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Knowledge, fear, and willingness to accept covid-19 vaccine among residents of Gere lga, Borno state, Nigeria
Habu, H; Alpha, J M; Likki, N H; Tukur, B M; Babaji, M; Inuwa, A; Dathini, H; Abdulraheem, A; Kellu, U B; Fatima, A A; Inna Ak, Abba K.
  • Habu, H; Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences. Maiduguri. NG
  • Alpha, J M; Taraba State 3 Ministry of Healt. Borno state. NG
  • Likki, N H; Department of Physical and Health Education. Maiduguri. NG
  • Tukur, B M; Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences. Maiduguri. NG
  • Babaji, M; Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences. Maiduguri. NG
  • Inuwa, A; Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences. Maiduguri. NG
  • Dathini, H; Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences. Maiduguri. NG
  • Abdulraheem, A; Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences. Maiduguri. NG
  • Kellu, U B; Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences. Maiduguri. NG
  • Fatima, A A; Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences. Maiduguri. NG
  • Inna Ak, Abba K; Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences. Maiduguri. NG
kanem j. med. sci ; 16(1): 124-131, 2023. tables
Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1427382
ABSTRACT

Background:

Coronavirus (COVID-19) which emerged from Wuhan, Hubei province, China has gained tremendous attention. It has caused huge morbidity and mortality as well as a visible psychological burden on communities across the globe. Knowledge, fear, and willingness to accept COVID-19 Vaccine are reported to be serious factors in the fight against the disease in many communities for which Jere LGA, Maiduguri, Borno State, may not be an exception.

Objectives:

To determine the Knowledge, fear, and willingness to accept the COVID-19 Vaccine among the residents of Jere LGA, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Methodology:

Adescriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted for this study. Atotal of 384 questionnaires were administered in this study. However, only 367 questionnaires were retrieved for analysis. The sampling technique adopted for this study was multistate sampling techniques.

Results:

The findings of the study revealed that the majority (67.8%) of the respondents had poor knowledge of the COVID-19 vaccine. On the question of COVID-19 fear, 50.1% had moderate fear. Regarding the vaccination status of the respondents, 93.5% did not receive the COVID-19 vaccine jab and 6.5% did receive the vaccine as of the time of this study. Of the 367 respondents, 78.2% were unwilling to accept the COVID-19 vaccine, if made available to them.

Conclusions:

The study concluded that there is poor knowledge, and moderate fear and the majority of respondents were unwilling to receive or accept the COVID-19 vaccine in the study area. Therefore, this study recommends a comprehensive awareness campaign on the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine at the community level.
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Full text: Available Index: AIM (Africa) Main subject: Cross-Sectional Studies / Fear / COVID-19 Vaccines Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Kanem j. med. sci Year: 2023 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences/NG / Department of Physical and Health Education/NG / Taraba State 3 Ministry of Healt/NG

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Full text: Available Index: AIM (Africa) Main subject: Cross-Sectional Studies / Fear / COVID-19 Vaccines Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Kanem j. med. sci Year: 2023 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences/NG / Department of Physical and Health Education/NG / Taraba State 3 Ministry of Healt/NG