Epidemiology of the Acceptance of Anti COVID-19 Vaccine in Urban and Rural Settings in Cameroon

Description

Vaccination is one of the most effective measures to tackle COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed at describing the epidemiology of the acceptance of vaccines against COVID-19 in some urban and rural areas of Cameroon. A cross-sectional survey was conducted targeting unvaccinated individuals from urban and rural area. Data were collected via a language-adapted questionnaire. The proportion of respondents who intended to accept the anti COVID19 vaccine was significantly higher in urban areas than rural areas (42.55% vs. 33.26, p = 0.0047). Conversely, the proportion of anti COVID-19 reluctant respondents thinking that the vaccine can induce a disease was significantly higher in rural areas than urban areas (54 (35.07 vs. 8.84, p