Research Article

Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccination among Health Care Workers in Ghana

Table 3

Social trust and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine.

n (%)Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine
No n (%)Yes n (%)-value

I trust in the authorities in the fight against COVID-19
 Disagree64 (27.4)40 (62.5%)24 (37.5%)0.703
 Neutral71 (30.3)45 (63.4%)26 (36.6%)
 Agree99 (42.3)57 (57.6%)42 (42.4%)

I trust in the information provided by the media in the fight against COVID-19
 Disagree44 (18.8)28 (63.6%)16 (36.4%)0.449
 Neutral54 (23.1)36 (66.7%)18 (33.3%)
 Agree136 (58.1)78 (57.4%)58 (42.6%)

I trust in our health system and hospitals in the fight against COVID-19
 Disagree65 (27.8)45 (69.2%)20 (30.8%)0.083
 Neutral55 (23.5)36 (65.4%)19 (34.6%)
 Agree114 (48.7)61 (53.5%)53 (46.5%)

I trust in the accuracy of the measures taken by the government in the fight against COVID-19
 Disagree76 (32.6)51 (67.1%)25 (32.9%)0.041
 Neutral47 (20.0)33 (70.2%)14 (29.8%)
 Agree111 (47.4)58 (52.2%)53 (47.8%)

I trust in the correct implementation of the measures in the fight against COVID-19
 Disagree72 (30.8)38 (52.8%)34 (47.2%)0.217
 Neutral55 (23.5)37 (67.3%)18 (32.7%)
 Agree107 (45.7)67 (62.6%)40 (37.4%)

I trust in the appropriateness of the economic measures taken with respect to COVID-19
 Disagree71 (30.3)39 (54.9%)32 (45.1%)0.124
 Neutral71 (30.3)50 (70.4%)21 (29.6%)
 Agree92 (39.4)53 (57.6%)39 (42.4%)

I think that we are more successful than the western countries in the fight against COVID-19
 Disagree93 (39.8)54 (58.1%)39 (41.9%)0.520
 Neutral63 (26.9)42 (66.7%)21 (33.3%)
 Agree78 (33.3)46 (59.0%)32 (41.0%)

I think that sunshine will make COVID-19 lose its effect
 Disagree132 (56.4)75 (56.8%)57 (43.2%)0.337
 Neutral62 (26.5)42 (67.7%)20 (32.3%)
 Agree40 (17.1)25 (62.5%)15 (37.5%)

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