Determinants of willingness and level of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among intra-city transporters in Benin Metropolis, Nigeria

The COVID-19 pandemic was a litmus test for the epidemic preparedness and response mechanism of health systems. Road Transporters constitute a large at-risk group for spread and morbidity related to the disease. This study assessed determinants of willingness and level of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among intra-city road transporters in the Benin City Metropolis of Edo State Nigeria. An analytic cross-sectional design was utilized for this study using 389 structured questionnaires distributed among intra-city drivers selected via a multi-stage sampling technique across bus parks in Benin City metropolis. The mean age of respondents studied was 38.7 ± 9.3 years. Less than one-tenth 30 (7.7%) of respondents had taken the COVID-19 vaccine. Willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine was a significant determinant of uptake of COVID-19 vaccine (OR = 8.082; 95% Cl = 2.208 – 29.584; p = 0.002). There is need to initiate appropriate health promotional interventions to address vaccine hesitancy for improve vaccination uptake.