| Autor: |
Regina U. Obi, Pius Ikenna Ononigwe, Janet Ogbonna, Faith Ireye, AR Isara, Andrew Ifeanyichukwu Obi, Ekaete Tobin, Major Usman Ogaba |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Asian Journal of Medicine and Health. :106-115 |
| ISSN: |
2456-8414 |
| DOI: |
10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030386 |
| Popis: |
Background: Vaccination is a cost-effective public health intervention to prevent and or contain the spread of communicable diseases such as COVID-19. The level of uptake of vaccines across selected population such as security personnel is strategic towards attaining herd immunity. This study assessed the level of uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among security personnel in Edo State, Nigeria to aid planning for improved vaccine roll out among target population. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to obtain quantitative data from 482 security personnel from selected Security Agencies in Benin City between 1st February 2021 and 31st May 2021. Data collected were analysed using IBM SPSS version 20.0 statistical software with statistical significance set at p ˂ 0.050 and 95% Confidence Interval. Results: The mean age of respondents was 41.5 (± 7.2) years. Three hundred and forty-four (71.4%) had positive attitude towards COVID 19 preventive measures. Furthermore, 242 (50.2%) had been vaccinated against Covid-19 respectively. The category of security agency was a significant determinant of COVID-19 vaccination with the odds of being vaccinated being higher among police officers (OR: 4.724; CI= 2.674- 8.344; p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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