COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination experiences and perceptions among health workers during the pandemic in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: An analytical cross-sectional study

Ugwu I. Omale; Cordis O. Ikegwuonu; Glory E. Nkwo; Ugochi I. A. Nwali; Olaedo O. Nnachi; Okechukwu O. Ukpabi; Ifeyinwa M. Okeke; Richard L. Ewah; Osarhiemen Iyare; Chidinma I. Amuzie; Onyinyechukwu U. Oka; Victor U. Uduma; Azuka S. Adeke

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0303172

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COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination experiences and perceptions among health workers during the pandemic in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: An analytical cross-sectional study

Ugwu I. Omale ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: omaleiu@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6586-8992

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Cordis O. Ikegwuonu,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9310-9050

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Glory E. Nkwo,

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
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Ugochi I. A. Nwali,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Olaedo O. Nnachi,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Okechukwu O. Ukpabi,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Ifeyinwa M. Okeke,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Richard L. Ewah,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anaesthesia, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, Department of Surgery, Anaesthesia Unit, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Osarhiemen Iyare,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Chidinma I. Amuzie,

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
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Onyinyechukwu U. Oka,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Victor U. Uduma,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Azuka S. Adeke

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination experiences and perceptions among health workers during the pandemic in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: An analytical cross-sectional study

Ugwu I. Omale,
Cordis O. Ikegwuonu,
Glory E. Nkwo,
Ugochi I. A. Nwali,
Olaedo O. Nnachi,
Okechukwu O. Ukpabi,
Ifeyinwa M. Okeke,
Richard L. Ewah,
Osarhiemen Iyare,
Chidinma I. Amuzie

Published: May 9, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303172

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