Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants, Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 442).
| Characteristic | Total (n = 442) | Reported side effect | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 368) | No (n = 74) | |||
| Age in years [mean (SD)] | 31.1 (6.9) | 31.8 (6.8) | 33.7 (7.3) | 0.03 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 259 (58.6) | 218 (59.2) | 41 (55.4) | 0.541 |
| Female | 183 (41.4) | 150 (40.8) | 33 (44.6) | |
| Occupation, n (%) | ||||
| Medical doctor | 142 (32.1) | 118 (32.0) | 24 (32.4) | 0.310 |
| Nurse | 151 (34.2) | 120 (32.6) | 31 (41.9) | |
| Other health professiona | 84 (19.0) | 72 (19.6) | 12 (16.2) | |
| Support staffb | 65 (14.7) | 58 (15.8) | 7 (9.50) | |
| Religion, n (%) | ||||
| Christian | 424 (95.9) | 352 (95.6) | 72 (97.3) | 0.542 |
| Muslim | 12 (2.7) | 10 (2.8) | 2 (2.7) | |
| Other | 6 (1.4) | 6 (1.6) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
| Single | 199 (45.0) | 173 (47.0) | 26 (35.1) | 0.216 |
| Married | 228 (51.6) | 182 (49.5) | 46 (61.2) | |
| Divorced | 12 (2.7) | 10 (2.7) | 2 (2.7) | |
| Widowed | 3 (0.70) | 3 (0.80) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Educational status, n (%) | ||||
| Higher education | 402 (91.0) | 334 (90.8) | 68 (91.9) | 0.757 |
| Secondary and below | 40 (9.0) | 34 (9.2) | 6 (8.1) | |
| Body mass index, n (%) | ||||
| Underweight | 99 (22.4) | 84 (22.8) | 15 (20.3) | 0.278 |
| Healthy weight | 309 (69.9) | 259 (70.4) | 50 (67.6) | |
| Over weight | 34 (7.7) | 25 (6.8) | 9 (12.1) | |
| History of allergy, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 24 (5.4) | 21 (5.7%) | 3 (4.0) | 0.567 |
| No | 418 (94.6) | 347 (94.3) | 71 (96.0) | |
| Current medication intake, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 29 (6.6) | 23 (6.2) | 6 (8.1) | 0.556 |
| No | 413 (93.4) | 345 (93.8) | 68 (91.9) | |
| Comorbidity, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 33 (7.5) | 26 (7.10) | 7 (9.5) | 0.475 |
| No | 409 (92.5) | 342 (92.9) | 67 (9.05) | |
| Previous positive COVID-19 test, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 77 (17.4) | 60 (16.3) | 17 (23.0) | 0.168 |
| No | 365 (82.6) | 308 (83.7) | 57 (77.0) | |
| Previously vaccinated for AstraZeneca, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 266 (60.2) | 222 (60.3) | 44 (59.5) | 0.889 |
| No | 176 (39.8) | 146 (39.7) | 30 (40.5) | |
SD standard deviation. aDoctor of dental surgery, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, physiotherapy, anesthesiology, clinical psychiatry, clinical pathology, biomedicine, health officer, clinical dentistry, environmental health. bCleaner, security, health education specialist, HMIS, occupational health, ART adherence worker, porter, oxygen attendant, social worker, security guard, ambulance driver, hospital data encoders.