TY - JOUR
AU - Chutiyami, Muhammad
AU - Bello, Umar Muhammad
AU - Salihu, Dauda
AU - Kolo, Mustapha Adam
AU - Alsharari, Abdalkarem Fedgash
AU - Sabo, Hadiza
AU - Bukar, Mohammed
AU - Shehu, Usman
AU - Adamu, Haruna
AU - Alkali, Hafsat Ibrahim
AU - Gambo, Amina Abdullahi
AU - Mahmud, Fatima Ado
AU - Muhammad, Abdullahi Salisu
AU - Bukar, Ibrahim Ali
PY - 2022
DA - September
TI - Subjective reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and sociodemographic predictors of vaccination in Nigeria: an online survey
JO - COVID
EP - 1340
VL - 2
IS - 10
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/covid2100097
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine the subjective reasons for hesitancy to receive COVID-19 vaccination and the sociodemographic factors associated with vaccination uptake. An online social media survey was conducted among the general Nigerian population using a self-developed questionnaire. Data were analyzed using binary logistic regression with crude and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) at a 95% confidence interval (CI) and a p value of less than 0.05. A total of 576 participants with a mean age of 31.86 years participated in the study. 31.3% (n = 180) received one or more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Teachers were significantly less likely than health professionals to be vaccinated (AOR = 0.33, 95% CI 0.16–0.69). In addition, unemployed people (AOR = 0.37, 95% CI 0.15–0.89) were less likely to be vaccinated than government employees, and those of intermediate socioeconomic status (AOR = 0.47 95% CI 0.26–0.88) were less likely to be vaccinated than were those of high socioeconomic status. Five main themes emerged regarding participants’ subjective reasons for hesitating to receive the COVID-19 vaccine: fear related to vaccine content (e.g., efficacy), negative effects on the body (e.g., blood clots), distrust of the system/government (e.g., politics), psychological concerns (e.g., anxiety), and misconceptions. Sociodemographic variables and vaccine misconceptions were found to play an important role in COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Nigeria.
PB - MDPI
UR - https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/en/publications/302e1b54-30be-428c-ba3e-675e4c8af469
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Immunisation and screening
KW - Socioeconomic factors
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