Most respondents in all regions of Nigeria were willing to be vaccinated using the RTS,S malaria vaccine, according to a study conducted in 2023. On the other hand, 19 percent of the respondents in the South East geo-political zone refused to be vaccinated.
RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) is the world's first malaria vaccine and the first approved vaccine against a human parasitic disease. This vaccine decreases the odds of a child contracting malaria, including extreme, and life-threatening malaria, and it reduces child deaths. It is also the only malaria vaccine to be recommended and approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) to date.
Acceptance of RTS,S malaria vaccine in Nigeria in 2023, by region
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NOIPolls. (July 31, 2023). Acceptance of RTS,S malaria vaccine in Nigeria in 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419584/rts-s-malaria-vaccine-acceptance-in-nigeria-by-region/
NOIPolls. "Acceptance of RTS,S malaria vaccine in Nigeria in 2023, by region." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419584/rts-s-malaria-vaccine-acceptance-in-nigeria-by-region/
NOIPolls. (2023). Acceptance of RTS,S malaria vaccine in Nigeria in 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419584/rts-s-malaria-vaccine-acceptance-in-nigeria-by-region/
NOIPolls. "Acceptance of Rts,s Malaria Vaccine in Nigeria in 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419584/rts-s-malaria-vaccine-acceptance-in-nigeria-by-region/
NOIPolls, Acceptance of RTS,S malaria vaccine in Nigeria in 2023, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419584/rts-s-malaria-vaccine-acceptance-in-nigeria-by-region/ (last visited July 08, 2024)
Acceptance of RTS,S malaria vaccine in Nigeria in 2023, by region [Graph], NOIPolls, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419584/rts-s-malaria-vaccine-acceptance-in-nigeria-by-region/