Demography

Abia

Health care

Biology

Agroforestry

Developing country

Socioeconomic status

Economics

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Environmental health

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Immunology

Vaccination

Palm oil

Population

Family medicine

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Internal medicine

Sociology

Cross-sectional study

Medicine

Economic growth

Pandemic

Disease

Logistic regression

Pathology

Marital status

Pan African Medical Journal

Introduction: healthcare workers are at higher risk of COVID-19 infection with ease of infection transmissibility to coworkers and patients. Vaccine hesitancy rates of 56% and up to 25% have been reported among healthcare workers in US and China respectively. Vaccination is known as the most effective strategy to combat infectious diseases. Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine plays a major role in combating the pandemic. This study assessed the sociodemographic factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Abia State.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers and its socio-demographic determinants in Abia State, South-East Nigeria: a cross-sectional study