Table 3.
Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children for COVID-19 and Associated Factors
| Variable | Readiness to Vaccinate | Bivariate Analysis | Binary Logistic Regression | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unwilling 438(75.6%) | Willing 140(24.4%) | COR | 95% CI | P value | AOR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 254(58.0) | 75(53.6) | 1.00 | |||||
| Male | 184(42.0) | 65(46.4) | 1.23 | 0.84–1.81 | 0.36 | |||
| Age of child | ||||||||
| 5 to 11 years | 203(46.4) | 59(42.1) | 1.00 | |||||
| Between 12 and 15 years | 202(46.1) | 65(46.4) | 1.09 | 0.73–1.63 | 0.67 | 1.15 | 0.76–1.76 | 0.51 |
| Between 16 and 17 years | 33(7.5) | 16(11.4) | 1.64 | 0.84–3.18 | 0.15* | 2.02 | 0.97–4.20 | 0.05* |
| Highest level of education | ||||||||
| Completed primary | 262(59.8) | 91(65.0) | 1.00 | |||||
| Completed secondary | 84(19.2) | 23(16.4) | 0.77 | 0.46–1.30 | 0.33 | 0.81 | 0.46–1.42 | 0.48 |
| No formal education | 71(16.2) | 16(11.4) | 0.63 | 0.35–1.15 | 0.13* | 0.77 | 0.41–1.43 | 0.41 |
| Post-secondary | 21(4.8) | 10(7.1) | 0.54 | 0.61–2.95 | 0.47 | 1.12 | 0.49–2.60 | 0.78 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| In a marital relationship | 374(85.4) | 127(90.7) | 1.00 | |||||
| Not in a marital relationship | 64(14.3) | 13(9.3) | 0.59 | 0.32–1.11 | 0.11* | 0.56 | 0.29–1.08 | 0.08 |
| Religious affiliation | ||||||||
| Christian | 433(98.9) | 135(96.4) | 1.00 | |||||
| Muslim | 5(1.1) | 5(3.6) | 3.94 | 1.04–14.89 | 0.05* | 2.81 | 0.73–10.83 | 0.13 |
| Vaccination status | ||||||||
| No | 32(7.3) | 11(7.8) | 1.00 | |||||
| Yes | 406(92.7) | 129(92.1) | 0.93 | 0.46–1.90 | 0.83 | |||
| Previously suffered from COVID-19 | ||||||||
| No | 329(75.1) | 106(75.7) | 1.00 | |||||
| Yes | 109(24.9) | 34(24.3) | 0.96 | 0.61–1.49 | 0.89 | |||
| Live with vulnerable group | ||||||||
| No | 253(57.8) | 64(45.7) | 1.00 | |||||
| Yes | 185(42.2) | 76(54.3) | 1.68 | 1.15–2.46 | 0.001* | 1.13 | 0.75–1.73 | 0.55 |
| Children may spread COVID-19 | ||||||||
| No | 106(24.4) | 29(20.7) | 1.00 | |||||
| Yes | 332(75.8) | 111(79.3) | 1.24 | 0.78–1.97 | 0.40 | |||
| Trust the vaccine | ||||||||
| No | 169(38.6) | 20(14.3) | 1.00 | |||||
| Yes | 269(61.4) | 120(85.7) | 3.86 | 0.07–0.19 | <0.001* | 3.33 | 1.95–5.71 | <0.001* |
Note: *Significant variable.
Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.