Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake amongst Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in Nigeria
This study applied a behavioral lens to understand drivers of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Nigeria. The study used data from an online survey of Nigerian HCWs ages 18 and older conducted in July 2021. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to exami...
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| author | Sohail Agha Adaobi Chine Mathias Lalika Samikshya Pandey Aparna Seth Alison Wiyeh Alyssa Seng Nandan Rao Akhtar Badshah |
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| description | This study applied a behavioral lens to understand drivers of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Nigeria. The study used data from an online survey of Nigerian HCWs ages 18 and older conducted in July 2021. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine predictors of getting two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. One-third of HCWs in our sample reported that they had gotten two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. Motivation and ability were powerful predictors of being fully vaccinated: HCWs with high motivation and high ability had a 15-times higher odds ratio of being fully vaccinated. However, only 27% of HCWs had high motivation and high ability. This was primarily because the ability to get vaccinated was quite low among HCWs: Only 32% of HCWs reported that it was very easy to get a COVID-19 vaccination. By comparison, motivation was relatively high: 69% of HCWs reported that a COVID-19 vaccine was very important for their health. Much of the recent literature coming out of Nigeria and other LMICs focuses on increasing motivation to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Our findings highlight the urgency of making it easier for HCWs to get COVID-19 vaccinations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-595b95e58f6b4099ae519a362158c5892023-11-22T20:16:10ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2021-10-01910116210.3390/vaccines9101162Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake amongst Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in NigeriaSohail Agha0Adaobi Chine1Mathias Lalika2Samikshya Pandey3Aparna Seth4Alison Wiyeh5Alyssa Seng6Nandan Rao7Akhtar Badshah8Global Delivery Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA 98109, USAStrategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USAStrategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USAStrategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USAStrategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USAStrategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USADepartment of Communication, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USAResearch, Virtual Lab, Corvallis, OR 97330, USAStrategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USAThis study applied a behavioral lens to understand drivers of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Nigeria. The study used data from an online survey of Nigerian HCWs ages 18 and older conducted in July 2021. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine predictors of getting two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. One-third of HCWs in our sample reported that they had gotten two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. Motivation and ability were powerful predictors of being fully vaccinated: HCWs with high motivation and high ability had a 15-times higher odds ratio of being fully vaccinated. However, only 27% of HCWs had high motivation and high ability. This was primarily because the ability to get vaccinated was quite low among HCWs: Only 32% of HCWs reported that it was very easy to get a COVID-19 vaccination. By comparison, motivation was relatively high: 69% of HCWs reported that a COVID-19 vaccine was very important for their health. Much of the recent literature coming out of Nigeria and other LMICs focuses on increasing motivation to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Our findings highlight the urgency of making it easier for HCWs to get COVID-19 vaccinations.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/10/1162COVID-19 vaccineshealth personnelvaccine hesitancyvaccine uptakevaccine acceptancewillingness to get vaccinated |
| spellingShingle | Sohail Agha Adaobi Chine Mathias Lalika Samikshya Pandey Aparna Seth Alison Wiyeh Alyssa Seng Nandan Rao Akhtar Badshah Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake amongst Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in Nigeria Vaccines COVID-19 vaccines health personnel vaccine hesitancy vaccine uptake vaccine acceptance willingness to get vaccinated |
| title | Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake amongst Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in Nigeria |
| title_full | Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake amongst Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake amongst Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake amongst Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in Nigeria |
| title_short | Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake amongst Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in Nigeria |
| title_sort | drivers of covid 19 vaccine uptake amongst healthcare workers hcws in nigeria |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccines health personnel vaccine hesitancy vaccine uptake vaccine acceptance willingness to get vaccinated |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/10/1162 |
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