Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of Adherence to Covid-19 Vaccination among Health Personnel of the Cite Verte Health District in Yaounde Cameroon

Authors

  • Junior Alapa Nkwate Chefor Cite-Verte Health District, Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde 1937, Cameroon, Catholic University of Central Africa, School of Health Sciences Messa, Yaounde 1110, Cameroon
  • Francis B. Kengne Catholic University of Central Africa, School of Health Sciences Messa, Yaounde 1110, Cameroon
  • Therese M. Mbezele Mekongo Catholic University of Central Africa, School of Health Sciences Messa, Yaounde 1110, Cameroon
  • Michele C. Kuisseu Catholic University of Central Africa, School of Health Sciences Messa, Yaounde 1110, Cameroon
  • Annette Ndjambou Catholic University of Central Africa, School of Health Sciences Messa, Yaounde 1110, Cameroon
  • Brondon N. Vouofo Gapgueu Catholic University of Central Africa, School of Health Sciences Messa, Yaounde 1110, Cameroon, Department of General Medicine, NGOZI University, Bujumbura 137, Burundi
  • Julienne L. Ngo likeng Cite-Verte Health District, Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde 1937, Cameroon, Catholic University of Central Africa, School of Health Sciences Messa, Yaounde 1110, Cameroon

Keywords:

sociodemographic determinants, clinical determinants, adherence, Covid-19 vaccination, health personnel, Cameroon

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify the socio-demographic and clinical determinants of adherence to Covid-19 vaccination among health personnel of the Cite-verte health district.

Problem: With daunting health challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic disease, it is surprising to see that many health personnel have not adhered to a preventive therapy that will assist in reducing its spread. Despite strategies put in place by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon in making available vaccines, the population seem not to adhere.

Methods: We used a quantitative cross-sectional prospective study for descriptive purposes from April to November 2021. Data was collected among 247 health personnel using structured questionnaires.

Results: Analysis revealed that the mean age of health personnel in our study was 36.76 years and a median of 37.00 ± 1.009 years. 12.6% are completely vaccinated, 14.6% incompletely vaccinated and 72.8% are not vaccinated. Also, age and religion influences adherence levels to Covid-19 vaccination at the 5% confidence level.

Everything else being equal, health personnel aged 50 years and more are 12.33 [95%, 1.89-30.49, P-value=0.009] times more likely to be fully vaccinated than not vaccinated, compared to their 30–39-year-old counterparts. This chance decreases to 8.66 [95%, 1.38-24.22, P-value=0.021] times when comparing incompletely vaccinated to unvaccinated cases. Also, health personnel following other religions (Pentecostal, Atheist and Jehovah witness), are 95% less likely to be fully vaccinated than their Christian counterparts [RR=0.05; 0.002-0.89; P-value=0.042]. To add, clinical determinants such as history of respiratory problems, and comorbidities did not influence adherence levels to Covid-19 vaccination as the plus value was 0.558 (fully vaccinated) and 0.987 (incompletely vaccinated).

Conclusion: We can conclude that health personnel are aware of the necessity of vaccination, but age and religious beliefs greatly impacts on adherence despite efforts from the government in improving on vaccination coverage.

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2022-10-02

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Junior Alapa Nkwate Chefor, Francis B. Kengne, Therese M. Mbezele Mekongo, Michele C. Kuisseu, Annette Ndjambou, Brondon N. Vouofo Gapgueu, & Julienne L. Ngo likeng. (2022). Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of Adherence to Covid-19 Vaccination among Health Personnel of the Cite Verte Health District in Yaounde Cameroon. International Journal of Formal Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends, 15(1), 27–39. Retrieved from https://ijfscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Formal_Sciences_Journal/article/view/699

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