COVID-19 vaccines uptake: Public knowledge, awareness, perception and acceptance among adult Africans.

Autor: Ahiakpa JK; Research Desk Consulting Limited, Kwabenya-Accra, Ghana.; Organisation of African Academic Doctors, OAAD, Nairobi, Kenya., Cosmas NT; Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria., Anyiam FE; Centre for Health and Development, University of Port Harcourt, River State, Nigeria., Enalume KO; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria., Lawan I; School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St. Andrews, United Kingdom., Gabriel IB; Yola Department of Biochemistry School of Life Sciences, Modibbo Adama University, Girei, Adamawa State, Nigeria., Oforka CL; Department of Zoology, University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria., Dahir HG; School of Public Health and Nutrition, Amoud University Borama, Awdal, Somaliland., Fausat ST; Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria., Nwobodo MA; Public Health Department of Gregory University Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria., Massawe GP; The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni, Tanzania., Obagha AS; African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana., Okeh DU; Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria., Karikari B; Organisation of African Academic Doctors, OAAD, Nairobi, Kenya.; Department of Crop Science, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana., Aderonke ST; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Awoyemi OM; Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America., Aneyo IA; Department of Zoology, University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria., Doherty FV; Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Nigeria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Jun 01; Vol. 17 (6), pp. e0268230. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 01 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268230
Abstrakt: Introduction: The willingness of Africa's population to patronise the COVID-19 vaccines is critical to the efficiency of national immunisation programmes. This study surveys the views of adult African inhabitants toward vaccination and the possibility of participating or not participating in governments' efforts to get citizens vaccinated.
Method: A cross-sectional online survey of adult Africans was undertaken from December 2020 to March 2021. Responses were anonymised. The Pearson Chi-square test was performed to determine whether or not there were any variations in knowledge, awareness, perception and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccines among the participants. Binomial logistic regression was used to evaluate the factors associated with willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccines and participate in immunisation programmes.
Results: The results indicate that COVID-19 vaccines are more likely to be used by adult Africans over the age of 18 who are largely technologically savvy (55 percent) if the vaccine is made broadly available. A total of 33 percent of those who responded said they were unlikely to receive the vaccine, with another 15 percent stating they were undecided. Aside from that, we found that vaccine hesitancy was closely associated with socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, education and source of information. We also found that there were widespread conspiracies and myths about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Conclusion: More than one-third of African adults who participated in the survey indicated they would not receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with majority of them expressing skepticisms about the vaccine's efficacy. It is possible that many of the people who would not be vaccinated would have an impact on the implementation of a COVID-19 immunisation programme that is meant for all of society. Majority of the respondents were unwilling to pay for the COVID-19 vaccines when made available. An awareness campaign should be focused on promoting the benefits of vaccination at the individual and population levels, as well as on taking preemptive actions to debunk misconceptions about the vaccines before they become further widespread.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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