Table 3.

Yearly and regional distributions of reported COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates in Africa according to population types—healthcare workers and other populations (non-healthcare workers).

Year of Study	African Region	* COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Rates Reported
		Healthcare Workers		Other Populations
		Number of Studies Found	Mean ± SEM	Number of Studies Found	Mean ± SEM
2021
	Central	-	-	-	-
	Eastern	4	54.8 ± 7.9	6	78.4 ± 7.9
	North	5	44.2 ± 8.6	3	46.6 ± 20.7
	Southern	2	89.8 ± 0.3	1	70.8.7 ± 0
	West	3	52.4 ± 9.4	11	57.8 ± 6.2
	Total	14	55.5 ± 5.6	21	62.7 ± 5.2
2022
	Central	-	-	1	13.5 ± 0
	Eastern	8	70.5.8 ± 3.4	8	51.9 ± 8.6
	North	3	55.9 ± 4.5	1	31.5 ± 0
	Southern	0	-	9	64.2 ± 4.6
	West	4	45.1 ± 16.9	11	54.2 ± 6.7
	Total	15	60.8 ± 5.3	30	54.5 ± 4.0
	Grand total	29	58.3 ± 3.8	51	57.9 ± 3.2

SEM = Standard error of the mean; * COVID-19 acceptance rate = actual vaccine uptake and vaccination intention.