Table S2. Associations between background characteristics and hesitancy to receive the first and second booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine among 525 participants who completed the primary vaccination series.
| Characteristic | Hesitancy to receive the first COVID-19 vaccine booster dose | Hesitancy to receive the second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose | |||||
|
Prevalence of vaccine hesitancy n/N (%) |
OR (95% CI) | P value |
Prevalence of vaccine hesitancy n/N (%) |
OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Abbreviation: COVID-19=coronavirus disease 2019; OR=crude odds ratio; CI=confidence interval. | |||||||
| Age group in years | |||||||
| 18–45 | 29/87 (33.3) | 1.0 | 48/87 (44.2) | 1.0 | |||
| 46–60 | 68/219 (31.1) | 0.90 (0.53, 1.53) | 0.699 | 125/219 (57.1) | 1.08 (0.66, 1.78) | 0.762 | |
| 61–75 | 62/194 (32.0) | 0.94 (0.55, 1.61) | 0.820 | 106/194 (54.6) | 0.98 (0.59, 1.63) | 0.934 | |
| >75 | 9/25 (36.0) | 1.13 (0.44, 2.85) | 0.804 | 17/25 (68.0) | 1.73 (0.67, 4.42) | 0.255 | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 93/293 (31.7) | 1.0 | 151/293 (51.5) | 1.0 | |||
| Female | 75/232 (32.3) | 1.03 (0.71, 1.49) | 0.886 | 145/232 (62.5) | 1.57 (1.10, 2.23) | 0.012 | |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Han majority | 146/426 (34.3) | 1.0 | 254/426 (59.6) | 1.0 | |||
| Other ethnic minority groups | 22/99 (22.2) | 0.55 (0.35, 0.92) | 0.022 | 42/99 (42.4) | 0.50 (0.32, 0.78) | 0.002 | |
| Education level | |||||||
| Junior high school and below | 112/338 (33.1) | 1.0 | 198/338 (58.6) | 1.0 | |||
| High school education or equivalent | 31/102 (30.4) | 0.88 (0.55, 1.42) | 0.604 | 54/102 (52.9) | 0.80 (0.51, 1.24) | 0.313 | |
| College-level and above | 25/85 (29.4) | 0.84 (0.50, 1.41) | 0.512 | 44/85 (51.8) | 0.76 (0.47, 1.22) | 0.257 | |
| Relationship status | |||||||
| Single/divorced/widowed | 10/39 (25.6) | 1.0 | 20/39 (51.3) | 1.0 | |||
| Married | 158/486 (32.5) | 1.40 (0.66, 2.94) | 0.378 | 276/486 (56.8) | 1.25 (0.65, 2.40) | 0.505 | |
| Employment status | |||||||
| Full-time | 46/138 (33.3) | 1.0 | 86/138 (62.3) | 1.0 | |||
| Part-time/self-employed/ Unemployed/retired/students |
122/387 (31.5) | 0.92 (0.61, 1.39) | 0.696 | 210/387 (54.3) | 0.72 (0.48, 1.07) | 0.102 | |
| Type of cancer | |||||||
| Lung cancer | 34/109 (31.2) | 1.0 | 55/109 (50.5) | 1.0 | |||
| Gastric cancer | 20/66 (30.3) | 0.96 (0.49, 1.86) | 0.902 | 36/66 (54.5) | 1.18 (0.64, 2.18) | 0.600 | |
| Liver cancer | 6/15 (40.0) | 1.47 (0.49, 4.46) | 0.496 | 12/15 (80.0) | 3.93 (1.05, 14.70) | 0.042 | |
| Breast cancer | 12/30 (40.0) | 1.47 (0.64, 3.39) | 0.366 | 24/30 (80.0) | 3.93 (1.48, 10.36) | 0.006 | |
| Colorectal cancer | 39/97 (40.2) | 1.48 (0.84, 2.63) | 0.178 | 64/97 (66.0) | 1.90 (1.08, 3.35) | 0.025 | |
| Esophageal cancer | 6/26 (23.1) | 0.66 (0.24, 1.60) | 0.418 | 12/26 (46.2) | 0.84 (0.36, 1.98) | 0.693 | |
| Ovarian cancer | 13/43 (30.2) | 0.96 (0.44, 2.06) | 0.908 | 26/43 (60.5) | 0.91 (0.55, 1.51) | 0.724 | |
| Other types of cancer | 39/139 (27.3) | 0.83 (0.48, 1.44) | 0.507 | 67/139 (48.2) | 1.50 (0.73, 3.08) | 0.267 | |
| Metastatic cancers | |||||||
| No | 161/490 (32.9) | 1.0 | 280/490 (57.1) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 7/35 (20.0) | 0.51 (0.22, 1.20) | 0.121 | 16/35 (45.7) | 0.63 (0.32, 1.26) | 0.191 | |
| Current treatment for cancer | |||||||
| Untreated patients | 4/17 (23.5) | 1.0 | 10/17 (58.8) | 1.0 | |||
| Chemotherapy only | 127/338 (37.6) | 1.96 (0.62, 6.13) | 0.250 | 212/338 (62.7) | 1.18 (0.44, 3.17) | 0.746 | |
| Radiotherapy only | 14/89 (15.7) | 0.61 (0.17, 2.13) | 0.436 | 34/89 (38.2) | 0.43 (0.15, 1.24) | 0.120 | |
| Immunotherapy only | 4/12 (33.3) | 1.63 (0.32, 8.40) | 0.562 | 6/12 (50.0) | 0.70 (0.16, 3.10) | 0.638 | |
| Chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 7/34 (20.6) | 0.84 (0.21, 3.40) | 0.810 | 14/34 (41.2) | 0.49 (0.15, 1.60) | 0.237 | |
| Immunotherapy and chemotherapy/radiotherapy | 5/15 (33.3) | 1.63 (0.34, 7.67) | 0.540 | 7/15 (46.7) | 0.61 (0.15, 2.49) | 0.493 | |
| Completion of treatment | 7/20 (35.0) | 1.75 (0.41, 7.45) | 0.449 | 13/20 (65.0) | 1.30 (0.34, 4.93) | 0.700 | |
| Presence of any other chronic diseases | |||||||
| No | 136/412 (33.0) | 1.0 | 242/412 (58.7) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 32/113 (28.3) | 0.80 (0.51, 1.27) | 0.344 | 54/113 (47.8) | 0.64 (0.42, 0.98) | 0.038 | |