Knowledge and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination among University Students: A Cross- Sectional Study in Garowe, Puntland-Somalia

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Abstract COVID-19 pandemic dismantles the healthcare system across the globe, especially, the war-torn country, Somalia based in the ‘Horn of Africa’. In order to tackle the surge of this pandemic, vaccination is considered as one of the most powerful preventive interventions. This study aimed to explore the level of knowledge and attitude towards this vaccination among the university students located in the Garowe, Puntland state of Somalia. The study participants were joined this cross-sectional research through purposively sampling technique. Data were collected from three different universities based in Garowe were analyzed using statistical software (SPSS version-20). The majority of the respondents (61%) were aged between 20–25 years. The mean score of knowledge was 8.99±2.19 with range (5-11). Nearly 60.0% participants had knowledge score more than mean score. About 61% of the respondents reported that the vaccine can protect against COVID-19, 27% responded that they don’t know anything about the vaccine, and 12% reported that the vaccine can cause the disease. 30% of the respondents mentioned that the vaccine is not available in their country. About 70.4% of the respondents believe that the COVID-19 vaccine has no side effects. The mean score of attitudes towards covid 19 vaccination was 6.21±2.85 with range (1-10). Only 30.0% had attitude score more than mean score while 40.1%, 39.8% and 20.1% had good, average and poor attitude towards covid 19 vaccination. A further study with a large sample encompassing a higher number of universities across the states of Somalia bears a greater level of potentialities in policy formulation.

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