Immunome Research
Open Access
ISSN: 1745-7580
ISSN: 1745-7580
Department of Odontostomatology, The Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Research Article
COVID-19: Comparison of Vaccination Coverage between Oral Health Care Practitioners and Other Health Care Personnel in Yaounde
Author(s): Jacqueline Michèle Lowe, Marie Elvire Nokam*, Eric Nseme, Esther Voundi Voundi, Elisabeth Songue, Junior Voundi Voundi and Joseph Kamgno
Introduction: COVID-19 is a global pandemic for which vaccination coverage is still low in our environment.
Health care workers and particularly those in the oral sphere are at high risk of contracting it.
General objective: To evaluate the COVID-19 vaccination coverage among oral health care workers in comparison
with other health care workers in Yaounde.
Materials and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on 360 individuals in three hospitals in Yaounde,
from February to April 2022, i.e., 3 months. All health personnel who gave their free consent consecutively were
included. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0 software with a statistical significance level of p<0.05.
Results: The coverage rate of the COVID-19 vaccine was 34.2%. The rates of vaccination ag.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/1745-7580.22.18.156