Acceptability of Covid-19 Vaccines and determinant factors among Health Care givers in Government Health institutions in Lideta sub city of Addis Ababa; Ethiopia; 2022

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1 MSc, Public Health Emergency Management officer, Lideta Sub city Health Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2 MSc, Head of Lideta Sub city Health Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

10.22038/jmrh.2024.67488.1979

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Background and aim:-Covid-19 vaccination is important in decreasing the COVID-19-related severity of the disease and hospitalization, however, there is a gap among healthcare providers towards COVID-19 vaccine willingness; However, it could be controlled by vaccination. The acceptability of health workers on covid-19 vaccine was low in 2021/22, especially in Addis Ababa. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and their determinant factors among healthcare providers in the Lideta sub-city of Addis Ababa;
Methods:- This institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 267 health workers in government health centers in the Lideta sub-city. The study populations were all health workers selected and included in this study from July to August 10/2022. Stratified random sampling was used to get the desired number of sample size. Self-administered and researcher made questionnaires were used. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 26.0).
Results:-Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines among Health Care providers was 70.4%. Being female [(OR= 1.96, (95%CI: 1.02, 3.55)], Being clinically suspected, [(OR= 2.3, (95%CI: 1.05, 3.71)] and Being single in marital status[(OR=1.96, 95%CI; 1.29, 8.20)] were more likely predicted acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine in health workers in this study.
Conclusions:- In general, 29.6% of health care workers were unwilling to be vaccinated covid-19 vaccine. Being clinically suspected for covid-19 virus disease, being married in marital status and being female in gender were  the major reasons for healthcare providers to be unvaccinated for covid-19 vaccine.

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Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health

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Available Online from 13 April 2024

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