@article{10.11648/j.cajph.20220804.15,
  author = {Niouma Nestor Leno and Abdoulaye Toure and Kadio Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio and Sinan Serge Armel Kouame and Alexandre Delamou and Alioune Camara},
  title = {Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance in Guinea: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study of 1087 Students from 10 Public and Private Universities in Conakry in 2021},
  journal = {Central African Journal of Public Health},
  volume = {8},
  number = {4},
  pages = {163-171},
  doi = {10.11648/j.cajph.20220804.15},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cajph.20220804.15},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.cajph.20220804.15},
  abstract = {Introduction: Vaccination is currently the main prevention strategy advocated by governments around the world to stop the spread of this devastating COVID-19 disease pandemic. The objective of this study was to determine the level of acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among students in the city of Conakry and to identify the factors that influence this acceptance. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with an analytical purpose carried out among students of 10 universities in Conakry. Medians were used to summarize quantitative variables and proportions to summarize categorical variables. The adjusted Odd Ratio calculated in the multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with acceptance of vaccination. The associations observed in this study were not due to confounding by any of the other variables in the model. A p-value Results: A total of 1087 students were interviewed. They were predominantly female (55.66%) and young with a median age of 22 years (21 - 24). The proportion of students who accepted the COVID-19 vaccination was 74.5%; this leaves a refusal percentage of 25.5%. Letting nature take its course, fear of side effects, and the speed with which vaccines are put on the market were the main reasons given by students for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, with respective percentages of 93.8%, 67.5% and 39.6%. Studying in a non-biomedical field (AOR: 2.101, CI 95%: [1.893 - 2.853]), believing that traditional plants are effective for the treatment of COVID-19 (AOR: 1.550, CI 95%: [1.076 - 2.223]), and having poor knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines (AOR: 2.029, CI 95%: [1.399 - 2.942]) were main factors associated with non-acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. Conclusion: This study showed that the acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination was generally good among students in Conakry (74.5%). There is therefore no real problem of reluctance to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in this population group. The refusals (24.5%) to be vaccinated observed in this study are essentially linked to the poor access to information and the low level of knowledge about COVID-19 and anti COVID-19 vaccines. Strengthening information strategies for students, especially those in non-biomedical fields, could significantly reduce these refusals.},
 year = {2022}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance in Guinea: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study of 1087 Students from 10 Public and Private Universities in Conakry in 2021
AU  - Niouma Nestor Leno
AU  - Abdoulaye Toure
AU  - Kadio Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio
AU  - Sinan Serge Armel Kouame
AU  - Alexandre Delamou
AU  - Alioune Camara
Y1  - 2022/07/28
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cajph.20220804.15
DO  - 10.11648/j.cajph.20220804.15
T2  - Central African Journal of Public Health
JF  - Central African Journal of Public Health
JO  - Central African Journal of Public Health
SP  - 163
EP  - 171
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2575-5781
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cajph.20220804.15
AB  - Introduction: Vaccination is currently the main prevention strategy advocated by governments around the world to stop the spread of this devastating COVID-19 disease pandemic. The objective of this study was to determine the level of acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among students in the city of Conakry and to identify the factors that influence this acceptance. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with an analytical purpose carried out among students of 10 universities in Conakry. Medians were used to summarize quantitative variables and proportions to summarize categorical variables. The adjusted Odd Ratio calculated in the multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with acceptance of vaccination. The associations observed in this study were not due to confounding by any of the other variables in the model. A p-value Results: A total of 1087 students were interviewed. They were predominantly female (55.66%) and young with a median age of 22 years (21 - 24). The proportion of students who accepted the COVID-19 vaccination was 74.5%; this leaves a refusal percentage of 25.5%. Letting nature take its course, fear of side effects, and the speed with which vaccines are put on the market were the main reasons given by students for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, with respective percentages of 93.8%, 67.5% and 39.6%. Studying in a non-biomedical field (AOR: 2.101, CI 95%: [1.893 - 2.853]), believing that traditional plants are effective for the treatment of COVID-19 (AOR: 1.550, CI 95%: [1.076 - 2.223]), and having poor knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines (AOR: 2.029, CI 95%: [1.399 - 2.942]) were main factors associated with non-acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. Conclusion: This study showed that the acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination was generally good among students in Conakry (74.5%). There is therefore no real problem of reluctance to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in this population group. The refusals (24.5%) to be vaccinated observed in this study are essentially linked to the poor access to information and the low level of knowledge about COVID-19 and anti COVID-19 vaccines. Strengthening information strategies for students, especially those in non-biomedical fields, could significantly reduce these refusals.
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
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