Factors driving the willingness to take anti-covid-19 vaccination in urban areas: Case of Dakar

Abstract

Since the beginning of the year 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged the whole world into a cycle of uncertainty with its share of loss of human lives and negative economic impacts. To cope this situation, several vaccines have been adopted and national vaccination campaigns organized by governments. The aim of this article is to determine the factors affecting the willingness of the population to be vaccinated in the Department of Dakar in Senegal The data used come from the OCAD-COVID survey (Opinions, behaviors and attitudes of Dakar residents vis-à-vis COVID-19). The logistic regression model of Hosmer and Lemeshow was used for the estimations. The main results show that marital status, level of education and occupation status have no significant effect on the willingness to be vaccinated. On the other hand, variables such as: gender, knowledge of an infected person, knowledge of preventive measures and population density at the municipal level show significant effects. For example, men are 1.5 times less willing than women to take the vaccine. These results are decisive in the definition of public health policies.