Ethnicity and Education as Predicting Factors for the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria

Aim. The aim of this study was to examine ethnicity and educational level as predicting factors for the acceptance COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria. Two (2) hypotheses were posed study. Methods. This employed concurrent explanatory design method. sample comprised 32,224 respondents, all Nigerian citizens. A multistage sampling technique survey involving quantitative data. questionnaire used instrument data collection. Results. findings revealed that there is a significant difference vaccine based on tribe/ethnicity. Tiv tribe respondents who had tertiary education highest rate vaccine. Conclusion. show relationship between ethnicity, To improve community-based immunization drive, it crucial develop creative, theory-based interventions involve important stakeholders like village chiefs, religious leaders, others. Additionally, successful health message campaign must be implemented fight widespread falsehoods misinformation have contributed non-acceptance vaccination.