Modelling the Factors That Predict the Intention to Take COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria.
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SUBMITTER: Apuke OD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10345828 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug
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Modelling the Factors That Predict the Intention to Take COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria.
Apuke Oberiri Destiny OD Asude Tunca Elif E
Journal of Asian and African studies 20220107 5
This study developed a model that predicted factors that prompt the intention to take the COVID-19 vaccine among Nigerians. Data were collected from 385 respondents across Nigeria using snowball sampling technique with online questionnaire as instrument. Results indicated that cues to action, health motivation, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control positively predicted the intention to take COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. However, perceived susceptibility, severity, and COVID-19 vacci ...[more]
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