MAGNITUDE OF COVID-19 VACCINE ACCEPTANCE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG RESIDENTS OF AKAKI DISTRICTS, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA, 2022.

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Abstract Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a major threat to public health and has had a significant impact on all aspects of life. An effective vaccine is the most expected resolution. This study was aim to assess the magnitude of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and its associated factors in the residents of Akaki district, Oromia, Ethiopia Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 606 study participants of residents of Akaki district, Oromia special zone surrounding Finfinne, Oromia regional state from the end of May 2022 up to August 2022. A multistage sampling technique was used to recruit study participants. Nine health extension workers and supervised by two BSc holders of health workers using a pre-tested structured face to face interview administered questionnaires. Variables with p-value less than or equal to 0.25 during simple logistic analysis was entered into multivariable logistic regression model to control for all possible confounder and identify factors associated with outcome variable. Odds ratio along with 95% confidence interval was estimated to measure the strength of the association between the independent variables and outcome variables. P-value less than or equal to 0.05 was considered to indicate statistically significant association. Results: Of 606 participants 470 (77.6%) of them accepted COVID-19 vaccine if available. Age of above 50 3.126 (AOR 3.126; 95% CI 1.449-6.744), those had any previous history of taking any type vaccine 2.056 (AOR 2.056;95% CI 1.191-3.550) and those who had used broadcast media 1.953(AOR 1.953;95% CI 1.131-3.371) were significantly associated with the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine. Conclusion In this study, the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine was 77.6% and it is significantly associated with Age, sex, use of mass media, previous history of taking any vaccine. Thus, health education and awareness creation on COVID-19 vaccine from government source were crucial to increase COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Keyword: COVID-19, vaccine, Acceptance, Akaki, Oromia, Ethiopia.