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Table 3 Willingness to accept COVID 19 vaccine

From: Knowledge, attitude and perception of West Africans towards COVID-19: a survey to inform public health intervention

Variables

Yes

(75.1%)

No

(9.9%)

Undecided

14.6 (%)

p-value

Country of residence

Nigeria

398 (84.7)

30 (6.4)

42 (8.9)

0.000

Ghana

170 (92.4)

6 (3.3)

8 (4.3)

Senegal

40 (54.1)

18 (24.3)

16 (21.6)

Other WAC

29 (74.4)

5 (12.8)

5 (12.8)

Gambia

67 (38.1)

36 (20.5)

73 (41.5)

Liberia

16 (57.1)

8 (28.6)

4 (14.3)

Outside WA

110 (84.6)

6 (4.6)

14 (10.8)

Gender

Male

414 (75.8)

55 (10.0)

77 (14.1)

0.89

Female

414 (74.6)

59 (10.6)

82 (14.8)

Age group

 ≤ 20

28 (66.7)

8 (19)

6 (14.3)

0.000

21—30

318 (69)

61 (13.2)

82 (17.8)

31—40

352 (81.5)

37 (8.6)

43 (10)

41 and above

115 (85.2)

5 (3.7)

15 (11.1)

Area description

Urban

574 (83.1)

57 (8.2)

60 (8.7)

0.95

Rural

20 (80)

2 (8)

3 (12)

Suburban

163 (83.2)

18 (9.2)

15 (7.7)

Religious affiliation

Christian

528 (93)

17 (3)

23 (4)

0.000*

Islam

92 (74.8)

17 (13.8)

11.4 (11.4)

Others

11 (91.7)

-

1 (8.3)

Educational status

Senior Secondary

57(62.6)

17(18.7)

17(18.7)

0.013

Tertiary

764 (76.4)

95 (9.5)

141 (14.1)

Vocational

7 (77.8)

2 (22.2)

0

Occupation

Student

133 (71.9)

31 (16.8)

21 (11.4)

0.000*

Public/Private servant

553 (77.7)

60 (8.4)

99 (13.9)

Unemployed

31 (41.9)

16 (21.6)

27 (36.5)

Health Professionals

110 (87.3)

6 (4.8)

10 (7.9)

Marital Status

Single

370 (74.4)

63 (12.7)

64 (12.9)

0.026

Married

424 (76.5)

48 (8.7)

82 (14.8)

Others

19 (100)

-

-

Total

828 (75.2)

114 (10.4)

159 (14.4)

 
  1. WA West African, WAC West African Countries; Religion (Others): Traditional religion or no response; Marital status (Others): Divorced, widowed or separated