Boulama Mamadou Boulama Malam¹*, Moussa Saley Sahada¹, Ayouba Tinni Ismael², Gado Amadou Mahamadou¹, Daouda Mamane Aboubacar¹, Aissa Attinine¹ and Eric Adehossi Omar³

¹National Hospital of Niamey, Infectious Diseases Department, Niamey, Niger
²National Hospital of Niamey, Rheumatology Department, Niamey, Niger
³Reference General Hospital of Niamey, Internal Medicine Department, Niamey, Niger

*Corresponding Author: Boulama Mamadou Boulama Malam, National Hospital of Niamey, Infectious Diseases Department, Niamey, Niger.

Received: June 24, 2024; Published: July 29, 2024

Abstract

Introduction: One of the most promising strategies for reducing the transmission of COVID-19 is vaccination. It is in this context that we initiated this study, the objective of which was to study the determinants of hesitancy to vaccinate against COVID-19 among the population of the DS of Gaweye.

Method: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study. The data was collected from August 15 to 31, 2022. The study population consisted of people aged 18 and over in the general population of the Gaweye health district. The data were collected using a questionnaire during an individual interview after informed consent and then analyzed with R software.

Results: A total of 436 people were surveyed. In our study, 264 people surveyed, or 60.56%, were hesitant to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Respondents in the 25-59 age group were 2.71 times more likely to be hesitant to get vaccinated. Furthermore, respondents who thought that it was not important to be vaccinated had an 8.66 times the risk of hesitating to be vaccinated. Respondents who did not trust health workers were 6.96 times more likely to hesitate to get vaccinated. Respondents who did not recommend the coronavirus vaccine to others were 59.59 times more likely to be hesitant to get vaccinated.

Conclusion: It appears from our study that the majority of respondents were hesitant to be vaccinated (60.56%) and several influencing factors were found that can be used to implement strategies so that the population better accepts vaccination.

 Keywords: Vaccine Hesitancy; COVID-19; Vaccination; Niger

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Citation

Citation: Boulama Mamadou Boulama Malam., et al. “Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy of the Population of the Gaweye Health District (DS) in Niger”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 8.8 (2024): 151-157.

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