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Understanding vaccine acceptance, knowledge, and attitudes among healthcare workers is crucial, as they influence public opinion, community uptake, and vaccination decision-making. This study aimed to identify variables associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake, knowledge, and attitude among health workers in level 2 and 3 facilities in Nairobi, Kenya.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A quantitative questionnaire was distributed to healthcare workers, and chi-square tests, Fisher\u2019s exact tests,\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, and one-way ANOVA were conducted to determine associations between variables.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Vaccine uptake was significantly associated with knowledge index (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.04), and nurses, assistant nurses, and physicians were more likely to be vaccinated than other health professions (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.03). Knowledge index was significantly associated with age (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.03), being female (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.03), years of experience (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.02), being vaccinated (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.01), and attitude index (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.01). A significant association was found between knowledge index and subcounty (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.03). Dagoretti South, Embakasi East and Westlands had the lowest knowledge indexes among the subcounties. Attitude index was significantly associated with years of experience (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.02), being vaccinated (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.01), knowledge index (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.01), and profession (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.03).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite high vaccination uptake and generally positive attitudes, essential knowledge gaps regarding COVID-19 vaccines persist. The knowledge gaps include COVID-19 vaccine myths such as believing that, or being unsure whether, the vaccine can alter genes, increase autoimmune diseases, or cause COVID-19 disease to the receiver. These findings highlight the importance of addressing vaccine misconceptions and improving health literacy to strengthen vaccination strategies and pandemic preparedness among primary health workers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1743484","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,19]],"date-time":"2026-05-19T05:43:05Z","timestamp":1779169385000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake, knowledge and attitude among health workers in Nairobi, Kenya: a quantitative study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Olivia","family":"Nilsson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, University of Sk\u00f6vde","place":["Sk\u00f6vde, Sweden"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gabriele","family":"Eiben","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of 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