Prevalence and Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Health Care Workers in Tertiary Health Care Institutions in a Developing Country: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
Table 2
Vaccine uptake intention to practice and vaccine hesitancy among HCWs in Imo State, Nigeria.
Variable
Hesitant (%)
Nonhesitant (%)
Total (%)
χ2
Df
-value
Would you encourage hospital patients to take the vaccine?
Yes
63 (22.8)
213 (77.2)
276 (100)
94.056
2
<0.001
No
27 (87.1)
4 (12.9)
31 (100)
I do not know
33 (82.5)
7 (17.5)
40 (100)
Total
123 (35.4)
224 (64.6)
347 (100)
Would you stop your family/relatives from taking the vaccine?
Yes
34 (73.9)
12 (26.1)
46 (100)
62.181
2
<0.001
No
69 (25.1)
206 (74.9)
275 (100)
I do not know
20 (76.9)
6 (23.1)
26 (100)
Total
123 (35.4)
224 (64.6)
347 (100)
Would you discourage friends/neighbours from taking vaccines?
Yes
30 (76.9)
9 (23.1)
39 (100)
46.134
2
<0.001
No
79 (27.5)
208 (72.5)
287 (100)
I do not know
14 (66.7)
7 (33.3)
21 (100)
Total
123 (35.4)
224 (64.6)
347 (100)
Would you encourage the government to mandate its workers to take the vaccine?
