Perception and awareness towards malaria vaccine policy implementation in Nigeria by health policy actors
Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the perception and awareness of malaria vaccine policy implementation among health policy actors in Nigeria. Methods A descriptive study was conducted to assess the opinions and perceptions of policy actors on the implementation of a vaccination program...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5844377a30cc40b39d13fb857bc32c66 2023-05-15T15:07:23+02:00 Perception and awareness towards malaria vaccine policy implementation in Nigeria by health policy actors Adaugo Nnaji Macide Artac Ozdal 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04536-z https://doaj.org/article/5844377a30cc40b39d13fb857bc32c66 EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04536-z https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-023-04536-z 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/5844377a30cc40b39d13fb857bc32c66 Malaria Journal, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023) Vaccines Malaria control Policy Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04536-z 2023-04-09T00:35:34Z Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the perception and awareness of malaria vaccine policy implementation among health policy actors in Nigeria. Methods A descriptive study was conducted to assess the opinions and perceptions of policy actors on the implementation of a vaccination programme against malaria in Nigeria. Descriptive statistics were carried out to study the characteristics of the population and the univariate analysis of the responses to questions presented to the participants. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to evaluate the association between demographic characteristics and the responses. Results The study revealed that malaria vaccine awareness was poor, with only 48.9% of the policy actors having previous knowledge of the malaria vaccine. The majority of participants (67.8%) declared that they were aware of the importance of vaccine policy in efforts to manage disease transmission. As the number of years of work experience of the participants increased, the odds of being more likely to be aware of the malaria vaccine increased [OR 2.491 (1.183–5.250), p value < 0.05]. Conclusion It is recommended that policy-makers develop methods of educating populations, increase awareness of the acceptability of the vaccine and ensure that an affordable malaria vaccine programme is implemented in the population. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 22 1 |
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Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the perception and awareness of malaria vaccine policy implementation among health policy actors in Nigeria. Methods A descriptive study was conducted to assess the opinions and perceptions of policy actors on the implementation of a vaccination programme against malaria in Nigeria. Descriptive statistics were carried out to study the characteristics of the population and the univariate analysis of the responses to questions presented to the participants. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to evaluate the association between demographic characteristics and the responses. Results The study revealed that malaria vaccine awareness was poor, with only 48.9% of the policy actors having previous knowledge of the malaria vaccine. The majority of participants (67.8%) declared that they were aware of the importance of vaccine policy in efforts to manage disease transmission. As the number of years of work experience of the participants increased, the odds of being more likely to be aware of the malaria vaccine increased [OR 2.491 (1.183–5.250), p value < 0.05]. Conclusion It is recommended that policy-makers develop methods of educating populations, increase awareness of the acceptability of the vaccine and ensure that an affordable malaria vaccine programme is implemented in the population. |
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Perception and awareness towards malaria vaccine policy implementation in Nigeria by health policy actors |
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