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Knowledge, Perception and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination Amongst Pregnant Women in Adena, Kwara State, Nigeria

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Background: COVID-19 is associated with poor pregnancy and maternal outcomes. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended all over the world, yet the vaccination rate during pregnancy in Nigeria is insignificant. The public health response to the global COVID-19 pandemic varies widely in different regions of Nigeria. Aim: To investigate the knowledge, perception and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination amongst pregnant women in Adena, Kwara State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Sample size of this study consisted of two hundred and thirty (230) respondents. Data including biodata and questions relating to the aim of the study were retrieved using a structured questionnaire. These data were analyzed using the Chi-square technique (χ2) of the SPSS version 23 statistical software. Chi-square tests were used for comparative analysis of the demographic information to perception and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination amongst pregnant women, and to test the research hypotheses at a level of significance set at p<0.05. Results: Mean age of the respondents (pregnant women) was 29.3±6.14 years and the mean parity was 2.3±1.6. 68.7% (n=158) of the women had a tertiary education. 40.9% (94) and 59.1% (136) of the respondents were Christians and Muslims respectively. 73.44% of the respondents had good knowledge about COVID-19 and 57.8% confirmed that they would accept the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. From the research hypotheses tested, this study found that there was a significant difference in the perception of the pregnant women in Adena to COVID-19 vaccination based on their educational qualification (p=1.56624E-20) and age (p=8.53956E-18), but no significant difference was noticed based on their religion (p=0.05). There was a significant difference in the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination amongst the pregnant women based on their educational qualification (p=3.22221E-11) and age (p=0.001473), but no significant difference was observed based on their religion (p=0.23). Conclusion: The general public needs to be sensitized on COVID-19 and any related pandemic at every gathering, e.g., churches, mosques, hospitals, etc. Health systems need to develop national surveillance systems to collect up-to-date clinical, virological, and epidemiological information on trends in human infection with seasonal influenza viruses. Health systems are also advised to keep up-to-date on the latest information concerning pandemics from trusted global sources e.g. World Health Organization (WHO), national sources e.g. Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Published in World Journal of Public Health (Volume 8, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.wjph.20230802.29
Page(s) 165-174
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Knowledge, Perception, Acceptance, COVID-19, Pandemic, Vaccination, Pregnancy, Nigeria

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  • Department of General Practice, Rehoboth Mercy Clinic, Adena, Nigeria

  • Department of General Practice, Rehoboth Mercy Clinic, Adena, Nigeria

  • College of Medicine and Health Sciences, American International University West Africa, Banjul, The Gambia

  • College of Medicine and Health Sciences, American International University West Africa, Banjul, The Gambia

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