare workers were studied. Acceptability rate and barriers to uptake of COVID-19 vaccination were outcome measures. Results: The COVID-19 vaccination rate was 45.0% among healthcare workers in study area of Awka metropolis. Ages 30–39 years had the highest acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination, 19 (47.5%; p = 0.262) with a more female preponderance of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance compared to males [26 (41.3%) vs 16 (42.2%), p = 0.721]. The place of residence of respondents (urban vs rural) and their marital status (married vs single) appeared not to influence the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination [(38 (42.2%) vs 3 (33.3%); p = 0.667; 25 (36.8% vs 17 (54.8%); p = 0.433)]. Years of work experience (<10 years vs >10 years) significantly affected COVID-19 vaccine acceptance [27 (45.8%) vs 12 (52.2%); p = 0.029]. Educational status and monthly income appeared not to influence vaccine uptake ( p > 0.05, for both). A significant number of respondents were not sure why they should or should not take the COVID-19 vaccine [49 (92.5%) vs 35 (83.3%); p = 0.001]. Conclusion: The COVID-19 vaccination rate is still poor among healthcare workers in Awka metropolis. The majority of respondents do not know why they should or should not take COVID-19 vaccine. We therefore recommend robust awareness campaigns that will explain in clear terms the essence and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination in order to improve vaccine acceptance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40a57eb74109406e9c6178a16ed6bb962023-11-10T06:33:49ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease2049-937X2023-11-011010.1177/20499361231174776Acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, NigeriaNgozi Nneka Joe-IkechebeluUche Marian UmehGeorge Uchenna ElejeEmeka Philip IgbodikeEmmanuel Okwudili OgbuefiAngela Oyilieze AkanwaSylvia Tochukwu EchenduWilliams Onyeka NgeneAugusta Nkiruka OkpalaOnyinye Chigozie OkoloChidubem Ekpereamaka OkechukwuJosephat Chukwudi AkabuikeHelen Obioma AguVincent Ogochukwu OkpalaOnyinye Chinenye NwazorAnthony Obiajulu Ugochukwu NnedumChinyere Celestina EsimoneHephzibah Ngozi AgwaniruEthel Ifeoma EzeabasiliBelusochi Blessing Joe-IkechebeluBackground: Healthcare workers were at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. The acceptability and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers was an important strategy in halting the spread of the virus as well as the antecedent implications on global health and the world economy. Objectives: This study aims to determine the acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination of frontline healthcare workers in Awka, Nigeria. Design: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from February 2022 to April 2022 to obtain the data for this study. One hundred healthcare workers were studied. Acceptability rate and barriers to uptake of COVID-19 vaccination were outcome measures. Results: The COVID-19 vaccination rate was 45.0% among healthcare workers in study area of Awka metropolis. Ages 30–39 years had the highest acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination, 19 (47.5%; p = 0.262) with a more female preponderance of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance compared to males [26 (41.3%) vs 16 (42.2%), p = 0.721]. The place of residence of respondents (urban vs rural) and their marital status (married vs single) appeared not to influence the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination [(38 (42.2%) vs 3 (33.3%); p = 0.667; 25 (36.8% vs 17 (54.8%); p = 0.433)]. Years of work experience (<10 years vs >10 years) significantly affected COVID-19 vaccine acceptance [27 (45.8%) vs 12 (52.2%); p = 0.029]. Educational status and monthly income appeared not to influence vaccine uptake ( p > 0.05, for both). A significant number of respondents were not sure why they should or should not take the COVID-19 vaccine [49 (92.5%) vs 35 (83.3%); p = 0.001]. Conclusion: The COVID-19 vaccination rate is still poor among healthcare workers in Awka metropolis. The majority of respondents do not know why they should or should not take COVID-19 vaccine. We therefore recommend robust awareness campaigns that will explain in clear terms the essence and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination in order to improve vaccine acceptance.https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361231174776 |
| spellingShingle | Ngozi Nneka Joe-Ikechebelu Uche Marian Umeh George Uchenna Eleje Emeka Philip Igbodike Emmanuel Okwudili Ogbuefi Angela Oyilieze Akanwa Sylvia Tochukwu Echendu Williams Onyeka Ngene Augusta Nkiruka Okpala Onyinye Chigozie Okolo Chidubem Ekpereamaka Okechukwu Josephat Chukwudi Akabuike Helen Obioma Agu Vincent Ogochukwu Okpala Onyinye Chinenye Nwazor Anthony Obiajulu Ugochukwu Nnedum Chinyere Celestina Esimone Hephzibah Ngozi Agwaniru Ethel Ifeoma Ezeabasili Belusochi Blessing Joe-Ikechebelu Acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, Nigeria Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease |
| title | Acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, Nigeria |
| title_full | Acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, Nigeria |
| title_short | Acceptability rate and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, Nigeria |
| title_sort | acceptability rate and barriers to covid 19 vaccination among healthcare workers in chukwuemeka odumegwu ojukwu university teaching hospital amaku awka nigeria |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361231174776 |
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