DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i09.009

Pages: 429-435

Background: The University of Port Harcourt is the first Federal tertiary institution in Rivers State. Rivers State is in the South-South region and a major economic city known for crude oil exploration in the country has had its share of the pandemic, in Rivers State there are currently 9,365 confirmed cases, number of cases on admission 1193, number discharged 8,063, and the number of deaths 109 as at August 22, 2021. The cases are still rising especially with the new string and the third wave. The University of Port Harcourt will not be spared in the distribution of the cases as such, perception of vaccine is important in convincing people to take the vaccine which will prevention new infection and keep the prevalence value low. Hence, this study was done to survey the perception of covid-19 vaccine uptake amongst lecturers and healthcare workers in the University of Port Harcourt. Materials and Methods: The study was cross-sectional carried out in the entire three senatorial districts of Rivers State. The study population was the healthcare workers in some selected hospitals in Rivers State, University staff both teaching and non-teaching staff and some selected establishment in Rivers State. The sample size used for the study was five hundred, sampling technique used was simple random sampling. The data collection tool used for the study was a self-structured closed-ended questionnaire. Results and Discussions: The results of the study showed that other civil servants who have taken vaccine before had the rate 20.0%, UNIPORT staff members 32.4%, and healthcare workers 44.1%; those that know about the availability of vaccine: Other civil servants 20.0%, UNIPORT staff members 32.8%, healthcare workers 42.0%; an analysis of participants who were willing to pay for the vaccine showed thus: 2.0% civil servants, 5.0% UNIPORT staff members, 5.0% healthcare workers. Conclusions: The results of the study showed that 2/3rd of the participants have heard about ...........