HCWs’ attitudes towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines.

Count

Column N%

95.0% Lower CL for Column N%

95.0% Upper CL for Column N%

Are you confident that the Ministry of Health can control COVID-19 in Cameroon?

No

86

16.9%

13.8%

20.3%

Yes

424

83.1%

79.7%

86.2%

I don’t know

0

0.0%

.

.

Do you have general mistrust/uncertainty about the COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness?

No

209

41.0%

36.8%

45.3%

Yes

301

59.0%

54.7%

63.2%

I don’t know

0

0.0%

.

.

Do you fear COVID-19 vaccines?

No

214

42.0%

37.7%

46.3%

Yes

296

58.0%

53.7%

62.3%

I don’t know

0

0.0%

.

.

Reasons for fearing COVID-19 vaccines

Infertility

107

36.1%

30.8%

41.7%

Severe allergic reactions

109

36.8%

31.5%

42.4%

Unknown long-term effects

80

27.0%

22.2%

32.3%

Have you been vaccinated for COVID-19?

No

161

31.6%

27.6%

35.7%

Yes

349

68.4%

64.3%

72.4%

Do you refuse vaccination because only Allah/God can prevent COVID-19?

No

469

92.0%

89.4%

94.1%

Yes

41

8.0%

5.9%

10.6%

I don’t know

0

0.0%

.

.

What alternative preventive measures did you use to prevent COVID-19?

Traditional medicine

142

27.9%

24.1%

31.9%

Prayers

55

10.8%

8.3%

13.7%

Physical exercise

312

61.3%

57.0%

65.5%

Should people with chronic and severe diseases get priority for COVID-19 vaccination?

No

0

0.0%

.

.

Yes

449

88.0%

85.0%

90.6%

I don’t know

61

12.0%

9.4%

15.0%

Should HCWs get priority COVID-19 vaccination?

No

67

13.1%

10.4%

16.3%

Yes

443

86.9%

83.7%

89.6%

I don’t know

0

0.0%

.

.

Should all HCWs be vaccinated to protect the public?

No

199

39.0%

34.9%

43.3%

Yes

311

61.0%

56.7%

65.1%

I don’t know

0

0.0%

.

.

To protect the public, HCWs should follow government guidelines about vaccines

Disagree

19

3.7%

2.3%

5.6%

Agree

491

96.3%

94.4%

97.7%

I don’t know

0

0.0%

.

.