Table 5

Association between sociodemographic characteristics and willingness to accept malaria vaccine

DomainsWillingness to accept malaria vaccine
Willing (n=366)Unwilling (n=10)Totalχ2 P value
Freq (%)Freq (%)(n=376)
Age (years)
 15–195 (1.4)534.3530.002
 20–2462 (16.9)62
 25–29137 (37.4)3 (30.0)140
 30–34117 (32.0)3 (30.0)120
 35–3929 (7.9)3 (30.0)32
 40–4413 (3.6)13
 45–493 (0.8)1 (10.0)4
Marital status
 Married357 (97.4)9 (90.0)36611.1510.025
 Single2 (0.6)2
 Divorced3 (0.8)3
 Separated2 (0.6)1 (10.0)3
 Widowed2 (0.6)2
Educational level
 None2 (0.6)1 (10.0)312.1900.015
 Primary17 (4.6)17
 Quranic26 (7.1)26
 Secondary124 (33.9)3 (30.0)127
 Tertiary197 (53.8)6 (60.0)203
Occupation
 Unemployed38 (10.4)1 (10.0)391.8410.997
 Business/trading180 (49.2)5 (50.0)185
 Civil servants82 (22.3)2 (20.0)84
 Artisan58 (15.8)2 (20.0)60
 Farming8 (2.2)8
Monthly income
 <₦30 000 (US$18)221 (60.2)6 (66.7)227155.4720.022
 >₦30 000 (US$18)146 (39.8)3 (33.3)149
Perception (vaccine)
 Positive215 (58.7)2 (20.0)2175.9870.014
 Negative151 (41.3)8 (80.0)159
  • P value, Probability value; χ2, Chi-square.