Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Sep 3;40:10. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.10.29816. eCollection 2021.
healthcare workers are at higher risk of COVID-19 infection with ease of infection transmissibility to coworkers and patients. Vaccine hesitancy rates of 56% and up to 25% have been reported among healthcare workers in US and China respectively. Vaccination is known as the most effective strategy to combat infectious diseases. Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine plays a major role in combating the pandemic. This study assessed the sociodemographic factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Abia State.
a cross-sectional study among 422 healthcare workers was conducted in Abia State with an online-based questionnaire. The questionnaire extracted information on socio-demographics and willingness to take vaccine uptake. Descriptive statistics was used to calculate frequencies and proportions. Bivariate analysis was used to test the association between the socio-demographic factors and the outcome variable (vaccine hesitancy). Logistic regression was conducted to identify the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The level of significance was 5%.
mean age of the respondents was 40.6 ± 9.5 years and 67.1% were females The COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy rate was 50.5% (95%CI: 45.6%-55.3%). Socio-demographic factors included age, marital status, location of practice, profession, and income. Vaccine Hesitancy was predicted significantly by younger age (aOR=9.34, 95%CI:2.01-43.39), marital status (single) (aOR=4.97, 95%CI:1.46-16.97), lower income (aOR=2.84, 95%CI:1.32-6.08), and profession - Doctor (aOR=0.28, 95%CI:0.11-0.70), Nurse (aOR=0.31, 95%CI:0.15-0.64) and other allied health professionals (aOR=0.22, 95%CI:0.10-0.44).
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was high among healthcare workers. Significant sociodemographic predictors influence the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. We recommend that the Federal and State Ministries of Health conduct awareness campaigns targeting the younger age group, singles, lower income class, and non-clinical staff.
医护人员感染 COVID-19 的风险较高，且易于将病毒传染给同事和患者。在美国和中国，医护人员的疫苗犹豫率分别高达 56%和 25%。接种疫苗是对抗传染病最有效的策略。接受 COVID-19 疫苗对对抗大流行起着重要作用。本研究评估了阿比亚州医护人员对 COVID-19 疫苗犹豫不决的社会人口因素。
在阿比亚州进行了一项横断面研究，共调查了 422 名医护人员，采用基于网络的问卷。问卷中提取了社会人口统计学和接种疫苗意愿方面的信息。使用描述性统计来计算频率和比例。使用双变量分析来检验社会人口统计学因素与因变量（疫苗犹豫）之间的关联。进行逻辑回归以确定 COVID-19 疫苗犹豫的预测因素。显著性水平为 5%。
受访者的平均年龄为 40.6 ± 9.5 岁，其中 67.1%为女性。COVID-19 疫苗犹豫率为 50.5%（95%CI：45.6%-55.3%）。社会人口统计学因素包括年龄、婚姻状况、工作地点、职业和收入。疫苗犹豫与较年轻的年龄（aOR=9.34，95%CI：2.01-43.39）、单身的婚姻状况（aOR=4.97，95%CI：1.46-16.97）、较低的收入（aOR=2.84，95%CI：1.32-6.08）和职业（医生）（aOR=0.28，95%CI：0.11-0.70）、护士（aOR=0.31，95%CI：0.15-0.64）和其他辅助医疗专业人员（aOR=0.22，95%CI：0.10-0.44）显著相关。
医护人员对 COVID-19 疫苗犹豫不决的情况较高。显著的社会人口统计学预测因素影响 COVID-19 疫苗的接种。我们建议联邦和州卫生部针对年轻人群、单身人士、低收入阶层和非临床工作人员开展宣传活动。
