Mistrust in government and COVID-19 vaccination acceptance in Nigeria: investigating the indirect roles of attitudes towards vaccination

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Research

Emmanuel Odusina¹  Ayodeji Olawole²  Olubukola Ajayi³  Abiodun Lawal⁴  Judith Azikiwe⁴  Israel Ayodele⁴  Babatola Olawa⁴  Ikenna Odoh⁵ 

[1] Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria;Department of Guidance and Counselling, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria;Department of Psychology and Behavioural Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria;Department of Psychology, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria;University Medical Centre, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria;

关键词: Trust in government;    Mistrust of vaccine benefits;    Commercial profiteering;    COVID-19 vaccination acceptance;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s42506-023-00129-5

 received in 2022-09-08, accepted in 2023-01-26,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundResearch shows that trust in government is associated with the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. However, there is no empirical evidence suggesting the pathway by which this association is formed. This study examines how dimensional attitudes towards vaccination explain the relationship between mistrust in government and COVID-19 vaccination acceptance.MethodsThe study was an online cross-sectional survey involving 1026 adults (of which 58.9% are female) resident in Nigeria with a mean age of 26.09 (±8.46) years. Data were collected using structured questionnaires assessing the level of mistrust in government, dimensional attitudes towards vaccination, and acceptance to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze data.ResultsResults show that 56.8% of participants mistrust the government, while COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rate was 28.2%. Mistrust in government was significantly associated with low acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. Furthermore, mistrust in the government was predictive of negative attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination which include worries about unforeseen future effects of vaccines, mistrust of vaccine benefits (MVB), concerns about commercial profiteering (CCP), and preference for natural immunity. The outcomes of indirect effect analyses indicated that mistrust in government was associated with high mistrust in vaccine benefits (MVB) and increased concerns about commercial profiteering (CCP), which in turn lead to low acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination.ConclusionsMistrust in the government was high and was coupled with low vaccination acceptance. It is important to initiate culturally relevant awareness programs aiming at combating false notions about COVID-19 vaccination such as MVB and CCP arising from mistrust in government.

【 授权许可】

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