Perception and COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Nurses and Midwives in Rivers State Tertiary Hospitals

Abstract

The study is aimed at ascertaining perception and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among nurses and midwives in Rivers State Tertiary Hospitals. The cross-sectional survey design was used for the study. Among a population of 800 nurses and midwives at Rivers State Tertiary Hospitals, 241 were chosen as the sample size. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data. Simple percentage and charts were used to answer the research questions. The finding of the study revealed that 74.3% of the nurses and midwives have the perception that COVID-19 vaccine is safe, 74.3% were willing to take Covid-19 vaccine. The study, therefore, concluded that nurses and midwives were willing to be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine. Hence the study recommends that the vaccine should be made available so that those who are willing can get vaccinated and that religious organisations should ensure they encourage their member to take the vaccine.