Table 1.
Participants' background and demographic characteristics with the willingness to get an annual COVID booster vaccine (n = 919)
| Characteristic | Total n (%) | Annual COVID-19 booster vaccine | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptant | Hesitant | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 480 (52.4%) | 185 (38.5%) | 295 (61.5%) | .001 |
| Female | 437 (47.6%) | 122 (27.9%) | 315 (72.1%) | |
| Age | ||||
| Under 30 years | 539 (58.7%) | 168 (34.5%) | 353 (65.5%) | .635 |
| 30–39 years | 263 (28.6%) | 82 (31.2%) | 181 (68.8%) | |
| ≥ 40 years | 114 (12.4%) | 39 (34.2%) | 75 (65.8%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 492 (53.5%) | 155 (31.5%) | 337 (68.5%) | .158 |
| Single | 423 (46.4%) | 153 (35.9%) | 273 (64.1%) | |
| Profession | ||||
| Physicians | 425 (46.5%) | 185 (43.5%) | 240 (56.5%) | < .001 |
| Nurses | 274 (30.0%) | 73 (26.6%) | 201 (73.4%) | |
| Allied health professionals | 215 (23.5%) | 49 (22.8%) | 166 (77.2%) | |
| Health care setting | ||||
| Governmental | 467 (51.8%) | 170 (35.7%) | 306 (64.3%) | .176 |
| Non- Governmental | 82 (8.9%) | 22 (26.8%) | 60 (73.2%) | |
| Private | 343 (37.3%) | 107 (31.2%) | 236 (68.8%) | |
| Work division | ||||
| Hospitals | 543 (63.1%) | 206 (37.9%) | 337 (62.1%) | .001 |
| Primary health care | 232 (27.0%) | 68 (29.3%) | 164 (70.7%) | |
| Othersb | 85 (9.9%) | 17 (20.0%) | 68 (80.0%) | |
| Smoking | ||||
| Non-smoker | 648 (60.5%) | 213 (32.9%) | 435 (67.1%) | .327 |
| ex-smoker | 33 (3.6%) | 15 (45.5%) | 18 (54.5%) | |
| Smoker | 238 (25.9%) | 80 (33.5%) | 158 (66.4%) | |
| Chronic diseasea | ||||
| Yes | 70 (7.6%) | 20 (28.6%) | 50 (71.4%) | .362 |
| No | 849 (92.4%) | 288 (33.9%) | 561 (66.1%) | |
*Chi-squared test
aChronic diseases include hypertension, diabetes, cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic respiratory diseases, and others
bInclude private clinics, laboratories, pharmacies, etc.