TITLE:
Attitudes, and Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccines and Acceptance to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in Yaounde, Cameroon
AUTHORS:
Tendongmo Kinsley Aka, Sylvester Ndeso Atanga, Seraphine Nkie Esemu, Lucy Mande Ayamba Ndip
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19 Vaccines, Healthcare Workers, Vaccination, Cameroon
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.11 No.4,
April
30,
2024
ABSTRACT: Great efforts were being made to stop the spread and impact of the coronavirus pandemic through vaccines. Cameroon began vaccinating healthcare workers (HCWs) against COVID-19 vaccines on March, 2021. However, willingness to be vaccinated highly depends on factors other than vaccine availability. This study sought to measure the acceptance rate and related factors for COVID-19 vaccination among HCWs in Yaoundé, Cameroon. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 510 HCWs in Yaounde, Cameroon. Data were collected, reviewed, entered into Excel 2016, and exported to the SPSS version 25.0 for analysis. The dependent variable was: acceptance to be vaccinated for COVID-19, and the independent variables included sociodemographic factors, attitudes, and perceptions toward COVID-19 vaccines. A binary logistic regression model was used to determine associations between vaccination acceptance and independent variables. From bivariate analysis, variables with p-values