Department of Community Health, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Department of Community Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
PLoS One. 2022 Dec 1;17(12):e0278332. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278332. eCollection 2022.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally is well over 400 million, however, the number of cases is showing a downward trend especially in developed countries largely as a result of effective vaccination against COVID-19. In developing countries, vaccination coverage is still very low as a result of vaccine hesitancy, which could be attributed to misconceptions about COVID-19 itself and its newly developed vaccines. This study assessed COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and perception amongst the adult population in Sokoto state, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Sokoto state among 854 respondents selected via a multi-stage sampling technique. Data was collected electronically using a set of structured questionnaire and analysis was done using IBM SPSS version 25. Respondents' perception was assessed using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). Respondents having a score of 3 and below were graded as having poor perception and those having scores above 3 were graded as having good perception. Respondents' ages ranged from 17 to 76 years, with a mean of 34.8±12.07; more than half [474(53.7%)] of the respondents were males, 667(75.5%) were married and 539(61.0%) had formal education. The majority [839(95.0%)] of the respondents had a good perception of COVID -19 vaccine; 49.9% agreed enough research would be required on the safety of the vaccine. The majority, (72.4%) expressed their willingness to accept the COVID- 19 vaccine (male 38.4% vs. female 34.0%); 410(47.4%) said they can spend more than one hour to get the vaccine. Significant predictors of willingness to accept COVID 19 vaccine include age (p = 0.006; aOR = 0.223; 95% CI = 0.077-0.645), education (p<0.001; aOR = 1.720; 95% CI = 1.274-2.321) and perception of COVID 19 vaccine (p<0.001; aOR = 0.020; 95% CI = 0.009-0.044). The majority of the respondents had a good perception of COVID- 19 vaccine and more than two-thirds were willing to be vaccinated with the vaccine. Government should make the vaccine available for vaccination since a significant proportion of the respondents expressed their willingness to accept the vaccine.
全球已确诊的 COVID-19 病例数已超过 4 亿，但病例数呈下降趋势，特别是在发达国家，这主要是由于 COVID-19 的有效疫苗接种。在发展中国家，疫苗接种覆盖率仍然很低，这是因为对 COVID-19 本身及其新开发的疫苗存在犹豫不决，这可能归因于对 COVID-19 本身及其新开发的疫苗存在误解。本研究评估了尼日利亚索科托州成年人对 COVID-19 疫苗的接受程度和看法。在索科托州进行了一项横断面研究，在 854 名受访者中，通过多阶段抽样技术选择了受访者。数据通过一套结构化问卷以电子方式收集，使用 IBM SPSS 版本 25 进行分析。使用 5 分李克特量表评估受访者的看法，范围从强烈不同意（1）到强烈同意（5）。评分在 3 分及以下的受访者被评为看法不佳，评分在 3 分以上的受访者被评为看法良好。受访者的年龄在 17 岁至 76 岁之间，平均年龄为 34.8±12.07；超过一半[474（53.7%）]的受访者为男性，667（75.5%）已婚，539（61.0%）受过正规教育。大多数[839（95.0%）]受访者对 COVID-19 疫苗有良好的看法；49.9%的人认为需要对疫苗的安全性进行足够的研究。大多数（72.4%）表示愿意接受 COVID-19 疫苗（男性 38.4%比女性 34.0%）；410（47.4%）表示他们可以花一个多小时去接种疫苗。愿意接受 COVID-19 疫苗的重要预测因素包括年龄（p=0.006；aOR=0.223；95%CI=0.077-0.645）、教育（p<0.001；aOR=1.720；95%CI=1.274-2.321）和对 COVID-19 疫苗的看法（p<0.001；aOR=0.020；95%CI=0.009-0.044）。大多数受访者对 COVID-19 疫苗有良好的看法，超过三分之二的人愿意接种该疫苗。鉴于相当一部分受访者表示愿意接受该疫苗，政府应提供疫苗供接种。
