COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and willingness to pay: Emergent factors from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took at least several years to develop vaccines for prevention of infectious diseases. The COVID-19 vaccine is the first to be developed within a period of one year. The expediency associated with the development of the COVID-19 vaccine has however been hampered by vaccine hesitancy and other relevant factors that could influence consequent immunisation. This study aimed at investigating factors associated with vaccine hesitancy and willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccination.

Methods

A cross-sectional approach was used to undertake online and physical data collection with a validated questionnaire.

Results

A total of 1767 valid responses were received, female participants were in the minority (42.2%), majority (54.9%) o

SUBMITTER: Adigwe OP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8413098 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature