@article{Esther Voundi-Voundi_Elisabeth Songue_Junior Voundi-Voundi_Eric Georges Nseme_Haamit Abba-Kabir_Joseph Kamgno_2023, title={Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Health Personnel in Yaounde, Cameroon}, volume={24}, url={https://hsd-fmsb.org/index.php/hsd/article/view/4277}, DOI={10.5281/hsd.v24i2 Suppl 1.4277}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background. H</strong>ealth care personnel constitute a group at high risk of contracting COVID-19. However, the vaccination rate in this group in our context remains low. The objective of our study was to determine the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers in Yaounde. <strong>Methods.</strong> We conducted a cross-sectional study of 360 health personnel in three hospitals in the city of Yaounde from January to March 2022, i.e., 3 months. All health personnel who gave their free consent were included. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Ethics and Research Committee of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaounde I. A logistic regression was performed to search for factors associated with reluctance to vaccinate, with a significance level of 0.05. <strong>Results.</strong> The vaccination rate against COVID-19 was 34% (123). Factors associated with vaccine hesitancy were female gender (OR [95% CI] =3.5[2.2-5.5]; p<0.001), working outside a COVID-19 management unit (OR [95% CI] =6, [2.1-18.5]; p=0.001), fear of the harmfulness of COVID-19 vaccines (OR [CI 95%] =2.7[1.7-4.2]; p<0.001), and doubt of vaccine efficacy (OR [CI 95%] =4.0[2.5-6.4]; p<0.001). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Health personnel are still reluctant to vaccinate in our context. Factors associated with hesitancy to vaccination against COVID-19 could help deconstruct apprehensions.</p>}, number={2 Suppl 1}, journal={HEALTH SCIENCES AND DISEASE}, author={Esther Voundi-Voundi and Elisabeth Songue and Junior Voundi-Voundi and Eric Georges Nseme and Haamit Abba-Kabir and Joseph Kamgno}, year={2023}, month={Feb.} }