Background: Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions used to prevent diseases in susceptible populations. Despite the established efficacy of vaccines, there are many reasons people are hesitant about vaccination, and these reasons could be complex. This rapid survey estimated the prevalence of COVID vaccine hesitancy and potentially contributing factors in Montserrado and Nimba counties in Liberia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adults living in Liberia.
The relationship between vaccine non-acceptance and sociodemographic characteristics was examined using chi-square statistics. The variables with a p-value less than 0. Results: There were participants in the study. Majority were years of age Vaccine hesitancy was Conclusions: The majority of study participants were aware of the COVID vaccines and their most common source of information was the media television, radio.
Vaccine hesitancy was moderate. Therefore, the health authorities should provide more health education on the importance of vaccines and their safety to the populace. Copyright: This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication.
Abstract Background: Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions used to prevent diseases in susceptible populations.
