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. 2023 Apr 20;11(4):873. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11040873

Table 2.

Characteristics and vaccine acceptance and intention rates.

Author(s) and Publication Year Country and
Data Collection Period
Methodology Willing Refusal Hesitant/Undecided Vaccinated Unvaccinated
Abebe et al., 2021
[31]
Ethiopia

March 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 492
62.6% 37.4%
Acheampong et al., 2021
[32]
Ghana

February 2021
Study design: A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General population
Sample size: 2345
51% 21% 28%
Adebisi et al., 2021
[33]
Nigeria

August 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General population
Sample size: 517
74.5% 25.5%
Adedeji-Adenola et al., 2022
[34]
Nigeria

April to June 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 1058
80.9%
Afrifa-Anane et al., 2022
[35]
Ghana

October to November
2021
Study design:
A cross-sectional descriptive
qualitative design
Population target: General Population–Women
Sample size: 30
56.7% 43.3%
Ahiakpa et al., 2022
[26]
17 African countries

December 2020 to
March 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 365
59% 22% 19%
Ahmed et al., 2021
[36]
Somalia

December 2020 to January 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 4543
76.8%
Anjorin et al., 2021
[27]
Multiple African countries

February to March 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 5416
63%
Belsti et al., 2021
[37]
Ethiopia

February to March 2021
Study design:
A quantitative study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 1184
31.4% 47.3% 21.3%
Bono et al., 2021
[25]
Multiple African countries

December 2020 to February 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 621
42.2%
Chauke et al., 2021
[38]
South Africa Study design:
A qualitative study
Population target: General population-Youth
(18–35 years)
Sample size: 14
Chiedozie et al., 2021
[39]
Nigeria Study design:
A quantitative study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 499
51% 30% 18%
Chutiyami et al., 2022
[40]
Nigeria

October to December 2021
Study design:
A quantitative population-based study
Population target: General population
Sample size: 577
27.7% 72.3%
Ditekemena et al., 2021
[41]
The Democratic Republic of Congo

August 2020 to September 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General population
Sample size: 4160
55.9%
Dula et al., 2021
[42]
Mozambique

March 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 1878
71.4%
Echoru et al., 2021
[43]
Uganda

July to September 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 1067
53.6% 46.4%
Ekwebene et al., 2021
[44]
Nigeria Study design:
A quantitative study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 445
53.5%
Elhadi et al., 2021
[28]
Libya

December 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years) (including medical students and HCW)
Sample size:
GP-11120
60.6%
Eniade et al., 2021
[45]
Nigeria

December 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 368
40.5%
Gunawardhana et al., 2022
[29]
Cameroon

1 June 2021 to 14 July
2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: Pregnant women and general population
Sample size:
GP-448
31%
Ilesanmi et al., 2021
[46]
Nigeria

September 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General population
Sample size: 440
Jabessa and Bekele, 2022
[47]
Ethiopia

August 1st to September 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 350
29.2% 70.8%
James et al., 2021
[48]
Nigeria

July to August 2022
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 334
53%
Josiah and Kantaris, 2021
[49]
Nigeria

December 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 410
48.6% 51.4%
Kahn et al., 2022
[50]
South Africa

25 August 2021 to 29 October 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 1662
50.4% 49.6%
Lamptey et al., 2021
[51]
Ghana

October to December 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 1000
54.1%
McAbee et al., 2021
[52]
Zimbabwe

May 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 551
55.7% 25.6% 18.7%
Mesesle, 2021a
[53]
Ethiopia

March to April 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 425
Mesesle, 2021b
[54]
Ethiopia

April 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 415
45.5% 54.5%
Mohamud et al., 2021
[55]
Somalia

October to December 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General population
Sample size: 500
36.8% 63.2%
Natuhoyila et al., 2021
[56]
The Democratic Republic of Congo

January to March 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 11,971
Ocholla et al., 2021
[57]
Kenya

March 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General population
Sample size: 171
52.4%
Okai and Abekah-Nkrumah, 2022
[58]
Ghana

18 May 2021
to 14 July 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 362
62.7% 37.7%
Omar and Hani, 2021
[59]
Egypt

January to March 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 1011
25% 21% 54%
Orangi et al., 2021
[60]
Kenya

February 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 4136
Shah et al., 2022
[61]
Kenya

November 2021 to January 2022
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 3996
68.8%
Tlale et al., 2022
[62]
Botswana

1 February 2021 to 28 February 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 5300
73.4%
Tobin et al., 2021
[63]
Nigeria

July 2020 to August 2020
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 1228
50.2%
Toure et al., 2022
[30]
Guinea

23 March 2021 to
25 August 2021
Study design:
A mixed method cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult
population
(aged ≥ 18 years) and HCW
Sample size:
GP–3663
31%
Wafula et al., 2022
[64]
Uganda

March 2021
Study design:
A quantitative cross-sectional study
Population target: General adult population
(aged ≥ 18 years)
Sample size: 1053
57.8% 16% 26.2%