A fresh Pandemic Recovery Survey which was carried out by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, the University of Maryland, and Meta has revealed that about 73.9 per cent of Nigerians were very satisfied or satisfied with life, while 91.4 per cent of them reported having good, very good, or excellent health.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the survey conducted in no fewer than 20 other countries was based on geographic spread and the Facebook Active User Base.
Other countries where the survey was carried out are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam.
Through the usage of a Qualtrics platform, data were gathered from Facebook users using a stratified random sample approach. Inquiries were addressed to Facebook users in 21 different countries and translated into 15 different languages.
Researchers can compensate for sampling bias by using survey weights that were determined by Meta and the University of Maryland to make sure the survey was representative of the characteristics of the population.
More than 621,000 adults 18 and older participated in the poll between March and May 2023.
However, just 27,358 Nigerians answered.
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Meanwhile, on food insecurity, 50.9 respondents in Nigeria sometimes or often don’t have enough to eat due to a lack of money, and 57. 6 per cent of respondents in Nigeria with health conditions could not receive care in the last six months.
The most common barrier to receiving care was the inability to pay.
The survey also showed that vaccine confidence in Nigeria was lower than the overall average across all countries surveyed, with only 22.4 per cent of adults feeling vaccines are safe, effective, important for children, important for adults, and compatible with their personal beliefs.
The most common barrier to vaccine uptake in Nigeria was a shortage of vaccines.
Among parents who did not want their child to be vaccinated, the most common reason was a worry about possible side effects, cited by 47.8 per cent of these parents.
Among individuals aged 5–25 years who attended school before the COVID-19 pandemic, 17.7 per cent were no longer in school at the time of the survey, according to the survey.
The most common reasons for discontinuing school were having already graduated (43.2 per cent) or inability to afford school (24.7 per cent).
Economic security was a significant issue, with 47.5 per cent of people in Nigeria reporting their current household income was lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Respondents in Nigeria trusted international health organisations the most, at 72.6 per cent.
Respondents stated that the police were considered the least trustworthy organisation, with 34.8 per cent, saying that they were not trustworthy.