Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Health Care Workers:A Case Study of Mogadishu City, Somalia

Abstract

Covid-19 disrupted the Health Care system and operations globally between 2020 and 2021 through exponential infections, disease and adverse negative economic impact as a result of the virus. Due to the high risk of infection, health care workers are a high priority target group for vaccination against COVID-19. Theobjective of current study was to assess the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among health care workers in Mogadishu, Somalia.The study sought to establishthe proportion of vaccinated healthcare workers, determine the socio-demographic and healthcare system factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among health care workers in Mogadishu, Somalia.Methodology: Purposive sampling was used to select the six hospitals in Mogadishu while stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of 276 participants in the sampled hospitals. Structured questionnaires were use collect data. Data was analyzed SPSS to generate descriptive statistics and logistic regression.