COVID-19 vaccine uptake data set
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COVID-19_VACCINE_DataSet.xlsx
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README.md
Abstract
The novel Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) caused devastating effects globally, and healthcare workers were among the most affected by the pandemic. Despite healthcare workers being prioritized in COVID-19 vaccination globally and in Ghana, hesitancy to receive the vaccines resulted in delayed control of the pandemic. In Ghana, healthcare workers had a vaccine acceptance of 39.3% before the vaccine rollout. Consequently, this study assessed the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among healthcare workers in Ghana in the post-vaccine roll-out period. This was an analytical cross-sectional study that used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect data on COVID-19 vaccination uptake and influencing factors. 256 healthcare workers were selected in Ayawaso West Municipality of Ghana using a stratified random sampling approach. Descriptive statistics were used to examine socio-demographic factors and Likert scale responses. Bivariable and Multivariable logistic regression were performed using IBM SPSS version 22 to identify predictors of vaccine uptake and a statistical significance was declared at p<0.05. More than three-fourths of participants 220 (85.9%) had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, while 36 (14.9%) were hesitant. More than half 139 (54.3%) had adequate knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination and the majority 188 (73.4%) had positive perceptions about its effectiveness. Moreover, 218 (85.2%) of HCWs had a positive attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination. Positive attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination (AOR = 4.3; 95% CI: 1.4, 13.0) and high cues to action (AOR = 5.7; 95% CI: 2.2, 14.8) were the factors that significantly predicted uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers. COVID-19 vaccination among HCWs in Ghana is promising. However, hesitancy to receive the vaccination among a significant proportion of HCWs raises concerns. To ensure vaccination of all healthcare workers, interventions to promote vaccination should target key determinants of vaccination uptake, such as attitude towards the vaccination and cues to action.
README: Overview: This dataset contains information related to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Ayawaso West District, Ghana.
To ensure the protection of participants' privacy, several steps were undertaken to de-identify the data. Firstly, we ensured that the data does not contain any information that could directly reveal the identity of the participants such as names, addresses, phone numbers, etc.
Additionally, the data was modified by limiting the number of indirect identifiers to three and aggregating age to age range. By so doing, the risk of re-identification was significantly reduced. Furthermore, institutional affiliation and occupation of participants could potentially lead to re-identification if combined and were thus eliminated.
Importantly, participants were informed during the consent process that data from the study would be released into a public repository. This allowed participants to make informed decisions about their participation in the study, understanding the potential implications of their de-identified data being shared publicly. A copy of the blank consent form is attached. Researchers can still utilize the de-identified data to replicate findings, validate research outcomes, and conduct further analysis
A copy of the blank questionnaire used is available as Supplemental Information on Zenodo.
Abbreviations and Codes:
Age range= age range of the participants in years
Sex (0=male, 1=female)
MARITAL_STATUS (0=not married, 1=married)
VACCINATION_STATUS (0=NOT VACCINATED, 1=VACCINATED)
K1-K10 (Questions assessing knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination. 1=trues, 2=false, 3=I don't know)
A1-16 (Questions assessing attitude towards vaccination. 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree)
PVE1-PVE3 (Questions assessing perceived vaccine effectiveness. 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree)
PSU1-PSU5 (Questions assessing perceived susceptibility towards COVID-19 infection. 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree)
SEV1-SEV5 (Questions assessing perceived severity of COVID-19 infection. 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree)
PB1-PB7 (Questions assessing perceived benefits of COVID-19 vaccination. 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree)
PBA1-PBA12 (Questions assessing perceived barriers to COVID-19 vaccination. 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree)
Cues1-Cues8 (Questions assessing Cues to action. 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree)
Methods
This was an analytical cross-sectional study that used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect data on COVID-19 vaccination uptake and influencing factors. 256 healthcare workers were selected in Ayawaso West Municipality of Ghana using a stratified random sampling approach. Descriptive statistics were used to examine socio-demographic factors and Likert scale responses. Bivariable and Multivariable logistic regression were performed using IBM SPSS version 22 to identify predictors of vaccine uptake and a statistical significance was declared at p<0.05.