Awareness, perception, and uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern Nigeria
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caught the entire world off guard, leading countries across the globe to implement lockdown measures and resulting in a significant loss of life and physical impairment. The study aimed to assess the demographic factors affecting awareness, perception, and uptake of...
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| description | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caught the entire world off guard, leading countries across the globe to implement lockdown measures and resulting in a significant loss of life and physical impairment. The study aimed to assess the demographic factors affecting awareness, perception, and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern Nigeria Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed, and data were collected randomly through the administration of a structured questionnaire. Results: Among the study population, 451 (86.1%) were aware of COVID-19 vaccines. Of these, only 188(41.7%) had received the vaccine, while 263(58.3%) had not been vaccinated. Among the vaccinated, 119(63.3%) had received one of the five COVID-19 vaccines stated, while 69(36.7%) had no knowledge of the type of vaccine they had received. Of the 263(58.3%) unvaccinated respondents, 209(79.5%) attributed their hesitancy to a lack of trust in the vaccine. Although the positive perception of COVID-19 vaccines was higher than the negative perception among the respondents, but with no statistical difference (P=0.149). There was no significant relationship between respondents’ awareness of COVID-19 vaccines with their gender (P=0.3341), marital status (P=0.1657), and age group (P=0.0713), but religion showed a strong significant relationship (P=0.0015). There was no significant relationship between respondents’ perception of COVID-19 vaccines with gender (P=0.1885), marital status (P=0.5869), and religion (P=0.2286). Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of tailored information campaigns addressing vaccine hesitancy, promoting accurate knowledge, and addressing safety concerns to increase vaccine acceptance and uptake among students in tertiary institutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95a50082c4824e098ef384ec57682a982024-02-10T21:57:30ZengZagazig University, Faculty of MedicineMicrobes and Infectious Diseases2682-41322682-41402024-02-01518910010.21608/mid.2024.255912.1718338220Awareness, perception, and uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern NigeriaMusa Tula0Joel Filgona1Godwin Birma2Department of Biological Science Technology, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, P.M.B 35 Mubi, Adamawa State, NigeriaAdamawa State University Mubi, Department of Microbiology, Adamawa State, NigeriaDepartment of Environmental Science and Management Technology, Petroleum Training Institute Effurun, Delta State, NigeriaBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic caught the entire world off guard, leading countries across the globe to implement lockdown measures and resulting in a significant loss of life and physical impairment. The study aimed to assess the demographic factors affecting awareness, perception, and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern Nigeria Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed, and data were collected randomly through the administration of a structured questionnaire. Results: Among the study population, 451 (86.1%) were aware of COVID-19 vaccines. Of these, only 188(41.7%) had received the vaccine, while 263(58.3%) had not been vaccinated. Among the vaccinated, 119(63.3%) had received one of the five COVID-19 vaccines stated, while 69(36.7%) had no knowledge of the type of vaccine they had received. Of the 263(58.3%) unvaccinated respondents, 209(79.5%) attributed their hesitancy to a lack of trust in the vaccine. Although the positive perception of COVID-19 vaccines was higher than the negative perception among the respondents, but with no statistical difference (P=0.149). There was no significant relationship between respondents’ awareness of COVID-19 vaccines with their gender (P=0.3341), marital status (P=0.1657), and age group (P=0.0713), but religion showed a strong significant relationship (P=0.0015). There was no significant relationship between respondents’ perception of COVID-19 vaccines with gender (P=0.1885), marital status (P=0.5869), and religion (P=0.2286). Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of tailored information campaigns addressing vaccine hesitancy, promoting accurate knowledge, and addressing safety concerns to increase vaccine acceptance and uptake among students in tertiary institutions.https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_338220_00156033d681ac2958839c0ddee82895.pdfsars-cov-2vaccinesknowledgetertiary institution |
| spellingShingle | Musa Tula Joel Filgona Godwin Birma Awareness, perception, and uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern Nigeria Microbes and Infectious Diseases sars-cov-2 vaccines knowledge tertiary institution |
| title | Awareness, perception, and uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern Nigeria |
| title_full | Awareness, perception, and uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Awareness, perception, and uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness, perception, and uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern Nigeria |
| title_short | Awareness, perception, and uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern Nigeria |
| title_sort | awareness perception and uptake of covid 19 vaccine among students of a tertiary institution in northeastern nigeria |
| topic | sars-cov-2 vaccines knowledge tertiary institution |
| url | https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_338220_00156033d681ac2958839c0ddee82895.pdf |
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