Determinants of Rotavirus Vaccine Acceptability Among Mothers of Children aged 0-23 Months in Ondo City, Southwest Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.30442/ahr.1101-08-272Keywords:
Acceptability, Awareness, Childhood diarrhoea, Maternal education, Rotavirus, VaccineAbstract
Background: Rotavirus is a leading cause of diarrhoeal deaths in children, with the highest global mortality occurring in Nigeria. This highlights the huge threat of rotavirus diarrhoea to child survival.
Objectives: To assess awareness of rotavirus diarrhoea and the determinants of acceptability of rotavirus vaccine among mothers for their children 0-23 months in a Nigerian tertiary health facility.
Methods: This health facility-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among 309 mothers of children aged 0–23 months attending a Child Welfare Clinic in Nigeria. The respondents were selected using a simple random sampling technique. A structured and validated self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection.
Results: Only 5.2% of 309 mothers had heard of rotavirus diarrhoea, and 16.2% have ever heard of rotavirus vaccine. About 80.6% of mothers would let their children receive the rotavirus vaccine. The determinants of acceptability of rotavirus vaccine for children included having secondary and higher education (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.60; p = 0.031), being a working mother (AOR = 2.31; p = 0.035), and being married (AOR = 3.16; p = 0.019). Mothers whose children had not previously experienced diarrhoea (before the survey) had 79% lower odds of receiving the rotavirus vaccine (AOR = 0.21; p = 0.006).
Conclusions: This cohort of mothers had poor awareness of both rotavirus-induced diarrhoea and the rotavirus vaccine. However, mothers are highly willing to have their children receive the rotavirus vaccine. This highlights a targeted need for health education and awareness campaigns. The need to increase awareness about rotavirus-induced diarrhoea and vaccines is emphasised.
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