dc.description.abstract | Study Background
The uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine is instrumental in the fight and control of
COVID-19 in the world. Nevertheless, vaccination hesitancy is a major concern that
dents these efforts and limits the capability of ensuring complete control of the disease.
Broad Objective
To determine factors associated with Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy among healthcare
workers in selected facilities in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya.
Methods
An analytical hospital-based cross-sectional approach was used to do the study in Trans
Nzoia County.
The study participants consisted of doctors, nurses, clinical officers, laboratory
technicians, and technologists as well as public health technicians and officers. On the
other hand, from each facility a simple random sampling was used in the selection of
respondents proportionate to the size, and data was gathered using intervieweradministered
questionnaires. SPSS version 25 was used to enter and analyze data where
descriptive were presented in percentages, frequencies, means, and standard deviation,
On the other hand, binomial regression models were fitted for analysis of inferential
statistics that were presented as odds ratios to determine the effects of independent
variables on the dependent variable.
Results
According to the findings males (AOR= 4.080, CI: 1.058-15.733; p<0.041), Married
HCWs (AOR=4.990, CI: 1.660-15.000; p<0.004), HCWs with five years and more
experience (AOR= 12.282, CI: 3.357-44.941; p<0.001) and HCWS with knowledge of
antivaccine (AOR=16.633, CI: 5.434-50.917; p<0.001) were more likely to express
vaccine hesitancy contrary to their counterparts.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Socio-demographic factors such as gender (male), marital status (married), and work
experience (more than five years) were more likely to be hesitant towards the uptake of
the COVID-19 vaccine. Contextual factors such as trust in the government and health
worker information, knowledge of antivaccine groups, and past vaccination events are
related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy amongst HCWs. Concerning vaccine-specific
factors the HCWs were partly satisfied with professional answers thus resulting in
COVID-19 hesitancy. Most of the healthcare workers opted to wait and see what others
do before taking up the vaccine. There is a need to implement critical strategies that
target socio-demographics factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake,
provision of regular and reliable information, and regular assistance for healthcare
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dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |