Table 2.
Impact of health education on the HCWs' acceptance of EVV and their WTP
| Variables | Isale-Eko (Lagos) N = 66 (%) | Enugu (Enugu) N = 61 (%) | Umuahia (Abia) N = 66 (%) | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of content of EVV | |||||
| Correct | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Wrong | 66 (100) | 61 (100) | 66 (100) | NA | NA |
| Acceptance of EVV (prehealth education) | |||||
| Yes | 51 (77.3) | 3 (4.7) | 9 (13.6) | 64.96 | 0.0001* |
| No | 15 (22.7) | 58 (95.3) | 57 (86.4) | ||
| Impact of health education on acceptability of EVV | |||||
| Acceptance rate (prehealth education) | 51 (77.3) | 1.27 | 0.259 | ||
| Acceptance rate (posthealth education) | 57 (86.4) | ||||
| Acceptance rate (prehealth education) | 3 (4.7) | 29.73 | 0.0001* | ||
| Acceptance rate (posthealth education) | 31 (50.9) | ||||
| Acceptance rate (prehealth education) | 9 (13.6) | 16.05 | 0.0001 | ||
| Acceptance rate (posthealth education) | 30 (45.5) | ||||
| Preferred time to receive the vaccine (prehealth education) | |||||
| Once available | 41 (59.1) | 1 (1.6) | 7 (10.6) | 49.7 | 0.0001* |
| Later after adequate information and observation | 25 (40.9) | 60 (98.4) | 59 (89.4) | ||
| Impact of health education on the preferred time to receive the vaccine | |||||
| Once available (prehealth education) | 41 (59.1) | 0.126 | 0.722 | ||
| Once available (posthealth education) | 38 (57.6) | ||||
| Once available (prehealth education) | 1 (1.6) | 7.49 | 0.006* | ||
| Once available (posthealth education) | 11 (18.0) | ||||
| Once available (prehealth education) | 7 (10.6) | 7.66 | 0.006 | ||
| Once available (posthealth education) | 21 (31.8) | ||||
| WTP to receive EVV | |||||
| Yes | 57 (86.4) | 44 (72.1) | 39 (59.1) | 3.12 | 0.08 |
| No | 9 (13.6) | 17 (27.9) | 27 (40.9) | ||
| Average amount willing to pay in USD (overall) | 4.91 | ||||
| Mean (individual locality) | 4.29 | 6.63 | 3.8 | ||
| Standard deviation from mean | 7.91 | 18.12 | 15.27 | ||
| Range | 0.25–30 | 5–75 | 0.5–100 | ||
EVV = Ebola virus vaccine; HCW = health-care workers; USD = U.S. dollar; WTP = willingness to pay.
*
Yates correction.