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Title: ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTED AFTER FIRST DOSE OF SARS-COV-2 VACCINE IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA
Authors: Dzantor, E. K
Asumah, M. N.
Inusah, A.-W.
Nukpezah, N. R.
Agyeman, Y. N.
Kukeba, M. W.
Braimah, B. A.
Adjeso, T.
Tahiru, M. M.
Keywords: adverse events
first dose
healthcare workers
SARS-CoV-2
vaccine
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Series/Report no.: Vol.10;Issue 3
Abstract: Aim: The study examined the associated adverse events following SARS-CoV-2 vacci nation among healthcare workers during the first dose of the vaccine in the Northern Region of Ghana. Design: The study was a cross-sectional survey involving 463 healthcare workers. Method: The data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The data were analysed descriptively, and binary logistics was performed using SPSS version 25. Results: The mean age was 33.4 ± 9.7 years, the majority (43.6%) being ≤30 years and males (57.2%). The self-reported prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine adverse events was 75.5%. Common systemic adverse events comprised headache (47.5%), dizziness (18.4%) and local adverse events included generalized body pains (44.0%) and abscess around the injection sites (11.2%). The study found a high prevalence of self-reported SARS-CoV-2 vaccine adverse events involving both systemic and local adverse events. Our study gives useful information that can be used for public health-targeted inter ventions to boost public confidence in SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3902
ISSN: 2054-1058
Appears in Collections:School of Allied Health Sciences



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