Knowledge and Attitude towards COVID-19 Vaccination and Associated Factors among College Students in Northwest Ethiopia,2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is imperative to ensure optimal vaccine uptake at the population level to combat the deadly COVID-19 pandemic disease. However, refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine, poor knowledge, and a negative attitude towards vaccination are the challenges of the world. College students are among the high-risk subgroups of the population to COVID-19 infection and the main source of information and trust in vaccines to the society. Also, their judgement on vaccine affect the public attitude towards vaccination. Therefore, this study aimed to assess knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among college students in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia.

Methods

An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 626 study participants in Gon

SUBMITTER: Aklil MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9073108 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature