Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Risk Perception in Ghana: Insights from A Study on Tertiary-Level Students and Surrounding Residents in Kumasi

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dc.contributor.authorDarko, Samuel Nkansah
dc.contributor.authorBoahen, Kennedy Gyau
dc.contributor.authorOkyere, Portia Boakye
dc.contributor.authorAddo, Christopher N. K.
dc.contributor.authorAmeyaw, Afuaa Janet
dc.contributor.authorAdjei, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorHayford, Manuella
dc.contributor.authorAnhwere, Naomi Efua
dc.contributor.authorKwarteng, Sandra Abankwa
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T15:20:15Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T15:20:15Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionThis is an article published in Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 42, No. 2 (2024), pp 1- 18; https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/just.v42i2.1
dc.description.abstractThe introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa has been met with mixed feelings. In Ghana, several concerns were raised about the potency and side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine. We investigated the acceptance and risk perception of students on the KNUST campus and the residents of the surrounding communities to assess the risk factors that will influence heir willingness or unwillingness to be vaccinated in the government’s quest to get its citizens vaccinated. A well-structured questionnaire was administered online and through face-toface interviews to survey 3332 respondents between the periods of March 15 and May 28, 2021. Chi-square analysis was used to show the association between the sociodemographic characteristics and, the acceptance and risk perception of the COVID-19 vaccine. Logistic regression analysis was used to explain the relationship between the acceptance and risk perception of the COVID-19 vaccine and the various socio-demographic characteristics. Out of 3323 respondents, 1,703 (45.23%) were hesitant whiles 64.39% of 3311 indicated they would accept being vaccinated. In a multivariate analysis, the age range of 31 to 40 years, being male, having secondary level education, and having a previous vaccination post-childhood immunization increased the likelihood of vaccine acceptance. More than half of the students of KNUST and inhabitants around the campus are likely to acceptant the COVID-19 vaccine. However, adequate and timely information is needed to educate prospective vaccine recipients with tertiary level education to better the level of acceptance and address misinformation about vaccines and promote individual and population-level benefits of vaccination
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUST
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Science and Technology, Vol. 42, No. 2 (2024), pp 1- 18; https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/just.v42i2.1
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4314/just.v42i2.1
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/15823
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Science and Technology
dc.titleCovid-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Risk Perception in Ghana: Insights from A Study on Tertiary-Level Students and Surrounding Residents in Kumasi
dc.typeArticle
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