PERCEPTION AND WILLINGNESS TO THE UPTAKE OF COVID-19 VACCINE AMONG HOUSEHOLD-HEADS IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA
dc.contributor.author | ADEWOYE Kayode Rasaq | |
dc.contributor.author | OLALUBI Oluwasogo | |
dc.contributor.author | AREMU Shuaib Kayode | |
dc.contributor.author | ALAO Taiye Adeyanju | |
dc.contributor.author | EKPO David Sylvanus | |
dc.contributor.author | IPINNIMO Tope Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | ADENIYI Makinde Adebayo | |
dc.contributor.author | IBRAHIM Azeez Oyemomi | |
dc.contributor.author | SANNI Taofeek Adedayo | |
dc.contributor.author | ACHEBE Chijioke Cosmas | |
dc.contributor.author | BAKARE Adewumi | |
dc.contributor.author | OREWOLE Tesleem Olayinka | |
dc.contributor.author | ABIOYE Opeyemi Oladipupo | |
dc.contributor.author | OREWOLE Tesleem Olayinka | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-13T08:46:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-02-13T08:46:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-03-29 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and its vaccine have been met with varying perceptions that may have both negative and positive effects on the willingness to uptake the COVID-19 vaccine. The study is set to determine the perception and willingness of the household heads to the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine in a rural community in Southwestern, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 409 household heads selected through a multistage sampling technique. The instrument of data collection was a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire using the Health Belief model constructs. Data were analyzed with IBM SPSS version 21.0 and Pearson's Chi-square test was used to determine the association between perception and willingness to uptake vaccine. P<0.05 was taken as significant at 95% confidence interval. Results: The majority of the unvaccinated respondents in the study were not willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine (60.1%). There was a poor perception of the susceptibility/severity of unvaccinated respondents to COVID-19 infection and a poor perception of the benefit/barrier to the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. Perception of susceptibility and severity of COVID-19 infection were statistically related to the willingness to uptake the COVID-19 vaccine. Conclusion: There should be an increase in awareness campaigns to change the perception of people positively to COVID-19 infection and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. | |
dc.identifier.other | https://doi.org/10.21010/Ajidv17i2.1 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4334 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Afr., J. Infect. Dis. | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 17 (2) | |
dc.title | PERCEPTION AND WILLINGNESS TO THE UPTAKE OF COVID-19 VACCINE AMONG HOUSEHOLD-HEADS IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA | |
dc.type | Article |