Table 2 Prevalence of vaccine uptake, hesitancy and resistance among SSAs living in (local) and outside Africa (diaspora)
Variable | LOCAL | DIASPORA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uptake n = 340 | Resistant n = 1627 | Hesitant n = 424 | Uptake n = 39 | Resistant n = 85 | Hesitant n = 30 | |
Age in years | ||||||
18 – 28 | 127 (14.1) | 621 (69.2) | 150 (16.7) | 2 (8.7) | 17 (73.9) | 4 (17.0) |
29 – 38 | 101 (14.9) | 435 (64.3) | 141 (20.8) | 3 (7.3) | 25 (61.0) | 13 (31.0) |
39 – 48 | 61 (13.6) | 315 (70.0) | 74 (16.4) | 18 (39.1) | 20 (43.5) | 8 (17.0) |
49 + | 33 (11.1) | 205 (69.0) | 59 (19.9) | 16 (36.4) | 23 (52.3) | 5 (11.0) |
Sex | ||||||
Males | 159 (12.6) | 887 (70.2) | 218 (17.3) | 32 (28.6) | 58 (51.8) | 22 (19.6) |
Females | 181 (16.1) | 740 (65.7) | 206 (18.3) | 7 (16.7) | 27 (64.3) | 8 (19.1) |
Region | ||||||
West Africa | 205 (15.4) | 897 (67.4) | 228 (17.1) | 32 (29.9) | 54 (50.5) | 21 (19.6) |
East Africa | 6 (5.2) | 80 (69.0) | 30 (25.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) |
Central Africa | 58 (20.1) | 186 (64.6) | 44 (15.3) | 6 (25.0) | 16 (66.7) | 2 (8.3) |
Southern Africa | 71 (10.8) | 464 (70.6) | 122 (18.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) |
Level of education | ||||||
Master’s degree and higher | 68 (10.2) | 472 (70.7) | 128 (19.2) | 22 (26.8) | 42 (51.2) | 18 (22.0) |
Bachelor’s degree | 204 (16.5) | 815 (65.9) | 218 (17.6) | 14 (23.0) | 38 (62.3) | 9 (14.8) |
Secondary/high school | 49 (11.2) | 311 (71.3) | 76 (17.4) | 3 (33.3) | 4 (44.4) | 2 (22.2) |
Primary/no school | 19 (38.0) | 29 (58.0) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |
Occupation | ||||||
Non-healthcare | 157 (9.0) | 1,188 (71.2) | 313 (18.9) | 17 (17.9) | 61 (64.2) | 17 (17.9) |
Healthcare | 183 (25.0) | 439 (59.9) | 111 (15.1) | 22 (37.3) | 24 (40.7) | 13 (19.5) |
Working status | ||||||
Employed | 262 (15.1) | 1,149 (66.3) | 322 (18.5) | 38 (27.3) | 76 (54.7) | 25 (18.0) |
Unemployed | 78 (11.9) | 478 (72.6) | 102 (15.5) | 1 (6.7) | 9 (60.0) | 5 (33.3) |
Marital/family status | ||||||
Married | 126 (12.2) | 719 (69.8) | 185 (18.0) | 29 (31.5) | 47 (51.1) | 16 (17.4) |
Not married ǂ | 214 (15.7) | 908 (66.7) | 239 (17.6) | 10 (16.1) | 38 (61.3) | 14 (22.6) |
Religion | ||||||
Christians | 304 (14.2) | 1,439 (67.2) | 397 (18.6) | 35 (25.4) | 78 (56.5) | 25 (18.1) |
Others | 36 (14.3) | 188 (74.9) | 27 (10.8) | 4 (25.0) | 7 (43.8) | 5 (31.3) |
Smoking status | ||||||
Ex-smoker | 21 (14.8) | 98 (69.0) | 23 (16.2) | 4 (22.2) | 13 (72.2) | 1 (5.6) |
Current smoker | 20 (11.9) | 113 (67.3) | 35 (20.8) | 1 (12.5) | 5 (62.5) | 2 (25.0) |
Non-smoker | 299 (14.4) | 1,627 (68.1) | 424 (17.7) | 34 (26.6) | 67 (52.3) | 27 (21.1) |
Have you been vaccinated for any condition | ||||||
No | 30 (7.0) | 326 (75.8) | 74 (17.2) | 3 (20.0) | 9 (60.0) | 3 (20.0) |
Yes | 310 (14.2) | 1,301 (66.3) | 350 (17.9) | 36 (25.9) | 76 (54.7) | 27 (19.4) |
Any pre-existing conditions§ | ||||||
No | 280 (13.9) | 1,383 (68.4) | 359 (17.6) | 23 (21.5) | 61 (57.0) | 23 (21.5) |
Yes | 60 (16.3) | 244 (66.1) | 65 (17.6) | 16 (34.0) | 24 (51.1) | 7 (14.9) |
Knowledge* | 18.7 ± 4.9 | 18.5 ± 6.3 | 19.6 ± 3.6 | 22.7 ± 3.4 | 18.9 ± 6.0 | 20.5 ± 3.8 |
Attitude* | 1.2 ± 2.2 | 0.9 ± 2.1 | 1.0 ± 2.0 | 0.7 ± 1.9 | 0.7 ± 1.8 | 1.3 ± 2.2 |
Perception* | 6.7 ± 2.7 | 5.6 ± 3.1 | 5.8 ± 2.3 | 7.2 ± 2.4 | 5.3 ± 3.1 | 5.9 ± 2.9 |