COVID-19 vaccine uptake among health care workers in Ghana: a case for targeted vaccine deployment campaigns in the global south

Alhassan, Robert Kaba; Owusu-Agyei, Seth; Ansah, Evelyn Korkor; Gyapong, Margaret

doi:10.1186/s12960-021-00657-1

Human Resources for Health

Table 2 Cross-tabulations on willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trial and uptake the vaccine

From: COVID-19 vaccine uptake among health care workers in Ghana: a case for targeted vaccine deployment campaigns in the global south

Variables	Accept COVID-19 vaccination			Participate in COVID-19 vaccine trial
Sex	No	Yes	Total	No	Yes	Total
Male	75	232	307	144	165	309
Female	146	288	434	246	190	436
Total	221	520	741	390	355	745
Age range
18–23	7	26	33	23	11	34
24–29	54	140	194	106	89	195
30–35	95	234	329	165	164	329
36–41	35	74	109	49	59	108
42–47	9	13	22	15	8	23
48 and above	5	6	11	8	4	12
Total	205	493	698	366	335	701
Marital status
Divorced	3	4	7	4	3	7
Living together	6	10	16	11	5	16
Married	114	254	368	159	205	364
Never married	90	231	321	162	159	321
Separated	3	6	9	6	3	9
Widowed	0	2	2	1	1	2
Total	216	507	723	343	376	719
Educational level
Certificate	63	154	217	107	112	219
Diploma	76	174	250	129	122	251
Bachelor degree	76	155	231	131	101	232
Master degree	6	21	27	13	14	27
Fellowship	0	2	2	1	1	2
PhD	0	3	3	0	3	3
Total	221	509	730	381	353	734
Professional category
Allied health professional	29	84	113	45	67	112
Medical officer	3	14	17	6	11	17
Midwife	43	76	119	63	56	119
Nurse	116	260	376	175	196	371
Pharmacist	4	7	11	4	7	11
Student	6	28	34	17	17	34
Other	19	46	65	37	30	67
Total	220	515	735	347	384	731
Facility ownership
Public/government	156	382	538	277	262	539
Private	25	30	55	32	24	56
Mission	16	52	68	26	42	68
Quasi-government	14	13	27	19	8	27
Other	6	5	11	10	1	11
Total	217	482	699	364	337	701
Health facility level
Teaching hospital	23	44	67	42	26	68
Regional hospital	9	18	27	15	12	27
District hospital	83	176	259	152	107	259
Polyclinic/clinic	30	53	83	43	40	83
Health centre	47	117	164	67	98	165
CHPS compound	21	64	85	38	47	85
Total	213	472	685	357	330	687
Work in COVID-19 centre
No	161	360	521	265	257	522
Yes	56	134	190	105	86	191
Total	217	494	711	370	343	713
Voluntarily test for COVID-19
Very unlikely
Unlikely	10	26	36	23	13	36
Undecided	22	28	50	34	17	51
Likely	26	39	65	44	23	67
Very likely	85	223	308	154	155	309
Total	79	206	285	137	148	285
Ever tested for COVID-19
Yes	76	171	247	121	127	248
No	140	342	482	262	223	485
Prefer not to disclose	5	4	9	6	3	9
Total	221	517	738	389	353	742

Source: field Data (2020); Legend: CHPS (Community-based health planning and services)

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