Joshua Chisom Ogboeze|Christopher Perez Ekiyor|Jude Eguolo Moroh|Tammy George Moroh|Washington Nnaemeka Ezurike|A K Onyebuchi|Uchechukwu Madukaku Chukwuocha
Awareness, perceptions and acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine in South-eastern Nigeria
Federal University of Technology Owerri|Federal University of Technology Owerri|Federal University of Technology Owerri|Federal University of Technology Owerri|Federal University of Technology Owerri|Federal University of Technology Owerri|Federal University of Technology Owerri
effective planning sustainable implementation vaccination activities require good understanding much population aware perceives willing accept vaccines crosssectional study carried february 22 april 14 2021 assessed 400 participants ascertain level awareness perception acceptance covid19 vaccine southeastern nigeria data collected using structured pretested questionnaire analysed using ibmspss statistics version 21 mean age participants 3615 years 4 participants tested positive covid19 125 perceived experience covid19 without test overall 535 participants positive perception covid19 vaccine 555 accepted covid19 vaccine significant association found awareness acceptance covid19 vaccine x 2 1071 p 0475 statistical relationship established perception covid19 vaccine acceptance covid19 vaccine x 2 0024 p 0877 factors including awareness vaccine economic social status well high literacy level may contributed acceptance vaccine among study participants major concerns relating vaccine hesitancy related safety effectiveness vaccine need continuous public health enlightenment sensitization vaccine safety effectiveness availability accessibility involving stakeholders communities order achieve safe population